Every winter, brave souls around the world cut holes in frozen lakes and jump in for a few seconds of icy glory. They call it extreme. The universe finds that adorable...
When people imagine alien life, they usually look toward the stars. But there is another unexplored world much closer to home that may be hiding creatures just as...
In September 1969, 20 year old Bryan Calvin Hartnell and his friend, 22 year old Cecelia Shepard, were spending a quiet afternoon near the shoreline of Lake Berryessa in...
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a concept from science fiction. Today’s AI systems are rapidly advancing, with some already matching the intelligence of famous...
Throughout history, some criminals have committed crimes so shocking that their names became symbols of fear. From trusted doctors to seemingly friendly neighbors, these...
What a perfect day for kayaking out on the open sea. Wait a second, why is the water suddenly spinning? Is that a whirlpool? How do people actually get pulled into...
At first glance, it looks like a prank. A black cow covered in white stripes could easily be mistaken for a zebra from a distance. But this unusual paint job isn’t...
Throughout history, certain murderers have committed crimes so horrifying that their names became permanently associated with fear. They often appeared ordinary on the...
MSN New, Cosmos
The Universe Started With Almost Nothing, and Somehow It Created Stars, Planets, and Life
Take a look around wherever you’re sitting. Your phone, the walls, the air, your own body. None of the material in any of it existed when the Universe began...
Let’s be honest, we are pushing our planet to a climate change catastrophe. But there could be a solution. 71% of the Earth’s surface is covered with water...
Carved by glaciers thousands of years ago, the cliffs of California’s legendary Yosemite National Park constantly change shape. Due to tectonic forces and seasonal...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Even if you were not 1.5 billion kilometers (900 million miles) from Earth, building a new community would still be a major challenge...
For decades, the Moon has symbolized exploration, scientific discovery, and national pride. Today, it has become the focus of a new competition between the United States...
What would happen if the rain simply stopped being reliable? At first, people might treat it as a bad season, but after several years, empty reservoirs, dying crops, and...
To meat, or not to meat: that is the hotly debated question. How would life on Earth change if we stopped eating all things animal?
That’s no moon. It’s a space station. The enormous, planet-killing kind, designed for only one thing — to bring order to the galaxy. It’s Star...
On Earth, rain is water. That is the only version any of us has ever known. Somewhere out there, rain is liquid iron falling through a 2,200 degree sky. Somewhere else...
They’ll take over your house, contaminate your food, and leave their feces all over the place. And in some cases, they can even expose you to dangerous diseases...
In North America we love our summers. We are basically trained to love them. From an early age we are taught that our calendar breaks up into school, and summer holidays...
It begins with a simple phone call. Someone reports a hostage situation, an active shooter, or a bomb threat at a specific address. Within minutes, police officers and...
