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      What If You Fell Into a Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool?

      May 19, 2019
      Humanity

      What If One Million People Actually Stormed Area 51?

      July 18, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If There Were a Permanent Solar Eclipse?

      June 20, 2020
      Humanity

      What If Covid-19 Was Made in a Lab?

      September 3, 2020
      Body

      What If We Had No Hair?

      March 27, 2021
      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Black Neutron Star Just Entered Our System, and Here’s the Danger

      Nearly 800 million light years away, astronomers detected something that should not fit neatly into the known categories of the universe. The mysterious object had a...

      MSN New, Earth

      After 125 Million Years, the Goblin Shark Was Captured Alive in the Deep Sea

      One of the ocean’s most mysterious predators has finally been captured on camera in its natural deep sea environment. The goblin shark, scientifically known as...

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      She Was Left for Dead by a Serial Killer, but the Sleep Talker Saved Her Life

      In 1974, 18 year old Karen Sparks was a student at the University of Washington. Before the attack, she remembered seeing an older man staring at her in a laundromat...

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      He Raised a Chimpanzee for 38 Years, but His Wife Watched as Two Chimps Nearly Tore Him Apart

      In 1967, NASCAR driver St. James Davis traveled to Tanzania expecting an unforgettable African adventure. Instead, he came across a scene so disturbing that it stayed...

      MSN New, Science

      Scientists Created the World’s First Living Robot

      It sounds like something straight out of science fiction, but researchers have already created what many call the world’s first living robot. Instead of being...

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      When Escalators Turn into a Death Trap

      You found all the best sales and now you are ready to head home. Everything feels normal as you step onto the escalator. Then something changes. A loud mechanical snap...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If Every Planet in the Solar System Could Support Life?

      Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the planets fit into this Goldilocks zone? What...

      MSN New, Technology

      Google Just Went Dark for a Week, and the Chaos Was Instant

      Whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, or Yahoo, only one tech giant has reigned supreme when it comes to our search engines. Google. It’s so dominant around the...

      MSN New

      How Powerful Would a Type VI Civilization Be?

      Human civilization is still in its infancy. According to the Kardashev Scale, a method used to measure a civilization’s technological advancement based on energy...

      Humanity

      What If Lizard People Ruled the World?

      Attention, humans. Shapeshifting alien lizards have taken control of your world. They’ve maneuvered themselves into positions of power. And they could be anyone. Where...

      MSN New

      How a Trillion Trees Could Change the Future of Earth

      Before sunrise, deep in remote terrain, a single worker steps out of a tent into cold, uncertain weather. The job ahead is simple in theory but brutal in practice...

      MSN New, Earth

      What Waits at the Deepest Points on the Entire Planet

      If you traveled to the deepest points of Earth, what would you find? Lost cities, mythical sea monsters, rivers of gold? Probably not. But there is still a lot to...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Actually Happen If a War Broke Out on the Moon

      The Moon has long symbolized exploration and scientific discovery. But as more nations and private companies prepare to return to the lunar surface, an unsettling...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If Jupiter Was a Rocky Planet?

      Eleven times wider than Earth. Over 300 times more massive. And a million times more terrifying. Jupiter may look like a beautiful ball of swirling clouds, but on the...

      MSN New, Humanity

      X Ray Vision Becomes Real Overnight. Here’s What Happens Next

      Wouldn’t it be cool to see things through any wall and any door? How about seeing through your own skin? Or your dog? No, no, no, and no. Of all superhero powers...

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      Stranded in the Amazon, and the Jungle Has More Than 2.5 Million Species Waiting

      You’ve finally made it! The trip of a lifetime. Wild nature, lush scenery, and exotic animals galore. It’s all good, as long as things go as expected. But in...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      If Another Universe Crashed Into Ours, Here’s How Long We’d Have

      What would occur if another universe suddenly collided with ours? Though this sounds like something out of science fiction, some scientists have thought about whether...

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      He Was Sleeping in a Safari Tent When a Lion Tore Into His Arm

      A night inside a safari tent can feel like the ultimate wilderness experience. You are surrounded by darkness, distant animal calls, and nothing but canvas separating...

      Humanity, MSN New

      The Entire History of Human Evolution Explained

      Life on Earth began in a way that still boggles the mind. Around 4.5 billion years ago, a chemical process called abiogenesis occurred, where life emerged from non-life...

      MSN New

      Should You Be Scared of an Alien Invasion?

      For generations, the idea of an alien invasion has captured our imagination. Movies, television shows, books, and conspiracy theories have painted a picture of advanced...

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