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      What If Birth Control Was Free Everywhere?

      March 26, 2019
      Earth

      What If Earth Gradually Came to a Standstill?

      October 28, 2022
      Body

      What If You Jumped Into Lake Natron?

      July 1, 2020
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      What If America Paid Reparations to Black People for Slavery?

      February 26, 2021
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      What If You Had the Strength of a Superhero?

      June 10, 2018
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      Europe Is Burning: Inside the Wildfires Forcing Thousands to Flee

      Imagine watching your entire world burn to the ground in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee. That’s what a security camera just recorded in Spain, as...

      MSN New

      What If Scientists Just Found a Way to Farm Food on Mars?

      What if humans could actually grow food on Mars? Not inside sealed laboratories or artificial hydroponic systems, but directly in the Martian ground itself. Could alien...

      Science

      What If Life Didn’t Originate on Earth?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] All of the systems, beliefs, emotions, and experiences that we call life are taking place on a tiny rock floating...

      HTS MSN

      A Bengal Tiger Killed 436 People, Then She Came Face to Face With a Hunter

      For years, people living near the forests of Nepal and northern India lived in fear of a predator that seemed to have developed a taste for human flesh. She became known...

      Earth

      What If We Knew the Time the Earth Will Die?

      Ah, the planet Earth, our beautiful home. We’d like to believe it will be around forever, but what if it isn’t? Aliens, comets, weapons of mass destruction, black...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen If We Brought Dinosaurs Back to Life?

      Welcome to Jurassic World. In real life. Let’s bring back some of the most dangerous creatures to ever roam the Earth. What could go wrong? Right? How would we be able...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If the Mullaperiyar Dam Collapsed?

      The Mullaperiyar Dam sits in India’s Kerala state, quietly performing a job it has done for more than a century. Built over 100 years ago, it plays a crucial role...

      Cosmos

      What If Betelgeuse Exploded Right Now?

      Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Saying its name three times won’t have the same effect as a certain bio-exorcist, but it’s still a sight to behold. At about 950...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Coldest Permanently Inhabited Place on Earth

      Deep in the frozen wilderness of eastern Siberia lies a village unlike anywhere else on Earth. Snow blankets the landscape for most of the year, the ground remains...

      MSN New

      What Our Planet Would Become If the Moon Disappeared Overnight?

      Imagine waking up one night and realizing the Moon is simply gone. No warning, no impact, no trace. Just an empty sky where Earth’s closest companion used to be. At...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Magnetic Field Disappeared?

      Scroll down for the quiz! There is an invisible force protecting us, keeping our atmosphere in place. Without it, life on Earth would be over very quickly. I’ll...

      Humanity, Technology

      8 Reasons Why an AI Takeover Could Be Closer Than You Think

      Artificial intelligence is no longer just a concept from science fiction. Today’s AI systems are rapidly advancing, with some already matching the intelligence of famous...

      MSN New

      Where Are We on the Kardashev Scale of Civilizations?

      The Kardashev Scale, first introduced by Russian astronomer Nikolai Kardashev, is a way of measuring how advanced a civilization is based on how much energy it can...

      MSN New, Earth

      A Full Year of Nonstop Rain Would Reshape the World Fast

      Flooding, devastation, and disease. What could all these awful things have in common? Rain. And lots of it. We’re not talking April showers here. So, imagine a...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Happen If Humanity Relocated to Kepler 22b?

      Six hundred and thirty five light years from Earth lies a world that continues to capture the imagination of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. It is called Kepler...

      MSN New

      A Real Life Sea Monster May Actually Exist in the Deep

      Deep beneath the ocean surface, where sunlight disappears and strange creatures rule the darkness, a creature exists that looks like something from a legend. Its...

      Science

      What If All the Sea Water Becomes Fresh Water

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Where do you go to quench your thirst? The kitchen sink? The local bar? The mineral rich springs of Bergamo, Italy...

      Humanity

      What If You Lived in the Devonian Period?

      Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, devastating pandemics and world wars...

      HTS MSN

      He Tried to Shake It Loose, and the Lizard Only Bit Down Harder

      Your hand is caught, and the animal holding it has no intention of letting go. Everything in your body is telling you to wrench free. That instinct is about to make this...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Happens When You Light a Match on Jupiter?

      Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. It’s 300 times more massive than Earth. But it’s less dense than our home. With no solid surface, this planet is...

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