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      Earth

      What If You Dumped an Iceberg Into a Volcano?

      June 11, 2021
      Body

      What If We Didn’t Have Bones?

      January 2, 2021
      Earth, Science

      What If The Earth Was Cube-Shaped?

      July 17, 2018
      Body

      What If You Jumped Into a Pool Full of Stomach Acid?

      September 30, 2019
      MSN New, Humanity

      Are Scientists About to Discover Alien Life in 2026?

      6 months ago
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      Inside Scientology: The Dark Secrets That Former Members Say the Church Tried to Hide

      For decades, Danny Masterson was known around the world for his role as Steven Hyde on That ’70s Show. But in 2020, the actor was charged with sexually assaulting...

      HTS MSN

      How Anyone Could Survive the Aftermath of an Asteroid Impact

      Space debris falls to Earth from our Solar System all the time. Almost 91000 kilograms, or 100 tons per day, travels our way. So where does it all go? Well, most of it...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth in a Billion Years: What Scientists Predict

      One billion years into the future, you might imagine a world full of artificial intelligence, interstellar travel, and space colonies. Maybe we’ll see the end of...

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      Study Shows That Cats Can Be More Attached to Their Owners Than Dogs

      For generations, dogs have been celebrated as “man’s best friend.” They are known for their loyalty, affection, and strong emotional connection with...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If Machines Took Over Humanity?

      Reports suggest that by the year 2030, 800 million jobs will be lost to automation. Will yours be one of them? We used to be afraid that robots would rise to power and...

      Earth

      What If Giant Sloths Didn’t Go Extinct?

      Really slow. So what if evolution had the same mindset, and decided to take its time before getting rid of some prehistoric creatures? What if the giant sloth was still...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Humanity Reached Type VI Civilization, and Nothing in the Universe Would Be Out of Reach

      For all the technology humanity has developed, our civilization is still remarkably primitive when viewed against the scale of the universe. The Kardashev Scale offers...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Strangest Exoplanet in the Universe Has a Dark Secret

      Picture a world where ice does not melt, even while the ground glows with temperatures hotter than molten metal. Far beyond our solar system, astronomers discovered a...

      MSN New

      The Tiny Animal Scientists Say Could Help Cure Diabetes

      With a duck like bill, a beaver shaped tail, and a body that looks like it was designed by combining several different animals, the platypus is one of the strangest...

      Technology

      What If Google Went Offline for a Week?

      Whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, or Yahoo, only one tech giant has reigned supreme when it comes to our search engines. Google. It’s so dominant around the...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Helicoprion Is Back in Our Oceans, and Here’s What Changed

      More than 270 million years ago, Earth’s oceans were home to a predator unlike anything alive today. It looked somewhat like a shark, but one feature made it truly...

      HTS MSN

      Things You Should Never Do During a Tornado

      The emergency alert just appeared on your phone. The sky is turning dark and the wind is getting unbearable. A massive column of air is spinning its way toward you. You...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If the Entire Arctic Collapsed Into One Giant Pit?

      The peaceful sound of water flowing through a frozen landscape may seem harmless. But in the Arctic, that sound can represent something much more serious. It is a sign...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Scientists Opened a Portal to Another Universe, and Everything Could Change in Seconds

      For all the discoveries humanity has made about the cosmos, we still know remarkably little about what lies beyond the part of reality we can observe. Some theories in...

      MSN New, Earth

      Secret Mayan Megacity Has Been Discovered

      A remarkable archaeological discovery hidden beneath the dense rainforests of Guatemala is changing what experts know about the ancient Maya civilization. Using advanced...

      MSN New, Earth

      Winds of 800 km/h… The Day a Hypercane Swallows the Atlantic

      Imagine watching an asteroid plunge into the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Scientists knew it was coming because a powerful infrared telescope had detected the object in...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Everyone on Earth Just Fell Asleep at Once, and Here’s What Went Wrong

      Everybody loves a good sleep, but we probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if we had no control over when it happened. Imagine falling into a deep sleep during a...

      Humanity

      What If We Built a Canal Between U.S. and Mexico?

      How about we rip the United States and Mexico apart from each other, geographically speaking? It would open up new trade routes that would make a ton of money for both...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Billions of Dollars for a Prison That Holds Almost Nobody

      Here is the number that quietly kills the whole idea. Modern prisons are built to hold thousands of inmates at once. Alcatraz was never close to that, and even after...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Would Happen If Humanity Reached a Type 5 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...

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