Imagine having the ability to live forever, travel anywhere in the universe, and harness enough power to create wormholes. Well, if you’re part of the ultra...
MSN New, Earth
Every Ocean on Earth Suddenly Vanished, and Civilization Would Collapse in Ways You Wouldn’t Expect
Nicknamed the blue planet for obvious reasons, Earth owes that description to oceans that stretch across more than 70 percent of its surface, quietly regulating...
What would happen if you dumped one of the world’s coldest liquids into the boiling, volatile mouth of a volcano? Would it freeze all of the lava inside? Could it...
You’ve seen it in the movies and read about it in books, but now the idea of creating artificial life in a laboratory is becoming a reality. In 2010, a team of...
In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting fire with fire usually makes things worse...
During the Apollo missions in the 1960s, astronauts collected lunar rocks to bring back to Earth, but to lighten their cargo, they left 96 bags of urine and feces on the...
There’s nothing better than being in the mountains. The air is fresh and cool. The scenery is like the Lord of the Rings movies. What could be better? Suddenly...
This red planet is our neighbor in the Solar System. But it has none of the components that make life possible here on Earth. It’s full of radiation and too cold...
A blizzard can turn an ordinary drive into a life threatening emergency within minutes. Heavy snowfall, strong winds, and near zero visibility make it almost impossible...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Your alarm clock rings. Do you jump out of bed? Or hit the snooze button? Do you take cream? Sugar? Or both? We make...
MSN New, Humanity
A Global Power Outage Could Last Just One Week, but the Damage Could Take Years to Repair
Do you find the dark unsettling? Have you ever watched the big game on your refrigerator? With all the conveniences of modern living available in your pocket, or at the...
Ever had a freshly cooked steak, delivered straight from the International Space Station? Let me tell you — it’s not going to be what you might expect. You must be...
For thousands of years, woolly mammoths existed only in fossils, frozen remains, and cave paintings. But now, scientists are closer than ever to bringing these Ice Age...
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found complex carbon based molecules in ancient dried up river deposits on Mars, adding to growing evidence that the planet once had the...
Hurricanes are among the most powerful storms on Earth, capable of producing enormous winds, flooding, and storm surges. But how do some of the strongest hurricanes in U...
They’re in your yard, on your walls, in your attic, and there’s probably one near you right now. The thought of these creepy crawlers might make you want to go on an...
You’re wading in a pond in the Amazon Rainforest when something slimy brushes against your leg. Then you feel another one. And another. You look down to see that...
For the first time, its experimental X 59 aircraft has successfully broken the sound barrier. But unlike every supersonic jet that came before it, this aircraft is...
Imagine if Earth suddenly lost an entire continent. North America wouldn’t just vanish off the face of the planet, of course. Instead, it would sink into the...
Turn off one pipeline in Europe and the effects don’t stop at cold houses. They run through fertilizer production, then through food supply, then through global...
