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      What Happens If You Don’t Leave the Bathtub for a Week?

      December 18, 2019
      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Latest Discoveries About Jupiter Explained

      4 months ago
      Cosmos

      What If All the Planets of the Solar System Were in the Habitable Zone?

      January 18, 2022
      Body

      What If Humans Became Cold-Blooded?

      September 4, 2018
      Earth

      What If Bed Bugs Were the Size of Humans?

      April 21, 2021
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      He Was Tortured 83 Times, Then Left to Become a Forever Prisoner

      Abu Zubaydah was captured in Pakistan in March 2002. At the time, the U.S. government described him as one of the top operating officials of Al Qaeda, someone involved...

      MSN New, Earth

      Its Skin Swallows 99.5 Percent of All Light, Which Is Why Nothing Ever Sees It Coming

      Point a light at it and the light does not come back. Almost none of it, anyway. The skin of this fish absorbs up to 99.5 percent of everything that touches it, which...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Most Radioactive Places on Earth – Ranked by Danger

      Radiation is all around us. If you’ve been on a plane or had an X-ray at the dentist, you’ve been exposed to tiny amounts of radiation. The radiation you’d receive...

      MSN New

      What Would Basketball on Mars Actually Look Like?

      Playing sports on another planet sounds like science fiction. In theory, it would feel almost superhuman. You could run faster, jump higher, and throw with far more...

      HTS MSN

      What Catnip Actually Does to Your Cat’s Brain

      If you’ve ever given your cat a toy filled with catnip, you’ve probably seen the transformation happen within seconds. One moment they’re calm and...

      MSN New

      Scientists Are Already Building a Portal to a Parallel Universe

      The idea of opening a portal to a parallel universe sounds like pure science fiction. It brings to mind stories filled with mysterious gateways, alternate realities, and...

      Cosmos

      What If We Dug a Hole Through the Moon?

      Scroll down to watch our video. The Moon’s surface is made up of long-dead volcanoes and impact craters from asteroids. But have you ever wondered what might be...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Invisible Highways Already Connect the Planets, and We Could Use Them to Reach the Edge of the Solar System

      Buckle your seatbelts. We’re about to take a ride on the cosmic superhighway. What exactly are these celestial autobahns? How would they help us explore the furthest...

      Earth, MSN New

      6 Catastrophic Effects If Earth Had Venus’s Atmosphere

      Imagine waking up on a version of Earth where the sky glows yellow, the air scorches your lungs, and the ground melts your shoes. That is what life would look like if...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Atmosphere Became Super-heated to 1,000 Degrees for 5 Seconds?

      Have you ever felt like it was so hot out that you could cook an egg on the road? Or do you enjoy incredibly spicy foods for the thrill of it? Well, imagine living in an...

      MSN New

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

      Body-crushing pressure. Toxic atmospheres. Unbearable temperatures. That’s what would be in store if you visited other planets in our Solar System. But what other...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      If Earth Were the Center of the Solar System, the Sun Would Die and We’d Freeze Solid

      Put Earth at the center of the Solar System and something has to give. Gravity does not negotiate, so if everything is going to orbit us, the masses have to be...

      MSN New, Earth

      Scientists Say Ancient Life on Earth May Have Already Escaped Into Space

      In 7.5 billion years, the Sun will expand and engulf our planet, destroying all life as we know it. Of course, a mass extinction on Earth could happen much sooner than...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Vertical Farms Became the Future of Food?

      As our population grows, we’re going to need a lot more farms to feed the planet. Yet, in a lot of places, farming is almost impossible. And much of the land we...

      HTS MSN

      A Chimp Is 5 Times Stronger Than You. Could You Survive One?

      Hey, who threw that? Oh no. It’s a pack of angry chimpanzees, and they’re coming for you. There’s no way that you can outrun them. They’re too fast. So...

      Humanity

      What If We Vaccinated All Animals for Covid-19?

      The immunization battle against COVID-19 continues. This time, your pet’s life is at stake. Any animal’s life, for that matter. And even your life could be...

      MSN New

      How Would Life Change If Humans Walked on Four Legs?

      On your marks. Get set. Bear crawl. The movement of the future is here. And it looks a lot like the movement of the distant past. What benefits would you get from moving...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Being Raised by Wild Animals Would Really Do to a Child

      You’re lost in the jungle without any other humans around. You need to find a new family. Or your new family could find you. What would it be like to be raised by...

      MSN New

      They Found Nature’s Greatest Artist

      Imagine diving deep beneath the ocean’s surface and coming across a perfectly crafted circular pattern etched into the seafloor. With its intricate ridges...

      Earth

      What If a Giant Sea Scorpion Fought a Killer Whale?

      Millions of years ago, this giant sea scorpion terrorized the ocean. It was the apex predator of its time. So what if we brought it into the modern-day and had it fight...

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