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      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Jellyfish?

      August 14, 2020
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      What If We Stopped Doing Science?

      January 15, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If You Traveled Through a Black Hole?

      December 2, 2022
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      What If the Sun Collided With a Black Hole?

      April 19, 2022
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      What If You Were the Only Person Immune to COVID-19?

      October 23, 2020
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      Humanity Could Become a Civilization Powerful Enough to Control the Universe

      Humanity has only just begun to scratch the surface of its potential, yet some scientific theories suggest we could one day evolve into something almost unrecognizable...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If Human DNA Stopped Mutating? Cancer Could Disappear, but Evolution Would Come to a Halt

      Your DNA is constantly changing. And if it weren’t for genetic mutations, evolution wouldn’t exist. So, what would life be like if that stopped? What causes your DNA to...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Were Sucked Into a Black Hole?

      Could a black hole devour us all one day? There are millions of them out there just waiting. And if we happened to make a black hole accidentally, well, you better...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Every Woman on Earth Vanishes, and Only One Is Left. Here’s What Follows

      Imagine waking up one day and all of the women in the world had just disappeared. All but one. Maybe the only woman left on earth is you. Whether you’re the only...

      HTS MSN

      He Fought a Mountain Lion for 10 Minutes, and Somehow Won

      For most runners, a mountain trail is a place to challenge yourself, escape the noise of everyday life and enjoy the scenery. But even familiar outdoor environments can...

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      What Happens If a Horse Turns Aggressive and How to Escape

      You reach out to pet a horse when it suddenly snaps at your arm. Startled, you step back. The horse rears up. If it comes down on you, the injuries can be serious. One...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If You Were a Space Tourist?

      Space tourism is happening now. Soon enough, you might be able to take your own vacation into the cosmos. What would your travel experience be like? What would you see...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Coldest Death in the Solar System. What 5 Seconds on Triton Does to You

      There is a place in our Solar System where stepping outside without a suit kills you twice in the same instant. Your blood starts boiling while your skin starts freezing...

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      5 Poachers Went Hunting for Rhinos, but an Elephant Stopped Them and Lions Finished the Job

      South Africa’s Kruger National Park is huge and includes about five million acres of wild land; within it are some of the world’s most protected animals...

      MSN New, Health

      Stanford Scientists Have Found a Way to Regrow Cartilage and Reverse Arthritis

      Millions of people worldwide live with arthritis, a condition that causes joint pain, stiffness, and reduced mobility. For decades, treatments have focused primarily on...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Putin Suddenly Disappeared From Power, and Russia Could Enter Uncharted Territory

      Few names have defined an era of politics quite like Vladimir Putin’s has defined modern Russia. A former officer in the KGB, he has spent more than twenty years...

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      He Never Heard the Wolf Coming Until It Was on His Head, Then He Pulled Its Jaws Away

      On August 24, 2013, Noah Graham went camping with his girlfriend and four others at Camp Winnibigoshish in Minnesota. The group had set up their tents and were hanging...

      MSN New, Earth

      5 Monsters Ruled Prehistoric Australia, and Humans Had No Right to Survive Them

      Take a modern human and drop them into Australia around 100,000 years ago. No claws, no armor, no venom, no speed worth mentioning. Just soft skin and a decent brain...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Earth Could Reach +7°C in 80 Years, and Civilization Could Collapse

      What if you could time-travel a hundred years from now. How would the planet look like? Would human beings still be in the picture? Only in the past year, our...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth’s Tectonic Plates Come to a Complete Stop, and the Planet Enters a New Era

      Tectonic plates: can’t live with them, can’t live without them. Their movements cause some of the world’s deadliest disasters, but, as you’re...

      Humanity

      What If You Were the Last Human on Earth?

      For whatever reason, you are the last human on Earth. So what do you do? Eat like a king? Move into Buckingham Palace? Drive fast? Blow things up? Be naked all the time...

      MSN New, Humanity

      AI Predicts World War III in 2026, and the First Attack Leaves America in Darkness

      Skyscrapers that once lit up the night now disappear into complete darkness. Streets that were once filled with traffic and people become strangely silent. Cars stop...

      Cosmos

      Things You Were Lied to About Space

      The Sun is Yellow If you’ve always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it’s not yellow. It’s green. Sort...

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      What to Do If You Become a Victim of Online Bullying

      ow, your favorite photo has become a weapon. And it’s aimed right at you. Social media has become the drug of choice for the masses. But what happens on those...

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      Artemis II Marks Progress but Moon Settlements Remain Far From Reality

      Humanity is preparing to return to the Moon in ways not seen since the Apollo era. New missions like Artemis II represent a major step forward in space exploration, but...

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