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      Humanity

      What If Civilization Collapses?

      April 26, 2021
      Earth, Science

      What Was Earth Like in the Age of Giant Insects?

      October 26, 2023
      Earth

      What If the Oceans Caught Fire?

      January 10, 2022
      Body

      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Stingrays?

      June 14, 2020
      Earth

      What If the Loch Ness Monster Is Real?

      December 22, 2020
      Humanity

      What If We Knew the Time We Go Extinct?

      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...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      You Land Under a Red Dwarf Sun, and Every Single Step Feels Heavier

      The hatch opens and the first thing that hits you is the light. Not the bright white glare you have known your entire life. Everything here glows deep orange, a...

      MSN New, Earth

      Prehistoric Earth Explained: What Life Was Really Like

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Millions of years in the past, early humans existed in a world where survival was never certain. They faced constant dangers from wild...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Hidden Danger Beneath Antarctica’s Ice

      Beneath Antarctica’s endless white surface lies a world most people never think about. Under kilometers of solid ice, the continent hides a landscape shaped by fire...

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      The Cutest Predator in Antarctica Is Also the Deadliest

      What do you get when you mix the cuteness of a seal with the fierceness of a leopard? You get this adorable but dangerous predator. So the next time you go to...

      MSN New, Science

      He Went on Holiday and Left a Dirty Dish Behind, and It Saved 200 Million Lives

      September 1928. A London laboratory sits empty while its owner takes a summer holiday. When Alexander Fleming finally comes back, his workspace is exactly as messy as he...

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      The Fukushima 50: The Heroes Japan Tried to Forget

      In March 2011, Japan was shaken by one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded. A magnitude 9.0 quake ripped through the east coast, triggering a massive tsunami...

      HTS MSN

      What Happens If You’re Abducted by Aliens?

      You are driving alone through a quiet countryside road at dusk when something strange appears in the sky. A sudden white light floods your vision. The car trembles. Your...

      HTS MSN

      Doctors Gave Up on Her, Then She Beat Rabies Against All Odds

      Rabies is one of the most terrifying diseases on Earth. A single bite from an infected animal can begin a deadly race against time. Once the virus reaches the brain...

      MSN New, Earth

      95 Times More Massive Than Earth, Hanging Where the Moon Used to Be

      The Moon weighs about one eightieth of what Earth does. That is why it can hang there for billions of years, tugging gently at our oceans, doing nothing worse than...

      HTS MSN

      What These Inmates Did Was So Bad They’ll Never See Daylight Again

      Throughout history, some prisoners have committed crimes so disturbing that their names became permanently linked with fear and tragedy. Their actions went beyond...

      MSN New, Earth

      What Scientists Discovered Hidden Inside Whale Earwax

      Deep inside the ocean, whales carry a hidden record of their entire lives. But this information is not stored in their bones or DNA. It is hidden inside something most...

      HTS MSN

      What to Do the Moment a Dingo Comes at You

      You are enjoying a peaceful vacation in the Australian Outback when a dog-like animal walks toward you. At first glance, it looks harmless, almost like a friendly pet...

      MSN New, Humanity

      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

      See What Happens If the San Andreas Fault Finally Breaks

      Nobody knows the exact day it will happen. It could be tomorrow, or decades from now. But one thing is certain. The San Andreas Fault is constantly building pressure...

      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...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Octopus May Be the Closest Thing to an Alien on Earth

      When people imagine life on other planets, they often picture creatures unlike anything found on Earth. Perhaps they have blue blood, multiple brains, shape shifting...

      HTS MSN

      Two Airmen Got Trapped in a Minefield, and Six Explosions Couldn’t Stop Them

      You’ve accidentally stumbled onto an old minefield. Surrounded by land mines buried somewhere in the ground, you don’t know where to step. One wrong move and...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Earth Reached the Edge of the Universe, and What Happens Next Is Terrifying

      Let me take you on a wild ride to the very edges of our Universe. But it won’t be as simple as traveling through space. Because the edges that we’re talking about...

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      Survival Guide to the Amazon’s Deadliest Animals

      There is a reason people say you should never travel alone in the Amazon rainforest. As you go deeper into the jungle, the feeling of being watched becomes impossible to...

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