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      What If We Built a Tower to Outer Space?

      July 28, 2020
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      What If the Solar System Orbited a Black Hole?

      November 16, 2020
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      What If You Ate Nothing But Caviar for a Month?

      June 14, 2021
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      What Happens When the Queen Dies?

      September 9, 2022
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      What If We Created a Superintelligence?

      June 24, 2019
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      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If You Fell Into a Black Hole

      Despite being “black” and a “hole”, a black hole is not a dark, empty space. In his theory of relativity, Einstein predicted how black holes are...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If Earth Was Actually Hollow

      What Earth do you live on? A round one? Flat one? Maybe your world is resting on the back of a huge cosmic turtle? What about a hollow Earth? Just a planet’s shell...

      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, Health

      World Health Day: What If All of the Bacteria Became Antibiotic Resistant?

      The Centers for Disease Control claims that 1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary. Unnecessary antibiotics cause the body to build up a resistance to those...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Can You Survive 5 Seconds on Venus?

      Venus is the second planet from the Sun and our nearest neighbor. At its closest approach, Venus is mere 40 million km (25 million mi) away from us. After just four...

      Cosmos

      What If All the Planets of the Solar System Were in the Habitable Zone?

      Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the planets fit into this Goldilocks zone? What...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Topography Was Inverted?

      What if all the Earth’s land became ocean, and all the oceans became land? And what if our mountains turned into deep trenches, while the trenches grew to the...

      Earth, MSN New

      Things You Should Never Jump Into

      Buckle up as we submerge you in the most dangerous things known to humanity. From painful stings to severe frostbite, this journey could get fatal quick. Can you make it...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Lived on Mars 1 Billion Years Ago?

      THE BEGINNING – 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO On Mars, this period is known as the Pre-Noachian era. Mars has just formed from dust and gas in the protoplanetary disk...

      Earth, Science

      What If the World Lost Oxygen for Five Seconds?

      Our lungs might be fine in that short a time frame, but the rest of the planet? Not so much.

      Science

      What If the Universe Ended Tomorrow?

        What if all the stars disappeared tomorrow, together with all the planets, solar systems and galaxies? What would be left of the Universe if it suddenly collapsed...

      Earth, Humanity, MSN New

      Discovering Alien Life in 2026 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...

      Science, MSN, MSN New

      What Happens If You Build a Real-Life Periodic Table?

      How far into the periodic table could you get? Would you be breaking any laws? At what point would your periodic table start killing you? If you’re willing to...

      Cosmos

      How Many Earths Can Fit In Each Planet?

      The Solar System is home to a remarkable range of planets, from tiny rocky worlds to massive gas giants. But just how big are these planets really? To put it into...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      6 Facts If We Dumped All Earth’s Water on the Sun

      Things are getting hotter and hotter here on Earth, and global warming has everyone panicking. But let us try a wild idea: what if we took every drop of Earth’s water...

      Earth

      What If Underwater Aliens are Hiding in the World’s Deepest Lake?

      If you’re wondering where to take your first post-pandemic trip, here’s a place you don’t want to miss. Lake Baikal. This lake is unique. And its...

      Earth

      What If There Was No Friction for 1 Minute?

      Friction is what allows us to move…and to slow down. Friction is how we pick things up …and hold on to them. To be totally honest, there isn’t much we...

      Science

      What If You Could Make Yourself Invisible?

      Invisibility is no longer just a topic of fantasy or science fiction; several companies around the world have developed technologies to make it a reality. Some use a...

      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...

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