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      Cosmos

      What If We Refueled the Sun With Jupiter?

      December 10, 2020
      Earth

      What If Latin America Was a Single Country?

      September 2, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If We Nuked the Sun?

      July 21, 2022
      Body

      What If You Ate Nothing But Caviar for a Month?

      June 14, 2021
      Body

      What If Your Stomach Acid Disappeared?

      March 22, 2021
      Humanity, MSN New

      What If We Built a Second Artificial Moon?

      We can build really big things in space. Okay, not that big – yet. But we’ve packed the Earth’s lower orbit with about 5,000 satellites – some...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Plan to Turn Mars Into Humanity’s Next Home

      The next step in space exploration isn’t waiting for some distant generation. It’s being planned right now, and the destination is the desolate world sitting...

      Cosmos

      What If We Went on a Search for Alien Life?

      We might not be alone in the Universe. Scientists from all over the world have their eyes and ears wide open trying to detect signals of life beyond our planet. But...

      HTS MSN

      300 People Die Here Every Year, Then an Entire Bus Disappeared Into the Fog

      Deep in the mountains of Bolivia, there is a road where a single mistake can turn an ordinary journey into a fight for survival. For decades, the North Yungas Road...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If the Speed of Light and Sound Were Switched?

      Nothing can travel faster than light. But what if we switched the rules a little? Imagine a world where the speed of light was slower. Way slower. Yep, about the speed...

      HTS MSN

      A 2.5 Meter Bull Shark Attacked a Teenager, His Brother Jumped In After Him

      A family vacation in Florida was supposed to be a relaxing escape filled with sunshine, fishing and swimming. Instead, one afternoon turned into a terrifying fight for...

      Earth

      What If the Earth Was Actually Flat?

      If the Earth had an edge, I hope it would look like this. The edge of a flat Earth. I know, I know, we’ve talked about it before. But there’s something...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What the World Would Be Like if Human Skin Were See-Through

      Objects seemingly move by themselves, reflections are missing when you pass by mirrors. But don’t worry, this isn’t a horror story. It’s just the future. And...

      HTS MSN

      A 340 kg Bear Killed 7 People in 6 Days, Then One Hunter Followed Its Blood Trail

      In 1915, the small village of Sankebetsu in Hokkaido, Japan, became the scene of one of the country’s most horrifying wildlife attacks. A massive Ussuri brown...

      MSN New

      Scientists Discovered a Rare Animal That May Hold the Key to Human Regeneration

      This pink, permanently smiling creature might look like something out of a cartoon, but it is very real. Known as the axolotl, this unusual animal has captured the...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What if Love Didn’t Exist?

      Love can make us do some pretty crazy things. When we’re in love, our brains release a cocktail of neurochemicals that not only affect our moods and our well...

      HTS MSN

      150 Prisoners Were Trapped Inside as a Prison Riot Turned Into a Massacre

      Sabaneta Prison stood in the scorching border city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Built in 1958, it was divided into four areas, each filled with a different kind of prisoner...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Hole in Earth’s Magnetic Shield Is Drifting and Splitting in Two, and Satellites Are at Risk

      There is a weak spot in the magnetic shield protecting our planet, and it is not staying still. It drifts slowly westward, and measurements suggest it may be splitting...

      HTS MSN

      Which Sea Creature Is the Most Powerful?

      The ocean is one of the least explored places on Earth, yet it is home to some of the most incredible life forms ever discovered. From deep sea predators to massive...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      72,000 km/h… That’s How Fast the Moon Would Hurtle Toward Earth

      Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing something impossible. The Moon is no longer alone. A tiny new object has appeared, orbiting around our Moon instead of...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Are We About to Harness the Raw Power of a Black Hole?

      What would happen if you put a couple of physicists in a room with a rope, a box and a black hole? They might come up with a plan to power the Earth for centuries. Black...

      HTS MSN

      He Was Stalked by Wolves Before Being Found Dead Near a Mining Camp

      Kenton Carnegie was a 22 year old honors geological engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He was doing a co op at a mining camp near...

      MSN New

      Discover What Would Happen If a Megalodon Attacked a Human

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

      Earth, MSN New

      Imagine If You Lived in the Hottest Place on Earth?

      Ever wonder what it would feel like to step into an oven? Welcome to Death Valley, California. It’s so hot you can barely breathe. This national park that stretches...

      Cosmos

      What If a White Hole and Black Hole Collided?

      Black holes are one of the most devastating objects in space, sucking up everything around them. But there’s another space phenomenon that’s just as...

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