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      Humanity, Science

      5 Technologies That Could Save or Destroy Humanity

      August 21, 2025
      Cosmos

      What If You Jumped on Every Planet in the Solar System?

      March 18, 2022
      Body

      What If You Were Attacked by a Bear?

      February 21, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter’s Moons Scattered Across the Solar System?

      December 6, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If We Could Open a Portal to a Parallel Universe?

      September 3, 2019
      MSN New

      What If We Discovered an Alien Civilization on Proxima b?

      Attention human. You are receiving an interstellar radio transmission. And it could be coming from one of the nearest exoplanets, Proxima Centauri b. What conditions...

      DailyMoment, Earth, MSN, MSN New

      Earth Day: What If We Set Aside Half the Planet for Wildlife?

      About 65 million years ago, a mass extinction event occurred, wiping out more than 75% of all species on Earth. There have only been 5 mass extinctions in our...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Titanosaurs Never Stopped Evolving?

      As the largest animal to roam the Earth, you’d think such an impressive presence would be almost invincible. How did this titan of a creature finally meet its...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What the World Would Be Like if Human Skin Were See-Through

      Objects seemingly move by themselves, reflections are missing when you pass by mirrors. But don’t worry, this isn’t a horror story. It’s just the future. And...

      Earth, MSN New

      How the African Continent Might Tear Itself Apart

      You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking apart? Well, it’s possible, and...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Imagine Building a City on Mars From Scratch

      The next step in space exploration isn’t generations away. It’s happening right now. And our destination? That mysterious, desolate world next door, Mars...

      MSN New, Earth

      Mars Is on a Collision Course With Earth, and Here Are the 6 Stages of the End

      For billions of years, Mars has remained one of Earth’s closest planetary neighbors, quietly orbiting the Sun hundreds of millions of kilometers away. But imagine...

      Health, MSN New

      What Happens If You Suddenly Stop Sweating?

      Whether you’re at the gym, at home with a broken air conditioner or having a bite of some spicy food, you could be sweating right now. Wouldn’t it be nice to leave that...

      MSN, MSN New

      What If the Strait of Hormuz Never Reopened?

      The Strait of Hormuz has been closed for more than a month. So, what if it just NEVER reopens? Most people think they know what that looks like. Higher gas prices. You...

      HTS MSN

      Why He Didn’t Survive Bang Kwang Prison: The Paul Hayward Tragedy

      Paul Hayward’s story does not begin in a prison cell or under chains. It begins in a normal life that slowly gets pulled off course by loyalty, pressure, and bad company...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      Imagine Living in Ancient Rome

      Throughout history, there have been many incredible civilizations that have shaped the way we live today. One was Ancient Rome, a once majestic and thriving city whose...

      HTS MSN

      Doctors Gave Up on Her, Then She Beat Rabies Against All Odds

      Rabies is one of the most terrifying diseases on Earth. A single bite from an infected animal can begin a deadly race against time. Once the virus reaches the brain...

      person holding clear glass glass
      Humanity, MSN New

      What If Humans Could Predict the Future?

      What if I told you there was a way for you to know what lies ahead for you? Well, science could just have a way to predict your future. And it might become a reality...

      Cosmos, Humanity, MSN New

      Why Artemis II Doesn’t Mean Humans Can Settle on the Moon Yet

      Imagine living on the Moon. You’d have the best view of Earth, enjoy bouncing around in zero gravity and living your life as an astronaut explorer. Ah...

      MSN New

      Why Human-Alien Hybrids Could Never Actually Exist

      It’s a beautiful night. Just you, a bottle of wine and your partner drifting through the cosmos in a UFO. As your caress their green skin, you know that...

      HTS MSN

      He Was on a Boat When the World’s Most Electrified Lake Came Alive

      You’re sitting in a small boat in the middle of a quiet lake with your fishing line stretched out into the water. Nothing about it feels threatening. Then the air...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      It Rains Molten Iron, It Rains Rubies, It Rains Solid Rock, These 12 Worlds Are Real

      On Earth, rain is water. That is the only version any of us has ever known. Somewhere out there, rain is liquid iron falling through a 2,200 degree sky. Somewhere else...

      Earth, MSN New

      What You Must Do to Survive an F5 Tornado

      This is an F5 tornado, and it’s one of nature’s most destructive forces. Could you survive being sucked in? Yeah, imagine getting scooped up like a meat...

      Earth

      What If We Could Refreeze the Arctic?

      The Arctic might soon become completely ice-free. And when all of the ice is gone, the world won’t be the same. But what if I told you there was a way to prevent...

      MSN New, Earth

      Prehistoric Australia Was Terrifying

      Prehistoric Australia was not the warm, sunlit continent we know today. Between roughly 126,000 and 12,000 years ago, during the late Pleistocene, it was a place where...

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