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      What If We Brought Dinosaurs Back From Extinction?

      July 18, 2022
      Science

      What If We Let Synthetic Life Forms Loose?

      January 29, 2019
      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If Humans Tried to Land on Kepler 22b?

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      What if We Used Nuclear Energy as Our Only Fuel Source?

      March 12, 2019
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      What If You Were Sucked Into a Whirlpool?

      January 10, 2022
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      A 20 Year Drought Could Push Humanity to the Limit, but Water Isn’t the Only Threat

      What would happen if the rain simply stopped being reliable? At first, people might treat it as a bad season, but after several years, empty reservoirs, dying crops, and...

      Technology

      What If We Dug Tunnels Between Continents?

      Imagine what it would be like if you could wake up in your New York City apartment at 7:00 a.m., and make it to your job in London, England by 9:30 in the morning. That...

      Earth

      What If Bats Were the Size of Humans?

      This gigantic bat was captured on camera by a man filming his camping trip. He’s been missing ever since. Stories like these have been swirling the internet for...

      Science

      What Would It Take to Terraform the Moon?

      Obviously, we can't just pack our stuff and move there today. But what if we terraformed it - reshaped it into an Earth's image?

      Technology

      Facebook’s (Meta’s) Secret World Domination Plan

      Almost half of the world’s population uses one of Meta’s services every month. Facebook and Instagram combined hold over 75% of the social media market share, and...

      HTS MSN

      A Black Rhino Charged at Him, and Running Was No Match for 1.4 Tons of Muscle

      Though they’re powerful and fast, black rhinos could not outrun the black market demand for their horns. Nature parks, like the Serengeti Park in Germany, allow...

      MSN New

      If Earth Were as Big as Jupiter, You Couldn’t Even Stand Up

      Ever feel like the Earth is just too small? Well, let’s make it bigger. Much, much bigger. Welcome to a new Earth that is just as big as Jupiter. In what ways would the...

      HTS MSN

      What to Do the Moment a Dingo Comes at You

      You are enjoying a peaceful vacation in the Australian Outback when a dog-like animal walks toward you. At first glance, it looks harmless, almost like a friendly pet...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If a Nuclear Reactor Built by the U.S. Detonated on the Moon?

      Imagine looking up at the moon and seeing space dust floating around it. Maybe broken-off parts of the moon are raining down on Earth. You’d wonder what happened;...

      MSN New, Earth

      Its Eyes Glow in the Dark 2,600 Meters Down, and It Is Not Even a Real Shark

      Two thousand six hundred meters below the surface, where sunlight has not reached for millions of years, something is looking back at you. Pale. Translucent. Drifting...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      You Could Fit 763 Earths Inside Saturn, but the Numbers Get Even Wilder

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story! 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...

      Cosmos

      What If We Built Cloud Cities on Venus?

      The Earth might not be here forever. A huge solar flare, an asteroid impact, or a local gamma-ray burst – anything could wipe us out for good. If we’re...

      HTS MSN

      70 Tons Came Crashing Down at a Dance Party, and 114 People Never Made It Out

      In the summer of 1981, the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City was one of the most exciting places in the city. Its massive lobby, elegant design, and famous suspended...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Earth Was Shaped Like a Pizza?

      Forget the idea of a flat Earth and imagine instead an Earth shaped like a giant slice of pizza. At first glance, it might seem amusing and even delicious to picture...

      MSN New

      What If Extinct Animals Could Be Brought Back to Life?

      Don’t Miss the Full Video Story Below What if the past was not really gone forever? Creatures like the saber toothed tiger, the woolly mammoth, and the dodo bird once...

      MSN New, Earth

      We Killed Every Mosquito on Earth, and the Consequences Would Be Worse Than Expected

      Mosquitoes are often treated as nothing more than irritating insects that leave behind itchy bites. Their importance, however, is much greater than their size suggests...

      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.

      MSN New, Earth, Humanity

      There Could Be Hundreds of Versions of You Living in Other Universes

      What if there was another version of you? Somewhere out there in the Universe. A you that could be anything. Imagine a version of you where you’re the Batman. Or...

      HTS MSN

      Lions Kill Around 250 People a Year and Can Run at 80 km/h

      This is no Simba. Unlike the song, this lion is not sleeping tonight. Instinct kicks in, and you begin to run, but even the fastest human on Earth, Usain Bolt, with his...

      MSN New, HTS MSN

      Why He Didn’t Survive: Kim Jong Un’s Half-Brother

      On the morning of February 13, 2017, travelers moved through the crowded terminals of Kuala Lumpur International Airport without noticing anything unusual. Flights...

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