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      What If Our Sun Were to Die?

      May 30, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If We Nuked the Sun?

      July 21, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If Earth Had Jupiter’s Atmosphere?

      September 22, 2022
      Cosmos, Science

      What If The Sun Was Smaller Than The Earth?

      August 17, 2018
      Body

      What If You Never Took Off Your Face Mask?

      December 9, 2020
      MSN New, Humanity

      Scientists Can Teleport Information Across Space, So Why Not People?

      Wake up in London, teleport to your office in Tokyo, meet friends for lunch in Mexico City, catch an opera in Rome that evening. It sounds like a film. What makes it...

      MSN New

      China’s Artificial Moon: What It Could Mean for Life on Earth

      We can already build massive structures in space. Not planet sized yet, but still impressive by any historical standard. Right now, Earth’s lower orbit is crowded with...

      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...

      MSN New

      What If It Rained Shards of Volcanic Glass?

      This is not some harmless hair. It’s volcanic glass and it could turn your life into an itchy, blistering existence. Uh oh. Looks like today’s forecast is volcanic...

      MSN New, Humanity

      They Went Extinct for a Reason – Now We’re Bringing Them Back Anyway

      Nature already made its decision. The woolly mammoth, the saber toothed tiger, the dodo bird, all of them were judged by climate, by predators, by shifting ecosystems...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Latin America Became One Country Overnight, and the U.S. Would Face a New Superpower

      Latin America is divided among more than 20 independent countries and territories, each with its own government, economy, culture, and history. Yet for centuries...

      Cosmos, Humanity, MSN New

      Why Artemis II Doesn’t Mean Humans Can Settle on the Moon Yet

      Imagine living on the Moon. You’d have the best view of Earth, enjoy bouncing around in zero gravity and living your life as an astronaut explorer. Ah...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      If Another Universe Crashed Into Ours, Here’s How Long We’d Have

      What would occur if another universe suddenly collided with ours? Though this sounds like something out of science fiction, some scientists have thought about whether...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Mysterious Zebras No One Can Explain in California

      California is famous for its golden beaches, towering palm trees, Hollywood celebrities, and scenic coastal highways. But along one stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Imagine If Halley’s Comet Crashed into the Moon

      There’s a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic mashup of frozen ice, gases, and dust...

      MSN New, Earth

      A Dinosaur Tail Survived 99 Million Years in Amber, and Scientists Were Shocked

      When most people imagine dinosaurs, they picture giant reptiles covered in thick scales, with rough skin similar to modern lizards or crocodiles. But an extraordinary...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Future of Humanity as an Interstellar Civilization

      What if humanity grew to be so technologically advanced that we were able to leave our Solar System and spread across interstellar space? Would we hop from one exoplanet...

      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...

      MSN New

      How a 40,000 km Equator Highway Could Change Travel Forever

      Picture getting into your car and setting off on a journey that circles the entire planet without ever leaving a single highway. It sounds like science fiction, but what...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Great Attractor Is Pulling 100,000 Galaxies Toward It, and We Can’t Escape

      These balls represent one of the strangest phenomena currently taking place in our Universe. Each ball symbolizes one of 100,000 galaxies , including our own that are...

      Earth

      What If All of Earth’s Plastic Suddenly Disappeared?

      Plastic surrounds us in ways most of us don’t even notice. From the toothbrushes we use in the morning to the water bottles in our hands, plastic is everywhere. But have...

      Humanity, MSN New

      Ranking the Most Dangerous World Leaders

      Welcome to the world of power and influence. Today, we look at the eight most dangerous world leaders. Which one has the strongest military? Who’s got the most...

      MSN New

      What Would Actually Happen to Your Mind as the Last Person on Earth

      For whatever reason, you are the last human on Earth. No more voices in the distance. No more messages. No more footsteps that are not your own. At first, it feels like...

      MSN New

      What Happens If You Don’t Blink for a Week?

      Welcome to the longest staring contest of your life. You’re about to go seven days without blinking. What device would keep your eyes forced open? How long would it take...

      MSN New

      What Would You See If You Had Eyes Like a Fly

      Oh my. Have you done something different with your peepers? Like maybe swapped them out for a pair of freakishly oversized fly eyes? They look functional. How would you...

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