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      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Stingrays?

      June 14, 2020
      Humanity

      What Happens When the Queen Dies?

      September 9, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If a Dark Hydrogen Iceberg Fell to Earth?

      December 14, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If You Got Stuck in a Time Loop?

      August 28, 2020
      Earth

      What If We Set Aside Half the Planet for Wildlife?

      January 27, 2020
      Earth

      What If Bats Were the Size of Humans?

      This gigantic bat was captured on camera by a man filming his camping trip. He’s been missing ever since. Stories like these have been swirling the internet for...

      HTS MSN

      Find Out How to Survive the First 24 Hours in Prison

      As you walk up to the correctional facility, you remember reading an article that said, “Chances are, you will remember your first day in prison for the rest of your...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      An Astronaut Spent 5 Seconds on Io, Jupiter’s Deadliest Moon

      Imagine stepping onto a moon where almost every direction hides a deadly hazard. That is Io, the fiery satellite orbiting Jupiter. It looks like a glowing world forged...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If the Sun Went Out for 24 Hours?

      The Sun generates its energy through a process called nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen atoms fuse together under the forces of extreme pressure and heat to form...

      MSN New, Science

      What If Humanity Was Frozen for 1,000 Years?

      Rise and shine! You’ve been asleep for 1,000 years! And the view outside is not how you remembered it. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, declining air...

      HTS MSN

      Someone’s Breaking Into Your House. Your First Move Matters Most

      It’s the terrorizing stuff of an anxiety-riddled movie plot. A house break-in can be very traumatic, and leave you feeling vulnerable. It can even threaten your...

      HTS MSN

      How to Escape a Sand Dune Before It Buries You

      Sand dunes. These breathtaking, gigantic structures formed by tiny grains of sand are beautiful – until you’re being swallowed by one. Deserts are dangerous...

      MSN New, Cosmos, Earth

      The Day a New Planet Appears in Our Sky Could Be the Beginning of the End

      The Solar System looks stable. Planets in their lanes, everything running on schedule, the same arrangement holding for billions of years. Now picture looking up one...

      Cosmos, MSN

      What If a Gamma-Ray Burst Hit a Black Hole?

      What would happen if you took the most energetic light source in the Universe and smashed it into a massive gravitational monster? Well, you might reverse the flow of...

      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...

      Earth

      What If Olympus Mons Was Located in South America?

      From space, it would look like Earth had a giant pimple. Smack dab in the middle of Brazil. Back on the ground, you’d be astonished by the enormity of Olympus Mons. The...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Mountains Fall… And the Planet Changes in Hours

      Mountains can seem eternal, but they are constantly changing. They rise through geological forces, slowly erode, and eventually become part of the landscape around them...

      Earth

      What If Giant Mushrooms Grew on Earth?

      Yet over time, they disappeared and evolved into the smaller versions we know and love today. But what if we found a way to bring them back? Why did giant mushrooms go...

      MSN New

      Have We Already Made Contact With Aliens?

      Since the 1960s, scientists working with SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) have been monitoring the universe for artificial radio signals. The idea is...

      Technology

      What If We Turned Plastic Into Fuel?

      Let’s say you’ve got two bottles of water in front of you. One is a plastic bottle, the other a reusable one. You already know that you should probably pick the reusable...

      MSN New, Earth

      When a Bengal Tiger Meets One of Its Most Dangerous Rivals

      Two animals. One patch of territory. Neither has any interest in sharing it. That’s the whole setup, and it’s not a hypothetical scenario dreamed up for...

      Cosmos, MSN, MSN New

      7 Mysterious Exoplanets Orbiting Distant Stars

      TOI 849b is one of the largest rocky planets ever discovered. It’s a massive, desolate world with zero atmosphere, orbiting incredibly close to its star. Temperatures...

      HTS MSN

      He Was Bitten by a Decapitated Snake and Survived

      Jeremy Sutcliffe thought the most dangerous part of his encounter with a rattlesnake was already over. In 2018, Jeremy was working in his backyard when he suddenly heard...

      MSN New

      What If Antibiotics Had Never Been Discovered?

      Herbs. Honey. Moldy Bread. Animal Feces. In ancient times, these were the go-to remedies for disease and infection. We’ve come a long way since then. Or have we...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Would Actually Happen the Moment Time Ran Backwards

      Everyone has a moment they wish they could erase. Maybe it was an embarrassing decision, a missed opportunity, or a life changing mistake. The idea of turning back time...

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