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      What If We Nuked an Active Volcano?

      March 11, 2020
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      What If We Knew the Time We Go Extinct?

      October 6, 2019
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      What If Jupiter Swallowed Earth?

      June 24, 2020
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      We Replaced the Moon With 7 Moons, and Earth Changed in Unexpected Ways

      Our Moon quietly shapes life on Earth, from stabilizing our climate to driving ocean tides and lighting the night sky. But what if we swapped it for other moons from...

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      480 km/h Winds, Extreme Seasons, and a Planet in Chaos

      Imagine waking up one night and realizing the Moon is simply gone. No warning, no impact, no trace. Just an empty sky where Earth’s closest companion used to be. At...

      MSN New, Humanity

      100 Years From Now, Humans Could Be Part Machine and Part AI

      What if we told you that within the next 100 years, humans could merge with AI, control the weather, and even bring extinct species back to life? From space exploration...

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      Ted Bundy Said He Was a Police Officer, but She Soon Realized She Was in Terrible Danger

      In 1974, 18 year old Carol DaRonch was shopping at a mall in Murray, Utah, when a man approached her and claimed to be a police detective. He showed her what appeared to...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Four Worlds Around Jupiter Could Become Humanity’s Strangest Homes

      Jupiter dominates the outer part of the Solar System with an enormous collection of moons, and many of its largest satellites are worlds unlike anything found on Earth...

      MSN New, Earth

      71 New Species Were Found in One Year, So What Else Is Still Hiding?

      The truth is out there. With thousands of sightings, theories and believers, the creature known as Bigfoot has become the stuff of legend. What if this fabled cryptid...

      MSN New, Humanity

      America Starts World War III, and the First Attack Could Come Without a Single Soldier

      The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...

      Earth Could Face a Planetary Rival, and Their Orbits Might Not Survive
      MSN New, Humanity

      Earth Could Face a Planetary Rival, and Their Orbits Might Not Survive

      In 2015, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope identified one of the most Earth like planets ever discovered, Kepler 452b. It orbits a Sun like star and sits in what scientists...

      MSN New, Humanity

      China Turns on Russia, and the World’s Two Powers Become Enemies

      What happens when two powerful partners suddenly become enemies? China and Russia share a massive border, major economic interests and years of cooperation. But imagine...

      HTS MSN

      He Was Trying to Impress Passengers, but His Decision Put 4,000 People in Danger and 32 Died

      On January 13, 2012, thousands of passengers boarded the Costa Concordia expecting a relaxing Mediterranean vacation. The enormous cruise ship carried restaurants...

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      Murderers and Rapists Live on This Island Prison, but It Looks More Like a Resort

      Imagine being convicted of murder or rape and then being sent to an island where you could spend your days farming, swimming, playing tennis, or walking along the beach...

      MSN New, Earth

      New York Could Lose Almost Everything, While Florida Disappears Completely

      Sea levels have gone up 20cm (8″) since 1850, but it was unevenly distributed around the globe. That’s roughly half the height of a bowling pin, 3.5 times the size...

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