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      Cosmos

      What If the Sun Was a Blue Star?

      May 18, 2022
      Humanity

      What If You Knew What Would Happen in 100 Years?

      November 25, 2021
      Body

      How I Trained for World Chase Tag

      December 14, 2022
      Humanity

      What If You Mated With Neanderthals?

      July 13, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If We Built a City on Mars?

      April 12, 2021
      Science

      What If Earth Stopped Its Orbit Around The Sun?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Ready to have your mind blown? The Earth does not orbit the Sun… Technically speaking. Everything in space, Sun...

      HTS MSN

      Survival Guide to the Blue Ringed Octopus Bite

      This small, cute looking creature is one of the most dangerous animals in the ocean. It hides on shallow reefs, blending into its surroundings. While snorkeling or...

      Cosmos

      What If You Got Stuck in a Time Loop?

      Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Again? Wednesday. I feel like we’ve done this before. Wednesday. Does anybody else notice this? Wednesday. How do...

      Earth

      What If Walls Could Protect Coastal Cities Against Rising Sea Levels?

      Could you imagine jumping from the kitchen window and diving into water? How fun would that be? For some people, sure. It seems unlikely, but it’s not as crazy as...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If the Styxosaurus Never Stopped Evolving?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Technically speaking, this marine reptile was not a dinosaur, even though it lived alongside many of them in ancient oceans. Styxosaurus...

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      A Wolf Dragged Him Into the Woods as His Parents Heard Him Scream

      On August 17, 1996, the Delventhal family, a family of five from Pittsburgh, was reaching the end of their nine day canoe trip in Algonquin Park, Canada. After setting...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Scientists Say Our Garbage May Fuel the Entire World

      Imagine looking at a pile of plastic waste and seeing something completely different. Instead of useless garbage sitting in landfills or polluting oceans, scientists...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What if Love Didn’t Exist?

      Love can make us do some pretty crazy things. When we’re in love, our brains release a cocktail of neurochemicals that not only affect our moods and our well...

      MSN New

      Engineers Push Limits While Building the Deepest Bunker on Earth

      Hundreds of meters underground. Large enough to house tens to hundreds of thousands of people. And walls strong enough to withstand the force of a nuclear blast. These...

      Cosmos

      What If You Spent a Nanosecond in a Black Hole?

      Black holes are often imagined as cosmic vacuum cleaners, devouring everything in their path, but what would actually happen if you dared to venture into one even for...

      Earth

      What If Earth Were Teleported to the Edge of the Universe?

        Let me take you on a wild ride to the very edges of our Universe. But it won’t be as simple as traveling through space. Because the edges that we’re talking...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Uranus Uncovered The Hellish Reality Beneath the Serene Blue Haze

      From a distance, Uranus is one of the most attractive objects in the Solar System. A pale blue sphere, calm and evenly colored, floating out there in the dark. That...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      NASA’s Moon City Isn’t Science Fiction Anymore. Here’s What Living There Would Cost You

      Everything you take for granted has a price on the Moon. Air is manufactured. Water is mined and recycled endlessly. Warmth is engineered. Even a walk outside requires...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Uranus Is on a Collision Course With Earth, and the Result Is Staggering

      Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing a bright blue planet where the Moon should be. At first, it would look like a beautiful cosmic event. But then astronomers...

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      She Swam Too Close to a Portuguese Man O’ War, Then the Venom Took Over

      This beautiful, majestic creature could kill you in a matter of minutes. But you didn’t know that, so you decided to touch it. Now, that excruciating pain you feel...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Nearest Star Would Be Close Enough to Reach, but There May Be No Metal to Build With

      Imagine a night sky where the nearest star is close enough to actually visit. Not 4.37 light years away like Proxima Centauri, but a short hop by cosmic standards, one...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If Ants Were the Size of Elephants?

      They can lift 5,000 times their body weight. They have armies in the thousands. And they outnumber us a million to one. But ants are tiny, right? Yeah, that’s not going...

      MSN New, Earth

      Winds of 800 km/h… The Day a Hypercane Swallows the Atlantic

      Imagine watching an asteroid plunge into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists knew it was coming because a powerful infrared telescope had detected the object in...

      HTS MSN

      12,000 Tanks and 64 Submarines Reveal Russia’s True Military Might

      Military power can come in many forms, from massive numbers of soldiers and advanced fighter jets to submarines, nuclear weapons, powerful missiles, and enormous defense...

      Earth, MSN New

      Life on Earth Without Gravity: What Would Change?

      Gravity, in the literal sense, keeps everyone (and everything) on Earth grounded. It acts as the anchor that prevents objects from floating skyward. For humans...

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