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by  N.Morgan One of the questions that scientists have pondered since the beginning of time is when will the universe end? Many astronomers agree that this might happen some 2.8 to 22 billion years from now. The thing is that if the Universe is expanding (and it is), it means it was born from a much more compact state. Like Rhode Island. And if it does have a beginning, it’s likely to come to an end too! But how exactly will it happen? By the way, does our Universe have an edge? What happened before the Big Bang? How come we know next to nothing about dark matter and dark energy? What if there are no black holes? Will we ever find the answers to the most intriguing questions about the Universe? Let’s talk about some cosmic mysteries that scientists still hope to solve. TIMESTAMPS: What if there are no black holes?  0:32 s there going to be a Big Crunch, a Big Rip, or a Big Freeze?  1:37 What was there before the Big Bang?  3:14 What if our Universe is just a sim...

by  N.Morgan Many people have heard of the lost and mysterious continent of Atlantis. Some know about the legendary lost continent of Lemuria and the semi-mythical land of Kumari Kandam as well. But have you heard of the continent of Mauritia? This landmass formed a part of Madagascar and India and scientists say the rest of the continent is now lying at the bottom of the Indian Ocean. That is where they think it has been for approximately the last 85 million years.  Scientists have now confirmed  that the ancient continental crust underneath the island of Mauritius is a remnant of the break-up of the supercontinent, Gondwana, that happened about 200 million years ago. Gondwana broke up to become Antarctica, Africa, Australia, and South America. There are still  some amazing remnants of the supercontinent  that can be seen around the world, but much of its story has been covered over by other geological forces. The discovery of Mauritia is another example a...

by  N.Morgan This group of scientists have discovered some unusual types of methane escaping from the deep earth in hundreds of locations. Located high on a mountain top in southwest Turkey, the ground breathes fire. This place is known as the Flames of Chimaera, they have burned for millenniums . Local myth long held that these fires were the breath of a monster — part goat, part snake, part lion. Today we know the fuel for this flaming mountaintop is gas escaping from deep within the earth. But it doesn’t come from the decay of ancient plant, algae or animal life, like fossil fuels. Instead, this gas comes from a chemical reaction inside rocks. And a series of studies published by a group of international scientists known as the Deep Carbon Observatory is showing that this source of gas is more common on our planet than previously known. “We have discovered these unusual types of methane in many, many sites. It’s not a rare phenom...