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      What If You Drank Only Water for the Rest of Your Life?

      January 5, 2023
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      What If Earth’s Topography Was Inverted?

      December 15, 2018
      Earth, Science

      What If Earth’s Atmosphere Was Pure Oxygen?

      June 29, 2019
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      What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      April 6, 2018
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      8 Space Lies You Were Told About Space

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      How to Survive a King Cobra Attack and Make It Out Alive

      The king cobra is one of the most dangerous reptiles on Earth. It is the longest venomous snake in the world and can be found across India, South China, and Southeast...

      Science

      What If You Were the First Person on Mars?

      Congratulations, you’ve taken the seven-month-long journey and have landed on Mars. And it turns out, you’re the first person. Better start getting the human...

      MSN New, Earth

      Neanderthals Are Living Among Us Again, and Here’s What Changed

      Imagine walking down a busy city street and passing someone who looks almost human but not quite. They are shorter, broader, with a larger brow ridge and a more powerful...

      Humanity

      What If One Million People Actually Stormed Area 51?

      If you happened to wander into the Nevada desert and stumbled upon the secret U.S. military base, Area 51, you’d quickly be arrested, killed, or maybe even...

      Earth, Cosmos

      8 Facts About What Would Happen If We Poured All of Earths 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...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If We Turned the Entire Moon Into Farmland?

      As Earth’s population multiplies each year, we’re quickly running out of resources to feed the planet. Before long, we’re going to need more space to...

      MSN New

      What If Antibiotics Had Never Been Discovered?

      Herbs. Honey. Moldy Bread. Animal Feces. In ancient times, these were the go-to remedies for disease and infection. We’ve come a long way since then. Or have we...

      Cosmos, Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      What If the James Webb Telescope Discovered Alien Life?

      This not-so-little piece of equipment could change astronomy forever. And it could be about to find alien life. Maybe in a matter of days. What is this powerful new tool...

      MSN New

      They Found the Biggest Bat in the World

      When most people think of bats, they picture small, shadowy creatures fluttering through the night sky. But what if someone told you there was a bat with a wingspan...

      Earth, MSN New

      5 Most Dangerous Abandoned Places in the World

      When you travel to an abandoned place, it’s important to remember that people left these towns for a reason. It could be due to dangerous human activities...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Became Type V Civilization?

      Imagine a world where humanity has not only gained the ability to travel and to populate space but has progressed even further than that. Humanity can now control and...

      MSN New

      What Really Happens if You Fall Straight Through the Planet

      As thrill-seekers, we like to do a lot of extreme, gravity-defying stunts to push our limits. If base jumping or caving is your thing, how about taking a tumble all the...

      MSN New, Earth

      A Giganotosaurus Attacked a Troodon, but the Tiny Dinosaur Had One Advantage

      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...

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      Cosmos

      What If We Detected a Signal from Outer Space?

      What if we are not alone? There are so many secrets that making contact with alien life could reveal. The only problem is, we have no way of getting in touch with them...

      HTS MSN

      Inside Japan’s Most Dangerous Festival

      Every six years in Japan, thousands of people gather in the Suwa region to witness one of the world’s most dangerous religious festivals. Massive logs thunder down steep...

      Earth

      What If We Cooled the Earth with Solar Power?

      Why do solar panels look so different these days? And why have we started installing them on top of mountains, using them to pave our roads, and putting them in the...

      HTS MSN

      You Are Face to Face With a 770 kg Predator, and There’s Nowhere to Run

      The Northern Lights are one of the most amazing natural phenomena that you can experience in your life. But wait, you’re not alone. What is that big shadow in the...

      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...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      We May Be About to Detect Alien Life on Enceladus

      When scientists search for life beyond Earth, Mars usually gets most of the attention. But another world may offer an even better chance of finding extraterrestrial...

      Earth

      What If the Arctic Turned Into a Megaslump?

      The sound of trickling water might seem harmless, even peaceful. But in the polar regions, this sound is a sinister warning of an event that could swallow up the arctic...

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