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      Cosmos

      What If You Were Born on the Moon?

      May 9, 2022
      Cosmos, Earth

      6 Extreme Stars That Would Replace Our Sun and Destroy Life on Earth

      11 months ago
      Cosmos

      What If We Lived In a Galactic Zoo?

      July 30, 2019
      Body

      What If Seeds Could Grow in Your Stomach?

      July 5, 2020
      Earth

      What If Earth Was Half Land and Half Water?

      September 14, 2022
      MSN New, Earth

      Scientists Discovered a Worm That Fences Rivals With Its Own Body

      In the underwater world, finding a mate can require some unusual strategies. While many animals compete with strength, colors, or displays of dominance, one tiny ocean...

      MSN New

      Would You Rather Be the Shortest or Tallest Person in the World?

      Extreme human height can take two very different forms. On one end of the spectrum are individuals who are among the shortest people in the world, standing at under 2...

      HTS MSN

      Gemini’s 2027 Prediction Is Scarier Than You Think

      You wake up in January 2027. Nothing feels wrong. No alerts. No breaking news screaming at you. Just another year starting like all the others. But underneath the...

      HTS MSN

      Discover How to Survive Eating Bad Sushi

      You’re enjoying a cross-country drive, but you’re getting hungry. As you pull in for gas, you notice some sushi, and it looks delicious. So you buy some to...

      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...

      Cosmos

      What If You Traveled to Gliese 12 b?

      Forty light years from Earth, there is a world that looks a lot like Venus. But unlike the most sweltering, hellish planet in the Solar System, this not so distant...

      MSN New, Humanity

      U.S. Navy vs. U.S. Air Force: Who Would Win in a Showdown?

      Serving and protecting the United States is a big responsibility. But its seven services have things covered, even outer space. Tonight it’s sea versus sky as we...

      Earth

      What If You Built a Pipe to the Bottom of the Mariana Trench?

      This is the longest underwater pipe on Earth. It stretches to the bottom of the deepest place on the planet, where only a few people have ever visited. And we’re...

      Earth

      What If You Could Freeze a Hurricane?

      Has the weather ever ruined your plans? What if I told you I had an idea to stop hurricanes from wrecking your day? And that it involves liquid nitrogen. How exactly...

      Science

      What If We Covered the Moon With Solar Panels?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Not too far from Earth is a giant space rock that has silently played host to just twelve people in its entire...

      Earth, Humanity

      100 Years Into the Future: What Life on Earth and Beyond Could Look Like

      What if we told you that within the next 100 years, humans could merge with AI, control the weather, and even bring extinct species back to life? From space exploration...

      MSN New

      The Extraordinary Distances That Some Animals Travel

      Across the planet, some animals repeat journeys so extreme that they make human endurance look insignificant. They cross continents, oceans, and entire hemispheres just...

      Earth

      What If There Were Aliens at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench?

      The captain sounds the alarm. The waters around the ship rumble. Strange lights from deep below inch closer and closer to you. Something is emerging from the Mariana...

      MSN New

      8 Ways the Megalodon Would Have Evolved If It Never Went Extinct

      Twenty million years ago, the oceans were dominated by one of the most formidable predators in Earth’s history: the Megalodon. This massive shark, the largest ever known...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Life as the First Human on Mars

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story You have just completed a seven month journey through deep space. Earth has faded into a distant blue dot, and ahead of you is a cold...

      MSN New

      What Is Hiding Inside the World’s Largest Underwater Art Museum?

      Beneath the crystal clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean, something unexpected is taking shape. Divers descending toward the seafloor are often met with a strange sight...

      Cosmos

      What If We Started Mining Asteroids?

        Space is full of treasures. Literally. If we were able to extract the resources from the rocks in the asteroid belt alone, we could give $100 billion to every...

      MSN New, Earth

      How Bad Would It Get If a Hypercane Formed in the Atlantic Tomorrow?

      A massive asteroid just hit Earth, right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks to NASA’s new infrared telescope, we were able to detect it and prepare for the...

      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 the Yellowstone Volcano Erupted Tomorrow?

      Located in the United States, one of the world’s largest volcanoes is gearing up to explode. It’s known as the Yellowstone Volcano, and it’s not just...

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