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      What If a Magnetar Entered Our Solar System?

      June 20, 2019
      MSN New, Earth

      What If the Arctic Turned Into a Megaslump?

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      Earth

      What If Earth Was As Big As the Sun?

      January 17, 2020
      Earth

      What If a Turkey Hit Earth at the Speed of Light?

      November 24, 2020
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      What if You Died in Space?

      February 25, 2019
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      We No Longer Need Cables to Power Anything, and the World Changes Faster Than Ever

      It’s still early in the 21st century. The world is moving faster than ever, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. But wait a minute. Does faster mean...

      Humanity

      What If We Were a Type III Civilization?

      Imagine having the ability to live forever, travel anywhere in the universe, and harness enough power to create wormholes. Well, if you’re part of the ultra...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Fell Into a Black Hole for a Nanosecond?

      Black holes are often imagined as cosmic vacuum cleaners that swallow everything nearby, but what would really happen if you entered one even for a single nanosecond...

      MSN New

      How History Would Change If Columbus Never Discovered America

      Imagine a world where the United States never existed as a single nation. Instead of one country stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific, North America is divided...

      Science

      The Vegan Dream: What If We All Stopped Eating Meat?

      To meat, or not to meat: that is the hotly debated question. How would life on Earth change if we stopped eating all things animal?

      HTS MSN

      What Happens If a Horse Turns Aggressive and How to Escape

      You reach out to pet a horse when it suddenly snaps at your arm. Startled, you step back. The horse rears up. If it comes down on you, the injuries can be serious. One...

      Earth

      What If the Earth Was Always Facing the Sun?

      A scorching hot never-ending day on one side and a permanent frozen night on the other. This is what our planet would be like if it was tidally locked to the Sun. How...

      Science

      What If We Didn’t Have Free Will?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Your alarm clock rings. Do you jump out of bed? Or hit the snooze button? Do you take cream? Sugar? Or both? We make...

      Earth, MSN New

      8 Things That Would Happen If the Woolly Rhino Still Existed

      Imagine pulling into a drive through and seeing Woolly Rhino burgers on the menu. It might sound strange today, but thousands of years ago, our ancestors depended on...

      Technology

      What If We Harnessed Zero-Point Energy?

      Imagine if we could collect the energy out of thin air. And I mean it quite literally. You know how you were taught that a vacuum is nothing but empty space? That...

      MSN New, Earth, Humanity

      1.4 Billion Believers Against One White House, and History Says the Church Wins

      On one side sits the most powerful political office on Earth. On the other stands a man who speaks for 1.4 billion people across 183 countries. Donald Trump called the...

      Earth, MSN New

      6 Ways a Solar Storm Could Black Out Life on Earth

      Imagine the Sun releasing a burst of energy so powerful it could knock out power grids, stop airplanes mid flight, and push our world back into the dark ages. This is...

      HTS MSN

      Why a Giant Centipede Bite Is Every Hiker’s Nightmare

      They can be larger than your foot. They are carnivorous and prey in the dark, damp places. They’ll use their venomous pincers to bite you. And as the venom enters...

      HTS MSN

      How a Person Could Survive Falling Into Liquid Nitrogen

      Liquid nitrogen is a cryogenic liquid. They’re liquefied gases that can only stay liquid at extremely low temperatures. For example, liquid nitrogen boils at...

      Earth

      What If the World Lost Oxygen for an Hour?

      Imagine if all the Earth’s oxygen disappeared. Not forever, just for, say, an hour? Could you hold your breath that long? What would happen to the atmosphere? And...

      MSN New

      What Happens If You Never Wash Your Feet?

      Personal hygiene is important. That includes washing your feet on a regular basis. But from now on, not a single drop of soap will touch your weary hooves. How soon...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      12 Things You Were Lied to About Earth

      1. The Earth Rotates Every 24 Hours No matter how many times you set it, your watch will always be a little off. That’s because the common belief that our planet...

      MSN New, Earth

      It Erupted 640,000 Years Ago, and It Built the Landscape You See Today

      The scenery at Yellowstone did not form gently. Those valleys, ridges, and wide open basins were carved by explosions, and the most recent one happened roughly 640,000...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Biggest Lies You Were Told About Space

      THE SUN IS A GIANT BALL OF FIRE No. Our Sun isn’t a raging bonfire in the center of the Solar System. It’s actually a nuclear reactor. Inside stars, hydrogen...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      If You Were Left Alone on the Space Station, Here’s How Long You’d Last

      Imagine waking up aboard the International Space Station only to discover that you are completely alone. Every communication attempt with Earth fails, and there is no...

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