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      Body

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

      January 5, 2023
      Cosmos

      What If Aliens Came to Earth a Million Years in the Future?

      June 13, 2022
      Body

      What If You Could Walk Through Walls?

      April 30, 2020
      Science

      What If Machines Took Over?

      March 14, 2019
      Body

      What If You Experienced the Most Painful Thing?

      December 14, 2021
      MSN New, Technology

      What If Everyone Had Access to Neuralink Overnight?

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

      HTS MSN

      She Heard Screaming and Metal Screeching Before Her Roller Coaster Derailed

      When Amanda Bostic rode a Daytona Beach roller coaster in 2018, everything seemed to be going smoothly. Her seatbelt clicked into place, and a park operator checked it...

      HTS MSN

      He Stepped Inside the Robot’s Safety Fence, and Seconds Later It Pinned Him to a Machine

      Industrial robots are intended to make factories work more quickly and efficiently, but they can also become extremely hazardous if anything goes wrong. At present...

      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...

      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...

      MSN New, Earth

      A Modern Mosasaurus Could Hit 30 mph in a Second and Swallow You Whole, and Sharks Would Look Tame

      Zero to 48 km/h in a single second. Not over a hundred meters, not with a running start. One second, from a standstill, in water. That is the ambush strike of a...

      Humanity

      What If All People on Earth Lived in the Same Skyscraper?

      With nearly eight billion people on the planet, things can feel pretty crowded. Let’s make things a bit tighter by housing every single person on Earth in one giant...

      MSN New, Humanity

      A Single U.S. Decision Could Start World War III, and the First Strike Could Come Without Warning

      The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...

      Cosmos, Earth

      What If the Moon Collided With Earth?

      Imagine a scenario where the Moon, our constant companion in the night sky, begins a deadly trajectory toward Earth. The consequences would be catastrophic, reshaping...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Soviet Probe Lasted 2 Hours on Venus in 1981, and That Is Still One of the Records

      In 1981, a Soviet probe called Venera 13 touched down on Venus and kept working for just over two hours before the planet killed it. That performance still ranks among...

      Science

      What If Menstrual Products Were Free Everywhere?

      Did you know that you ladies spend about 2,300 days of your life menstruating? That amounts to about 10,400 tampons or pads, over 5,000 pills for your cramps, and about...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Would Happen If You Never Washed Your Hair?

      Some people have gone weeks, months, and even years without washing their hair. In some cases, they try special routines that avoid shampoo entirely. With the right...

      Earth, Cosmos, MSN New

      What If Oumuamua Fell to Earth?

      In 2017, scientists discovered the first known interstellar object in our Solar System. Meet Oumuamua, which means “scout” in Hawaiian. According to NASA...

      MSN New, Cosmos, Earth

      72,000 km/h… That’s How Fast the Moon Would Hurtle Toward Earth

      Envision yourself going outside at night and spotting something odd above you. The Moon remains, but it is not now moving through space by itself. There is a body which...

      HTS MSN

      She Escaped North Korea, Got Caught, Then Risked Everything to Escape Again

      Could you face guards who shoot to kill? Swim for hours or even days in the open sea? Or cross a vast, hostile desert? What kind of place can push a person to make these...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The T-Rex Is Back and Hunting Again, and Here’s What Changed

      Tyrannosaurus Rex. King of the tyrant lizards. It’s 6 meters tall (20 feet), 12 meters (40 feet) long, and it weighs upward of seven tons. You can hide from it...

      Galaxy
      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...

      MSN New

      Your Body After 7 Days Without Sleep Is Terrifying

      Imagine the extra time you’d have if you didn’t waste eight hours a day sleeping. More time for work, family and fun. Uh oh. Looks like you’re already...

      MSN New, Earth

      Reactor Four Is 40,000 Times More Radioactive, and Five Minutes Is All You Get

      Bleak landscapes, soldiers in gas masks and mutant creatures running through the Red Forest. Basically, a perfect place for you to spend a month. Welcome to Chernobyl...

      MSN New

      Goblin Shark Has Finally Been Filmed Alive in Its Natural Deep Ocean Habitat

      One of the ocean’s most mysterious predators has finally been captured on camera in its natural deep sea environment. The goblin shark, scientifically known as...

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