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      What If We Knew the Time We Go Extinct?

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      What If a New Planet Formed in the Solar System?

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      Here’s What Would Change if Outer Space Became Breathable

      Imagine floating outside a spacecraft on a routine spacewalk when something goes terribly wrong. Your helmet suddenly comes loose. Normally, that would be a fatal...

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      Dolphins Aren’t Always as Friendly as You Think

      Lexi Yeo thought dolphins were friendly creatures until swimming with them changed her mind forever. Out of nowhere, an aggressive bottlenose dolphin started to bite...

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      Why You Never Hear an Owl Attack Coming

      Your hike in the woods ran a little late, and suddenly it’s pitch dark. You can’t see much, except for a pair of round, yellow lights. But they have started...

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      Scientists Have a Risky Plan to Wake Up Volcanoes to Cool the Planet

      Several volcanoes around the world are being woken up on purpose. The mission? To use volcanic eruptions to protect the Earth from global warming. In what ways could you...

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      The Oceans Are Slowly Losing Their Oxygen, and It Threatens Everything

      Enjoy it while you can. Because if we don’t act right now, in less than 80 years, we won’t be able to appreciate it anymore. Your great-grandchild will only...

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      Everything We Know Changes if Earth Is the Center of the Solar System

      Contrary to what some people think, the Earth isn’t the center of the Universe. But what if it was? What if those medieval astronomers were right, and everything...

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      Why a Giant Centipede Bite Is Every Hiker’s Nightmare

      They can be larger than your foot. They are carnivorous and prey in the dark, damp places. They’ll use their venomous pincers to bite you. And as the venom enters...

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      Jupiter Just Lost All Its Moons, and the Fallout Is Catastrophic

      What if Jupiter’s 79 moons weren’t gravitationally bound to Jupiter? What if they became rogue objects orbiting on their own paths around the Sun? Would they still be...

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      What If Humanity Moved to Ceres?

      Settling on the Moon or Mars may be all the buzz. But how about we all move to an icy dwarf planet in the middle of the Solar System? To Ceres. What would make this a...

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      The Most Powerful Solar Telescope Ever Built Just Revealed the Sun Like Never Before

      At first glance, it looks like a pan full of perfectly popped popcorn. But what you’re actually seeing is something far more extraordinary. These incredible images...

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      What If Betelgeuse Exploded and Earth Felt the Blast?

      Betelgeuse is one of the most famous stars in the night sky. Sitting on the shoulder of the Orion constellation, this enormous red supergiant is nearly 950 times wider...

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      Top 4 Waterslides Where Survival Is the Ultimate Challenge

      Every time you drop your body down a waterslide, all you’re thinking about is having fun. You’re not thinking about how you’re putting your life in the...

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