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      Cosmos

      What If We Built Cities on the Moon?

      June 22, 2020
      Earth

      What If We Built the World’s Highest Bridge?

      October 4, 2022
      Earth

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

      May 25, 2022
      Body

      6 Ways Humans Might Evolve In Next 1,000 Years

      August 12, 2025
      Cosmos

      What If The Planets Changed Position Based on Size?

      June 29, 2025
      MSN New, Earth

      It Looks Like a Kitten, and It Kills More Successfully Than a Lion Ever Will

      Put a lion and this animal side by side and the comparison looks absurd. One weighs a couple of hundred kilograms and dominates every documentary ever filmed in Africa...

      MSN New

      How Nothing Became Galaxies, Stars, and Life

      Look around you for a moment. Your phone, your house, the air you breathe, and even your own body are made of materials that did not exist at the beginning of the...

      Science

      What If We Geo-Engineered Earth?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The world is heating up! But you’ve known that for a while. How long before it’s too late? Its estimated...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Humanity Could Become a Civilization Powerful Enough to Control the Universe

      Humanity has only just begun to scratch the surface of its potential, yet some scientific theories suggest we could one day evolve into something almost unrecognizable...

      HTS MSN

      How to Survive a Shark Attack, According to Science

      A shadow appears beneath the surface. At first it is distant, almost harmless. Then it grows closer. A triangular fin cuts through the water, moving steadily in your...

      Cosmos, Humanity, MSN New

      What Would Happen If a Baby Was Born on the Moon?

      Greetings, future moonling. That’s right. You are among the first generation of children born on the Moon. How would your birth compare to every previous human’s...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Watched a Sunset on Every Planet?

      The Universe is packed with worlds where sunsets don’t just fade into night, they bend the rules of physics. From double sunsets to glowing ice and strobing pulsars...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If the Whole Planet Was One City?

      First off, we’re going to have to be a Type 1 civilization. Then collectively, we can use all the energy available on our planet. It also gets rid of the monotony of...

      HTS MSN

      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...

      Humanity

      What If Elon Musk Became President?

      What if, instead of Trump or Biden becoming the next U.S. President, there was a third-party candidate? And that candidate was Elon Musk? What if Elon Musk became the...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What if Humans Tried to Land on Kepler 452 b?

      Humanity has long imagined leaving Earth and establishing a second home among the stars. The idea of a backup planet is no longer confined to science fiction, especially...

      Earth, Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If the Sun Exploded Tomorrow?

      That star at the center of our Solar System, that superhot ball of plasma that gives us heat and energy, and amazing complexions… well, it’s a ticking time...

      MSN New, Humanity

      A 6.5 km Wide Space Cylinder Could Become Humanity’s New Home

      Swipe Down for Video Story Tired of living on an overpopulated Earth? Why not move to the O’Neill Cylinder? An artificial state-of-the-art space habitat where we...

      Humanity, MSN New, Technology

      What If NASA Had the U.S. Military’s Budget?

      They sent humans to walk on the Moon, flew by every single planet in our Solar System, delivered the first residents to the International Space Station… What else could...

      HTS MSN

      The Horror Movie Rules That Actually Keep You Alive

      We have all seen the creepy Ghostface mask sitting on a Halloween store shelf. It looks like a harmless costume, but imagine seeing someone wearing that mask while...

      HTS MSN

      A 7,000 Pound Circus Elephant Turned on Her Trainers and Escaped

      The modern circus was never the same after 1812; what had previously been concerned with horse tricks, musicians, and clowns started to include wild animals and began...

      HTS MSN

      He Was on a Boat When the World’s Most Electrified Lake Came Alive

      You’re sitting in a small boat in the middle of a quiet lake with your fishing line stretched out into the water. Nothing about it feels threatening. Then the air...

      Cosmos, Earth, Humanity

      5 Reasons Why Discovering Alien Life in 2024 Could Change Everything

      Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But...

      HTS MSN

      You Reach Out to Pet a Horse, Then It Rears Up and Comes Crashing Down

      You’re reaching out to pet a horse when it tries to chomp on your arm. Startled, you step back and the horse rears up. If it comes down on you, you could be...

      DailyMoment, Earth, Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      Earth Day: What Happens If We Plant a Trillion Trees?

      It’s dawn, it’s dark, and you don’t what kind of weather is waiting for you outside your tent. It doesn’t matter anyway. In rain, hail, sleet...

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