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      What If Jupiter Swallowed Earth?

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      What If a New Planet Formed in the Solar System?

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      Seeing in Infrared Would Change the Human World in Ways We Never Expected

      Imagine a world where we didn’t need any lights, where we could detect diseases just by looking at someone, and literally see right through people’s...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth Would Face 460°C Heat and −220°C Cold If Its Orbit Changed This Drastically

      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 encounter...

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      What If We Could Genetically Engineer the Perfect Human, and What Would It Cost Us?

      What makes the perfect human? Immaculate features? Indomitable Intelligence? Incomparable wit? Or irresistible charm? What if you could modify your genes? What if...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Mosquitoes Were the Size of Humans?

      Citronella, netting, deet. All the things we use to arm ourselves against a pesky foe, the mosquito. There are over 3000 species of these arthropods in the world. If...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Would Happen If Humanity Reached a Type 5 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...

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      What If the World Was a Single Country of 8 Billion People?

      When you look at the Earth from space, you don’t see the 241 countries and territories that we’ve divided ourselves into. You don’t see the boundaries...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Earth’s Axis Was Tilted by 90 Degrees?

      The Earth sits comfortably in its orbit tilted on its axis at 23 degrees. Knock the planet over, and it wouldn’t be the Earth as you know it. Long frigid nights...

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      What If the Atmosphere Was 10% Sulfur Hexafluoride?

      Sulfur hexafluoride, now that’s a mouthful. It sure is! It’s more commonly known as SF6 or deep voice gas because, well, it makes your voice deeper! But...

      MSN New, Technology

      What If Wi-Fi Was Visible? You’d See COLORED Waves Every 15 cm

      In today’s tech-savvy world, it’s all around you – an invisible world of electromagnetic signals and radio waves. Wi-Fi, or Wireless Fidelity, is responsible for...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Skiing on Mars Would Be Nothing Like Earth, and the Biggest Problem Is Not the Cold

      Did you know that Mars has polar ice caps just like we do here on Earth? With the right technology, they might be our water source should we ever move to the red planet...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If the Universe Was Just an Illusion?

      What if the Universe is an illusion? What if your reality is not what it seems to be? What if you are you’re just a 2D projection stretched on the surface of a...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Jupiter Contains Trillions of Tons of Hydrogen, but There’s One Thing Missing to Set It on Fire

      Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System. It’s 300 times more massive than Earth. But it’s less dense than our home. With no solid surface, this planet is...

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