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      Cosmos

      What If We Built Cloud Cities on Venus?

      August 19, 2019
      Humanity

      What If Everyone Over the Age of 18 Disappeared?

      June 22, 2019
      Science

      What If All Humans Suddenly Disappeared From The Earth?

      June 7, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If We Lived on a Super Earth?

      August 9, 2020
      Humanity

      What If We Settled on the Moon?

      August 12, 2019
      Science

      What If A Mega-Tsunami Hit The United States?

      In six hours, you, your government, and 124 million other people across 14 states will be tested by the greatest disaster to ever hit the U.S. East Coast. A great wave...

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      Gyorgy Dozsa Led Thousands Into Battle, and His Captors Prepared a Horrific Execution

      Gyorgy Dozsa was a soldier who became the leader of a massive peasant uprising in Hungary during the early 1500s. He had earned a reputation for bravery during wars...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      You Traveled 2,383 Light Years to Find Alien Life, and the Planet Was Like Venus

      Located 2,383 light-years from Earth, in the Cygnus constellation, is a potential super-Earth. At least that’s what it’s often referred to as. Kepler 69c is an exoplanet...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Was the Only Planet in the Solar System?

      Imagine never being able to dream of landing on Mars or traveling to Saturn. Not because it’s impossible to get there, but because they didn’t exist. Because...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Scientists Are Turning Carbon Dioxide Into Protein, and It Could Become Meat

      You may have heard of meat made from soy, and meat made from plants. But this company is creating meat made from air. No, it is not a magic trick. It is a real attempt...

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      10 cm Claws and a Powerful Bite, the Sloth Is Not as Harmless as It Looks

      Nothing about a sloth suggests danger. It hangs around in trees, moves at a pace that barely registers as movement, and wears what looks like a permanent smile. That...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A 318 Times More Massive World Starts Falling Into the Sun, and Earth Loses Its Cosmic Shield

      Something incredibly strange is unfolding in our cosmic neighborhood, a powerful and unexplained gravitational force is pulling Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar...

      Cosmos

      7 Facts If Space Was Hot Instead of Cold

      We think of space as an icy void, where temperatures drop to hundreds of degrees below zero and astronauts need layers of thermal protection just to survive. But what if...

      Earth

      What If You Were Attacked by a Megalodon?

      The most deadly predator of the sea spent its day conquering and terrorizing every creature in sight. This is the megalodon. It lived millions of years ago, but...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Antarctica Were a Rainforest?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story About 90 million years ago, Antarctica was not the frozen desert we know today. It was a warm, swampy world filled with dense forests...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Once Warm World Slowly Turned Into the Red Desert We Know Today

      THE BEGINNING – 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO On Mars, this stage is called the Pre Noachian era. Mars had just formed from dust and gas inside the early solar disk, the...

      HTS MSN

      The Deadliest Animal in Africa Isn’t What You Think

      When people think about the deadliest animals in Africa, they usually imagine lions chasing their prey, crocodiles hiding beneath the water, or venomous snakes waiting...

      MSN New, Earth

      The 5 Hunters Evolution Should Have Never Created

      Evolution does not have a conscience. It does not ask whether something should exist. It only asks whether it works. And sometimes, what works is horrifying. Over...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Earth Was Shaped Like an American Football?

      Imagine an enormous football stranded in the Solar System. I mean, the Earth shaped like one. What could cause our planet to change its shape so drastically? And what...

      Humanity

      What If Ukraine Couldn’t Grow Food This Summer?

      The war in Ukraine has altered the lives of millions. And has sent prices for goods like oil and natural gas skyrocketing around the world. But the worst may be yet to...

      HTS MSN

      You Sailed Into the Bermuda Triangle, and Then Your Instruments Stopped Working

      You were looking forward to a relaxing cruise across the Atlantic, but suddenly something feels very wrong. The ship begins rocking violently, your navigation equipment...

      Cosmos

      What If the James Webb Telescope Found Alien Life?

      This not-so-little piece of equipment could change astronomy forever. And it could be about to find alien life. Maybe in a matter of days. What is this powerful new tool...

      Earth

      What If Megalodon Sharks Never Went Extinct?

      Would you ever venture into the ocean if you knew this creature could be lurking beneath you? It’s twice the size of a T. rex, its jaws are big enough to crush...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If Russia Crashed the International Space Station?

      Under the pressure of crushing economic sanctions, Russia’s straining to play its own intimidation game. This time, they are threatening to take the International...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Humanity Has 760 Years Left, and This Is How Our Final Centuries Could Unfold

      Within the vastness of the Universe, humanity is not that big of a deal. We’re not here because we’re meant to be here, we’re just… here. If...

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