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      What If Earthquakes Lasted a Year?

      October 8, 2021
      Earth

      What If Ants Were the Size of Elephants?

      January 25, 2021
      Earth

      What If You Moved an Entire City?

      September 17, 2021
      Earth, Science

      What If The Earth Was Hollow?

      July 31, 2018
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      What If All People on Earth Lived in the Same Skyscraper?

      November 30, 2022
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      What Would Happen If Humans Had a Mating Season?

      December is a very special month in many countries around the world. No, not because of Christmas. Because it’s baby-making month. Studies show December may have the...

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      Why You Wouldn’t Survive El Chapo’s Prison Cell

      Imagine spending years without seeing the sky or hearing another human voice. Your world is reduced to four concrete walls, a steel door, and silence so intense it...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If Russia Crashed the International Space Station?

      Under the pressure of crushing economic sanctions, Russia’s straining to play its own intimidation game. This time, they are threatening to take the International...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Humans Stopped Having Babies. Here’s How the World Ends

      Every year, around 140 million babies are born worldwide. And if we continue at this pace, 50 years from now the global population will reach 10.5 billion people. The...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If Trump and Putin Invaded Europe?

      This war didn’t come out of nowhere. The signs were hiding in plain sight. Trump slams Europe with devastating tariffs, crippling economies across the continent...

      MSN New, Earth

      Another Planet Just Slammed Into Earth, and Here’s What’s Left

      About 50 billion rogue planets are roaming the Milky Way with no host star to hold on to, some of them three times bigger than the Earth. They don’t give off any...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Mars Could Create a New Branch of Humanity Within Just a Few Generations

      Martians might really exist… In the future. But instead of the aliens of sci-fi movies, martians would be humans born and raised on Mars. Why would your skin be...

      MSN New, Earth

      This Is How You Create Your Own Periodic Table, and Putting It Together Gets Dangerous

      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      Can You Imagine a Megalodon Hiding in the Mariana Trench?

      You’re in the deepest part of our oceans. The Mariana Trench. Suddenly, your sub experiences an earthquake. And when you look outside, you see the terrifying...

      MSN New, Humanity

      There Could Be Infinite Versions of Earth, Each With a Different Reality

      The idea that our Universe might not be alone is one of the most fascinating possibilities in modern physics. What if reality is not singular, but instead just one layer...

      HTS MSN

      The Andes Flight Tragedy Nobody is Talking About

      On a dark December night in 1995, a routine commercial flight turned into one of the most devastating aviation disasters in modern history. What began as a standard...

      MSN, MSN New

      What Would Happen If You Broke the Rules in North Korea?

      Welcome to one of the most restrictive countries in the world. Ruled by an enigmatic, tyrannical and violent leader, North Korean citizens and tourists can be threatened...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If Trump Became a Dictator?

      With no shock to anyone, Donald Trump is pushing his way onto the list of the authoritarian leaders of the 21st century. Does he want to become a dictator? The United...

      Cosmos

      What If We Found Alien Life on Enceladus?

      Aliens?! Enchiladas?! What is this world coming to? Or should I say, what is coming to this world? First of all, yes, it’s pronounced Enceladus (EN-CELL-A-DUSS)...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      There May Be a Ninth Planet Hiding at the Edge of Our Solar System

      For decades, we believed our Solar System ended with Neptune, followed only by icy debris and distant dwarf planets. But recent observations hint that something much...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Happens If You Pour Concrete Into a Volcano?

      If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old concrete. A massive volcanic explosion sends...

      Earth, Cosmos

      Universe’s Evolution in 10 Minutes

      Our Universe was born billions of years ago. And since that time, it’s given birth to millions of galaxies, our Solar System, and who knows what else. Our Universe...

      Humanity

      What If Cyborg Insects Attacked the Planet?

      The year is 2040. You hunker down with your fellow human survivors, listening for the sound of your enemy. The cyber-bugs have taken over. How did this happen? What...

      Cosmos, MSN New, Science

      Artemis II Brings Us Closer but Can the Moon Ever Be Habitable

      How long would it take us to turn our natural satellite into a habitable place? How would this Earth-like Moon look? Would this even be possible? Wondering why we chose...

      HTS MSN

      How to Survive If You End Up on Subway Tracks

      Let’s be realistic, most of us aren’t like Neo from The Matrix. And for that matter, if the unthinkable happens, you might be on your own, or there might be...

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