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      See What Underwater Humans Could Look Like

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      What If We Sunk Our Trash in the Mariana Trench?

      September 10, 2020
      Science

      What If Humanity Became an Interstellar Society?

      November 26, 2018
      Body

      What If We Didn’t Have Bones?

      January 2, 2021
      Body

      What If We Shrunk Humanity?

      January 3, 2019
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      The Hidden Truth About Elephant Empathy

      Elephants are among the most intelligent and socially complex animals on Earth, yet they remain less studied than many other species such as primates or dogs. Because of...

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      Death Diving Is Exactly as Dangerous as It Sounds, and This Is How to Survive It

      You’ve tried Chess boxing, Kabbadi, and cheese rolling. And now your pursuit for crazy sports has brought you to Death Diving. Now, you’re 10 m (33 ft) high...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What if We Built Vacuum Airships?

      Imagine floating silently above cities, countryside, and wilderness, traveling in luxurious airships without engines roaring or massive amounts of fuel being burned. A...

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      Inside Japan’s Most Dangerous Festival

      Every six years in Japan, thousands of people gather in the Suwa region to witness one of the world’s most dangerous religious festivals. Massive logs thunder down steep...

      MSN New, Humanity

      4 Billion Women, Just One Man… What Would You Actually Do

      Do the math with me. Earth holds 3.8 billion women. Until yesterday, it also held 3.9 billion men. This morning, the count of men stands at exactly one. You. Your phone...

      MSN New, Earth

      Could We Really Run the Entire World on Lightning?

      Every time you watch a thunderstorm outside your window, you’re witnessing the energy of an atomic bomb. Now imagine harvesting that raw energy and using it to...

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      What NASA Could Actually Do With the U.S. Military’s Budget

      NASA has accomplished some of humanity’s greatest achievements. It put astronauts on the Moon, explored every planet in our Solar System, launched revolutionary...

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      If All Wildlife Disappeared, Humans Might End Up as the Lab Rats

      Rodents make up 75 percent of all animals used in scientific testing. They breed easily, and their physiology and genes overlap enough with ours to stand in for us. Take...

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      We Built a Giant Space Station, and Millions of People Moved Into Orbit

      One day, we want to take humanity into space. But why don’t we start small? Take one solar power station, 10,000 people, and 10 million tons of crumbled Moon rock...

      Science

      What If We Terraformed the Sahara Desert?

      In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...

      Earth

      What If Sandworms Were the Size of Humans?

      Sandworms are gross-looking little things. Maybe a little bit cute. I almost feel bad using them as bait. What if instead of us hunting them, they were able to hunt us...

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      What If Trump Became a Dictator?

      With no shock to anyone, Donald Trump is pushing his way onto the list of the authoritarian leaders of the 21st century. Does he want to become a dictator? The United...

      Cosmos

      14 of the Most Terrifying Planets in the Universe

      The universe is full of wonders, but some worlds are downright deadly. From searing heat to violent storms, these planets make Earth look like a paradise. Many of them...

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      Could an Army of Intelligent Monkeys Really Defeat Humanity?

      The revolt has happened. Not through brute force either, which is the unsettling part. Primates found a way to outthink us. It’s their planet now. So the real...

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      Dinosaurs Are Walking the Earth Again, and Here’s What It Means for Us

      Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that dinosaurs are no longer creatures trapped inside museum displays. They are alive again, walking through forests...

      Science

      What If The Universe Stopped Expanding?

      Some 13.8 billion years ago, a very hot, small and dense singularity expanded into what we now call the Universe. It hasn't stopped growing since. But what if it did?

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Internet Just Went Dark for Good. Here’s What Happens to Us

      Imagine waking up tomorrow morning and reaching for your phone. You tap your favorite social media app, but nothing loads. You try opening your email, searching on...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Deadliest Venom on Earth Comes From a Creature You’d Never Suspect

      When people think about the world’s most venomous animals, images of deadly snakes, dangerous jellyfish, or poisonous scorpions usually come to mind. The saw...

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      Should You Be Scared of the Bermuda Triangle?

      The Bermuda Triangle has long been one of the most famous “mystery zones” on Earth. Over the years, it has been linked to disappearing ships, strange weather patterns...

      The People Who Saved the World Without Anyone Knowing
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      The People Who Saved the World Without Anyone Knowing

      Throughout human history, there have been rare moments when a single person stood between disaster and survival. These individuals were not superheroes or fictional...

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