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      Earth

      What If Earth Was Spinning at the Speed of Light?

      September 9, 2021
      Humanity

      What If America Paid Reparations to Black People for Slavery?

      February 26, 2021
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      What If Sea Levels Suddenly Rose 500 Meters?

      March 18, 2022
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      What If You Were Attacked by a Giant Squid?

      October 28, 2020
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      What If the Moon Fell to Earth?

      May 2, 2018
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      MSN New, Health

      We Harnessed Earth’s Deepest Heat, and the World Became Almost Energy Independent

      Imagine if the ground beneath your feet could provide nearly limitless energy. Instead of depending on coal, oil, and natural gas, countries could drill deep into...

      Humanity

      What If You Had as Much Money as Jeff Bezos?

      As the CEO and founder of Amazon, the multibillion dollar online shopping company, Jeff Bezos is the richest person on the planet. With a current net worth of $193.7...

      Cosmos

      What If the Sun Collided With a Black Hole?

      A black hole is on a collision course with our Sun. And there’s nothing left for you to do except sit back and watch the destruction of our entire Solar System. How...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If the Entire Arctic Collapsed Into One Giant Pit?

      The peaceful sound of water flowing through a frozen landscape may seem harmless. But in the Arctic, that sound can represent something much more serious. It is a sign...

      MSN New, Earth

      See What Happens If the San Andreas Fault Finally Breaks

      Nobody knows the exact day it will happen. It could be tomorrow, or decades from now. But one thing is certain. The San Andreas Fault is constantly building pressure...

      Earth

      What If the Earth Was One Living Organism?

      Could we all just be a part of our planet’s life-support system? Even from space, you can see that the planet Earth is full of life. When you take a closer look...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Had a Large Elliptical Orbit?

        What if Earth’s orbit ventured as far from the Sun as Pluto, and got as close to it as Venus? Would the Sun burn the planet to a crisp at the closest...

      Cosmos, Earth

      6 Stages of Earth’s Destruction If Mars Collided With Our Planet

      Mars is usually a safe 225 million kilometers away from Earth, but what if the red planet went off course and headed straight toward us? This nightmare scenario would...

      MSN New, Earth, Humanity

      Humanity Just Got the Order to Abandon Earth, and Here’s What Comes Next

      An asteroid races towards Earth. In 6 months, the world as we know it will be obliterated. What do you do? Is there time to evacuate? What would it take? And where would...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If We Created No Waste?

      In the Pacific Ocean, north of the equator, there’s a growing, “floating island” of trash that’s twice the size of Texas, and three times the...

      Humanity

      What If We Created a Second Artificial Moon?

      We can build really big things in space. Okay, not that big – yet. But we’ve packed the Earth’s lower orbit with about 5,000 satellites – some...

      Cosmos

      What If You Spent 100 Years on Mars?

      It’s been 100 Earth years since you settled on Mars. You’ve been through pain, loneliness and a lot of hard work. And now Mars is the new promised land everyone...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Hackers Steal Passwords Today, and Tomorrow They Could Steal Your Memories

      Right now, the worst a hacker can take from you is a password, a bank balance, maybe some embarrassing photos. Annoying. Recoverable. Now imagine the same people...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Black Hole May Be Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System, and Nothing That Falls In Comes Back

      Something out past Neptune is bending the orbits of everything around it. Astronomers can see the effect clearly enough. What they cannot see is the cause, and one of...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If Uranus Collided With Earth

      It’s been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar partner. But then, we understood something...

      HTS MSN

      10 cm Claws and “It’s Not Slow When It Attacks”

      At first glance, a sloth hardly looks like an animal you should be afraid of. It moves slowly, spends most of its life hanging from tree branches, and often appears to...

      HTS MSN

      A Volcanic Cloud Is Racing Toward You. Here’s Your Only Chance

      A volcano starts rumbling, and suddenly erupts. But instead of seeing lava trickling down, you see a massive cloud of ash quickly coming towards you. This isn’t...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Biggest Planet in the Solar System Is the Only Reason Humans Exist

      Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, a massive gas giant so enormous that its gravitational influence reaches far beyond its distant orbit. Although it...

      Humanity

      What If Humans Suddenly Went Extinct?

      It’s the end of the world as you know it. Every human on Earth suddenly went extinct. And it’s time for nature to make its ultimate comeback. What would happen to...

      Humanity

      What If We Built a Canal Between U.S. and Mexico?

      How about we rip the United States and Mexico apart from each other, geographically speaking? It would open up new trade routes that would make a ton of money for both...

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