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      What If the Styxosaurus Never Stopped Evolving?

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      Earth

      What If Antarctica’s Dormant Volcanoes Woke Up?

      February 27, 2020
      Earth

      What If We Built the World’s Deepest Bunker?

      October 6, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If a Black Hole Entered Our Solar System?

      December 11, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If You Spent a Day on Every Planet in Our Solar System?

      November 17, 2021
      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...

      HTS MSN

      You’re Trapped in a Mine. Here’s How to Stay Alive

      You’re deep underground when you hear an explosion. Fire and debris rain down on you. You’re alive but trapped, hundreds of meters below the surface of the...

      HTS MSN

      Why Being a Roman Gladiator Was Worse Than You Think

      It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you are not in the crowd. You are in the arena...

      Cosmos, MSN New, Science

      Artemis II Brings Us Closer but Can the Moon Ever Be Habitable

      How long would it take us to turn our natural satellite into a habitable place? How would this Earth-like Moon look? Would this even be possible? Wondering why we chose...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Spinning at the Speed of Light?

      Do you find the time it takes Earth to spin around each day a little slow? Well, how about we speed things up? A lot. What would happen to the length of our day? What...

      MSN New

      NASA’s Perseverance Rover Found Complex Carbon Molecules in a Dried-up Martian River

      NASA’s Perseverance rover has found complex carbon based molecules in ancient dried up river deposits on Mars, adding to growing evidence that the planet once had the...

      MSN New, Earth

      Historians Discovered Why So Many Egyptian Statues Are Missing Their Noses

      For thousands of years, the statues of ancient Egypt have fascinated people around the world. Their lifelike faces, towering size, and remarkable craftsmanship have...

      MSN New

      When 50 Million Crabs Invade an Island: The Christmas Island Phenomenon

      Every year on Christmas Island, something almost unbelievable happens as millions of tiny red crabs begin to move across the landscape in one massive, coordinated wave...

      Earth

      What If You Fell Into a Pool Full of Sharks?

      Sharks are the oceans’ primary predators. Eating every fish in their path. But what if you ended up in a pool full of them, and you were the prey? What would...

      HTS MSN

      The Most Powerful Tornadoes Compared

      Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces on Earth, capable of reshaping entire landscapes in minutes. While some are narrow and short lived, others expand into...

      Earth

      What If a Turkey Hit Earth at the Speed of Light?

      Deep frying a turkey can often times be incredibly dangerous. So why don’t we try a different cooking method? Let’s send our turkey up into space, and have...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If Earth Encountered a Black Hole Moving at Light Speed?

      A small but incredibly fast unwanted guest is about to swing past Earth at the speed of light. Yeah, this is the tiniest black hole in the Universe. But despite its...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      22,000 Pounds of Rock Falling Every Second, That Is What Living Under Martian Rings Means

      Picture standing on Mars and looking up at a ring stretching across the sky. Beautiful, until you understand what those rings eventually do. Every piece of that debris...

      HTS MSN

      Trapped In An Air Pocket for 60 Hours: The Xisco Gràcia Story

      Deep beneath the surface of Mallorca, Spain, an experienced cave diver found himself facing a nightmare scenario. He was trapped hundreds of meters inside an underwater...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Days Would Last 580 Hours if the Moon Were Replaced

      Our Moon may seem ordinary, but it quietly keeps Earth stable. It controls the tides, slows our planet’s rotation, and helps maintain the rhythm of life. But what...

      MSN New

      What Aging Backwards Would Actually Do to You

      Take a look at yourself. Are you a very old baby or a baby-like old person? Uh oh. Your biological clock is moving backward. What would your body look like at different...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Everyone on Earth Just Fell Asleep at Once, and Here’s What Went Wrong

      Everybody loves a good sleep, but we probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if we had no control over when it happened. Imagine falling into a deep sleep during a...

      MSN New

      What If Artificial Intelligence Could Predict Your Every Move

      Artificial intelligence is getting better at understanding people every year. It recommends the movies we watch, the products we buy, and even the music we listen to...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If Jupiter Swallowed Every Planet in the Solar System?

      You start your day hearing wild news. Jupiter has just swallowed Saturn. And it doesn’t stop there. Jupiter is on its way to swallow every planet in the Solar...

      Science

      What If We Suddenly Lost the Moon?

      This giant rock lights up the night and can even change colors. So what would we do without it?

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