Volcanoes are among the most powerful forces on Earth. They can release unimaginable amounts of energy, sending rivers of lava across landscapes, covering cities in ash...
We’ve thrown a lot of disasters at Earth over the years: from asteroids and aliens, to the Sun’s death. But hey, the Universe is a dangerous place, and we’re not...
In most countries, watching a film is the least remarkable thing you could do with an evening. In North Korea, it depends entirely on where the film came from. An...
The Mullaperiyar Dam sits in India’s Kerala state, quietly performing a job it has done for more than a century. Built over 100 years ago, it plays a crucial role...
Is alien life really out there? Humanity has wondered about it for decades, and according to scientists, this might finally be a reality. Astronomers have discovered...
The world you know today would probably feel ancient to someone living 50 years from now. Think about how much life has changed over the past few decades. Smartphones...
Imagine if the ground beneath your feet could provide nearly limitless energy. Instead of depending on coal, oil, and natural gas, countries could drill deep into...
If a human could somehow approach Saturn, the experience would be unlike anything in our Solar System. From a distance, the planet looks calm and elegant, wrapped in its...
Pangolins are now critically endangered in Asia because of poachers and traffickers. But why is there so much demand for them? And why are they so important to their...
Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in March 2002. At the time, the U.S. government described him as one of the top operating officials of Al Qaeda, someone involved...
Many people have a bucket list filled with exciting experiences they hope to enjoy one day. But what if you made the opposite kind of list? An anti bucket list would...
MSN New, Cosmos, Earth
The Sun Will Keep Getting Brighter, and Humanity Will Have to Move From World to World
Billions of years from now, the Sun will become a red giant. And then, it will slowly die. That’s right. It’s the end of the Solar System, and this is your survival...
MSN New, Earth
22 Kilometers Across and 10 Times Higher, This Bridge Could Change Engineering Forever
Welcome to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the “Roof of the World.”It’s home to the world’s tallest mountain, Mount Everest. But also the longest, deepest canyon on the...
Most insects are harmless, and many play an important role in the environment. But a small number possess painful stings, toxic venom, or defensive chemicals that can...
Deep in the winding rivers of northern India and Nepal, researchers searching for one of the world’s most elusive reptiles made an incredible discovery. Gliding...
For decades, plastic has been building up across the planet. It fills landfills, floats through oceans, and has even been discovered in drinking water, food, and the air...
This shiny metal is constantly in a liquid state. This is mercury. We normally see this metal in tiny quantities. But what would happen if we took thousands of liters...
On June 23, 2018, twelve boys from a youth soccer team known as the Wild Boars and their assistant coach entered Thailand’s Tham Luang cave system after soccer practice...
What if one day you turned on the news channel to learn that every active volcano on Earth is erupting. If all the volcanoes on Earth erupted at once, would our planet...
In space, no one can hear you scream. But just because sound can’t travel in the vacuum of space doesn’t mean that the planets and our Sun don’t make noise. What would...
