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      What If We Lived In a Galactic Zoo?

      July 30, 2019
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      Diving Into a Black Hole: Adventure or an Abyss?

      March 28, 2018
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      Why 99% of Humanity Is Lost to Time

      October 20, 2023
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      What If You Fell Into Lake Nyos?

      April 15, 2022
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      What If You Fell Into Jupiter?

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      Conflicts That Could Set the World on Fire

      Could World War III really happen before 2030? Old rivalries and power moves are pushing nations to the edge. Let’s break down five conflicts that could ignite the next...

      Cosmos

      What If the Largest Asteroid Hit Earth?

      Watch your head. Some seriously big asteroids are crashing into Earth. What kinds of shapes and sizes do they have? Which ones would have the deadliest impact? And which...

      Earth

      What If You Fell Into the Deepest Hole on Earth?

      For 20 years, Russian scientists and engineers drilled deeper and deeper, hoping to uncover whatever mysteries the hole may hold, earning it the ominous nickname of...

      HTS MSN

      Ranking The Deadliest Ocean Predators

      The ocean may look peaceful from the shore, but beneath the surface lives an entire world of deadly predators. Some are massive hunters capable of tearing apart large...

      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.

      Earth

      What If the Giganotosaurus Battled the Troodon?

      It’s brain vs. brawns in the ultimate dinosaur showdown. In one corner, we have the giganotosaurus and in the other, the troodon. Although they lived in two...

      Cosmos

      What If Each Planet Replaced Our Moon?

      Imagine if one day you looked up into the night sky, and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon was supposed to be. That would sure turn our Earth into an alien world. And...

      MSN New

      Scientists Think Seawater Could Power the Future. What If They’re Right?

      Seawater is salty, undrinkable, and a potential source of planet-saving fuel. Hold up. Fuel? Yes, that’s right. We have the technology to convert seawater into liquid...

      MSN New, Health

      What If You Ate Nothing but Chocolate for a Month?

      OK, if you’re like me, this is giving you some serious chocolate cravings. What if I told you that you could eat all the chocolate you want, for a whole month? The...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was As Small as Pluto?

      It’s a small world after all, because today, we’re shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere...

      Earth

      6 Things That Would Happen if All Underwater Volcanoes Exploded at Once?

      There are over one million volcanoes on our ocean floor. And all of them suddenly started spewing out red-hot molten rock. The ocean is filling with lava. And nothing...

      Earth

      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Jellyfish?

      Jellyfish are some of the most dangerous creatures in the ocean. Just touching the wrong one can lead to a swift death. And now, these people are swimming with millions...

      Technology

      What If You Had 1,000,000 Bitcoins?

      The digital age is well and truly upon us. And in recent years, there’s no development more talked about than Bitcoin. Forget about dollars, pounds, and euros...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If You Drank Toilet Water?

      Our water supply is limited. By the year 2025, 66% of humans around the world might face water shortages. But I know where to find delicious fresh water. The toilet...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If We Swapped Our Moon With Other Planets?

      If our Moon suddenly vanished, Earth would already face dramatic consequences. But replacing it with entire alien worlds would take things to an entirely different level...

      MSN New, Earth

      Are Vampire Squids Really Blood-Sucking Monsters?

      It has blood red skin, webbed tentacles, and strange spines that make it look like something out of a nightmare. Meet the vampire squid. At first glance, this deep sea...

      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...

      Cosmos

      What If There Were an Alien Civilization on Proxima b?

      Attention human. You are receiving an interstellar radio transmission. And it could be coming from one of the nearest exoplanets, Proxima Centauri b. What conditions...

      MSN New

      They Found the Most Dangerous Fruit in the World

      It looks like something from another planet. Rough skin, strange shapes, and a bright reddish shell that splits open like it is alive. If you saw it on a tree, you might...

      Technology

      What If We Turned Plastic Into Fuel?

      Let’s say you’ve got two bottles of water in front of you. One is a plastic bottle, the other a reusable one. You already know that you should probably pick the reusable...

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