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      What If You Lived Inside a Hologram?

      March 28, 2019
      Humanity

      What If One Million People Actually Stormed Area 51?

      July 18, 2019
      Body

      What If You Were Eaten by Bacteria?

      September 25, 2020
      Earth

      7 Alarming Things That Would Happen If the World Lost Oxygen for 5 Seconds

      July 12, 2025
      Body

      What If Everyone Lived for 150 Years?

      March 4, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If Earth Became Type V Civilization?

      Imagine a world where humanity has not only gained the ability to travel and to populate space but has progressed even further than that. Humanity can now control and...

      Cosmos

      What If You Jumped Into Saturn’s Rings?

      Since its discovery in 1610 by Galileo, the rings of Saturn have enchanted us for centuries. Remarkably, we’ve visited Saturn before. Stunning photographs taken...

      MSN New, Earth

      They Found Proof That Camels Once Lived in North America Millions of Years Ago

      When most people picture a camel, they imagine endless deserts, hot temperatures, and dry landscapes. These animals are famous for surviving some of the harshest...

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      She Went to Dog Sit for the Holidays, and Ended Up Fighting for Her Life

      The morning of her 22nd birthday, all Jacqueline Durand expected to do was drop in at a friend’s home to take care of two dogs. But that was to change, as she...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      This Is What It Would Take to Turn the Moon Into a World We Could Live On

      Humanity is preparing to return to the Moon with new missions that will push deeper into space than ever before. Each step brings us closer to long term living beyond...

      MSN New, Earth

      Rome Was the Greatest City on Earth, but Life Could Be Shockingly Harsh

      Throughout history, there have been many incredible civilizations that have shaped the way we live today. One was Ancient Rome, a once majestic and thriving city whose...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      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...

      MSN New, Earth

      31 Million Acres of Farmland Disappeared, and Vertical Farms Could Be the Answer

      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...

      Humanity

      What If You Were Locked Up in the Most Dangerous Prison?

      The jury found you guilty. The judge sentenced you to one of the most dangerous prisons on Earth. And if you’re not careful, you could spend the rest of your life...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      James Webb Can See 13 Billion Years Into the Past, and We Are Only Getting Started

      Humanity has always looked up at the night sky and wondered what is hiding out there. Entire galaxies, black holes, strange planets, and maybe even alien civilizations...

      Humanity

      What Happens When the Queen Dies?

      Breaking news. Flags are flying at half-staff. The world mourns the death of a beloved monarch. Queen Elizabeth II has passed peacefully in her Balmoral Castle in...

      Science

      What If Menstrual Products Were Free Everywhere?

      Did you know that you ladies spend about 2,300 days of your life menstruating? That amounts to about 10,400 tampons or pads, over 5,000 pills for your cramps, and about...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Why No Country Would Ever Actually Win World War III

      Whenever people imagine World War III, the question is always the same: who would win? The United States, Russia, or China are usually seen as the three most powerful...

      Earth, Science

      What If The Earth Was Cube-Shaped?

      Are cubic planets possible? Could humans live on a cubic world? How would our climate change? How would gravity be affected? Could we stand it?

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If We Relocated Humanity to Proxima B?

      Proxima b is very promising. It orbits a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri in a system with three stars in it. Proxima Centauri is small. It only has between 7.5%...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Dinosaurs Were Already Dangerous, Millions More Years Could Have Changed Everything

      When you look back through the evolutionary history of life on Earth, it’s important to remember it’s always been a game of survival. And only the fittest...

      Earth

      What If the Megalodon Shark Never Went Extinct?

      An ancient creature is lurking in the ocean. It’s double the size of a T.rex. Its gigantic jaws could crush a car. And now, it’s on the hunt for you...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If We Could Reheat the Earth’s Core?

      Forget a doomsday asteroid or melting permafrost. It’s the freezing of Earth’s core that will end the world in today’s episode. Or would it? Because maybe, just maybe...

      MSN New, Earth

      Another Planet Just Slammed Into Earth, and Here’s What’s Left

      About 50 billion rogue planets are roaming the Milky Way with no host star to hold on to, some of them three times bigger than the Earth. They don’t give off any...

      MSN New, Science

      What If We Created the Next Human Species?

      All good things must come to an end. Sadly, Homo sapiens’ time on Earth is no exception. And someone would surely take our place as the dominant species. But who? Or...

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