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      What If Earth Was As Small as Pluto?

      December 16, 2022
      Science

      What If You Fell Into Jupiter?

      December 5, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If You Lived in a Cosmic Skyscraper?

      March 30, 2022
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      How Bad Could Things Get on Earth If We Nuked the Moon?

      March 30, 2018
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      What If Carbon Disappeared for 5 Seconds?

      October 20, 2021
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      Earth

      What If You Drilled a Hole Through Earth?

        This would be the journey of a lifetime, if you don’t mind riding through molten rock and crushing pressure. What would you see along the way? How long...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If Neuralink Went Global Overnight?

      Neuralink is an American company started by ohhhhh, let’s just say “well-known public figure” Elon Musk. Launched back in 2017, its mission was to...

      HTS MSN

      33 Years Without a Single Death, Then the Komodo Found the Boy

      For 33 years, the people living on Komodo Island had managed to coexist with one of the most dangerous predators on Earth without suffering a fatal attack. The giant...

      Cosmos

      Things You Were Lied to About Space

      The Sun is Yellow If you’ve always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it’s not yellow. It’s green. Sort...

      HTS MSN

      Why Climbing a Tree Would Never Actually Save You From a Wild Boar

      A peaceful walk through the forest can turn into a dangerous encounter in seconds. You are hiking with your dog when suddenly it stops, starts barking, and focuses on...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Imagine If There’s Life on Kepler 69c?

      Located 2,383 light-years from Earth, in the Cygnus constellation, is a potential super-Earth. At least that’s what it’s often referred to as. Kepler 69c is an exoplanet...

      MSN New

      They Found the Biggest Anaconda in the World

      It started like any other expedition into the remote wetlands of South America. Thick jungle, slow moving rivers, and the kind of silence that makes every sound feel...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Happen If You Spent 5 Seconds on Io?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Io, one of Jupiter’s four largest moons, feels like it belongs in a science fiction nightmare. Its surface is a chaotic, ever changing...

      HTS MSN

      Everything Movies Taught You About Quicksand Is Wrong

      Picture this, you’re having a nice, relaxing walk on a private beach without a care in the world. All of a sudden, your foot drops into a deep and mucky puddle...

      DailyMoment, Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What If Companies Paid for Every Bit of Pollution on Earth Day?

      Since 1988, 71% of all the world’s carbon emissions have been produced by just 100 companies. Their operations are largely to blame for the climate crisis we now...

      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...

      Humanity

      What If You Knew What Would Happen in 100 Years?

      A century of history flashes before your eyes. Not the past, but the future. And now you know how life would unfold over the next 100 years. What changes would happen to...

      Science

      What If Everyone Cycled to Work?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Cycling, as a means of transportation, is growing in popularity in cities all over the world; with good...

      MSN New, Humanity

      AI Just Replaced Every Teacher on Earth, and Here’s What Classrooms Became

      Imagine walking into a classroom where there is no teacher standing at the front of the room. Instead, every student is guided by an artificial intelligence system that...

      Cosmos

      What If a New Planet Formed in the Solar System?

      A gas cloud located 500 light years away from our solar system is about to become a planet. This process usually takes a few hundred million years, but what if we made...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Internet Just Went Dark for Good. Here’s What Happens to Us

      Imagine waking up tomorrow morning and reaching for your phone. You tap your favorite social media app, but nothing loads. You try opening your email, searching on...

      HTS MSN

      The Frozen Nightmare: Surviving an Ice Breakthrough

      When walking across a frozen lake, appearances can be deceiving. Ice that looks solid may be dangerously thin beneath the surface. While many people follow the saying...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If the Moon Was a Giant Disc?

      In 2010 an astronaut on the ISS observed a bizarre phenomenon. When he glanced out the window, he saw the Moon looked flattened when it appeared in the thickest part of...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Great Attractor Is One of the Universe’s Biggest Mysteries. What If It Swallowed Us?

      These balls represent one of the strangest phenomena currently taking place in our Universe. Each ball symbolizes one of 100,000 galaxies , including our own that are...

      Humanity

      What If Ukraine Couldn’t Grow Food This Summer?

      The war in Ukraine has altered the lives of millions. And has sent prices for goods like oil and natural gas skyrocketing around the world. But the worst may be yet to...

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