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      What If Everyone Over the Age of 18 Disappeared?

      June 22, 2019
      Humanity

      What If We Raised Dinosaurs for Food?

      April 16, 2021
      Science

      What If the African Continent Broke Apart?

      March 10, 2019
      Earth

      What If America Were Split Apart?

      April 12, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If You Swam in Titan’s Lakes for 5 Seconds?

      October 26, 2023
      Cosmos

      What If There Were a Permanent Solar Eclipse?

      The last time the world witnessed a total solar eclipse was in 2017, and its presence delighted enthusiastic sky watchers. But what if, instead of a rare phenomena, a...

      Earth

      What If Titanosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      The Titanosaur is no longer. As the largest animal to roam the Earth, you’d think such an impressive presence would be almost invincible. How did this titan of a...

      Earth

      What If All Wildlife on Earth Was Wiped Out?

      While it might be nice to avoid any dangerous confrontations on your wilderness walks, life without wildlife would be pretty boring. If we didn’t have animals...

      Science

      Could We Survive on Earth If It Was Spinning Twice as Fast?

      Some say life is a roller coaster. What if it was more like this? We don't notice the earth spinning now, so what would life be like if it spun a little faster? Would we...

      Science

      What If Thomas Edison Wasn’t Born

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Thomas Edison is one of the most famous inventors in history. He had over 1,000 patents and countless inventions...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      What If the US and Israel Split?

      The US and Israel have been allies for nearly 80 years. Billions in weapons. Dozens of UN vetoes. It’s a relationship that defined the modern Middle East. But what...

      MSN New, Humanity

      How to Survive a Nuclear Explosion

      Whether it’s an act of war or terrorism, all that really matters in the moments after the blast is that there are ways to save yourself and your loved ones...

      Cosmos, Earth, MSN New

      6 Stars That Would Destroy Earth if They Replaced the Sun

      Imagine waking up one morning to find our Sun replaced by a cosmic powerhouse far stranger than anything we have seen. From giants that could swallow planets whole to...

      Cosmos

      What If Each Planet Replaced Our Moon?

      Imagine if one day you looked up into the night sky, and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon was supposed to be. That would sure turn our Earth into an alien world. And...

      Science

      What If Earth Was Near the Center of the Milky Way?

      See that strip of stars splashed across the night sky? That’s our home galaxy, the Milky Way. You can see it from Earth because we live on its very outskirts, far...

      Cosmos

      What If Humanity Became Type 7 Civilization?

      Imagine a world where you’re not even human. You can create universes with ease and control time. This could be a reality in an incredibly advanced, and I mean an...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What Happens If You Spend a Month in Chernobyl?

      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...

      Earth

      What If There Was No Friction for 1 Minute?

      Friction is what allows us to move…and to slow down. Friction is how we pick things up …and hold on to them. To be totally honest, there isn’t much we...

      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...

      Humanity

      What If We Planted a Trillion Trees

      It’s dawn, it’s dark, and you don’t what kind of weather is waiting for you outside your tent. It doesn’t matter anyway. In rain, hail, sleet...

      Science

      What If All Bees Went Extinct?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Food is scarce. Money is worthless. Riots are everywhere. The world is in chaos. This isn’t our past...

      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...

      Earth

      6 Surprising Things You Would Discover If You Traveled to the Cambrian Period

      Imagine being transported 500 million years into Earth’s past, landing in a world that feels both alien and dangerously unfamiliar. You have just arrived in the Cambrian...

      Earth, Humanity

      100 Years Into the Future: What Life on Earth and Beyond Could Look Like

      What if we told you that within the next 100 years, humans could merge with AI, control the weather, and even bring extinct species back to life? From space exploration...

      Earth

      What If the Strongest Hurricane Ever Hit New York?

      Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones. They’re all one in the same. Storms. Now, the mother of all of them is about to hit New York and you’re caught right in the middle of it...

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