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      Survival, Earth

      How to Survive the Blue Hole

      November 3, 2022
      Earth

      What If All Antarctica’s Ice Suddenly Melted?

      9 months ago
      Humanity

      What If the U.S. Started World War III?

      December 2, 2021
      Earth

      What If Mt. Fuji Exploded Tomorrow?

      June 23, 2022
      Earth

      What If the Atmosphere Was 10% Deep Voice Gas?

      November 13, 2019
      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If You Lived in the Paleozoic Era?

      The Paleozoic Era represents one of the most transformative periods in Earth’s history, spanning approximately 289 million years from 541 to 252 million years ago...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Is Better for Life – Mars or Venus?

      When it comes to the question of which planet humanity could one day call home, the obvious choice might seem to be Mars. But surprisingly, Venus might actually be a...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If the Mullaperiyar Dam Collapsed?

      The Mullaperiyar Dam sits in India’s Kerala state, quietly performing a job it has done for more than a century. Built over 100 years ago, it plays a crucial role...

      Cosmos

      What If You Dropped a Steak From Orbit?

      Ever had a freshly cooked steak, delivered straight from the International Space Station? Let me tell you — it’s not going to be what you might expect. You must be...

      HTS MSN

      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If Bigfoot Was Finally Proven Real

      The truth is out there. With thousands of sightings, theories and believers, the creature known as Bigfoot has become the stuff of legend. What if this fabled cryptid...

      Science

      What If We Never Discovered Antibiotics?

      Watch out for loose superbugs.

      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...

      Cosmos, Earth, MSN New

      What If the Moon Never Existed?

      The moon has been our friendly neighbour in the sky for billions of years. It has guided us home, kept us on time, protected us, propelled us into space and has even...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If We Poured Liquid Nitrogen Into a Volcano?

      What would happen if you dumped one of the world’s coldest liquids into the boiling, volatile mouth of a volcano? Would it freeze all of the lava inside? Could it...

      MSN New

      Where Are We on the Kardashev Scale of Civilizations?

      The Kardashev Scale, first introduced by Russian astronomer Nikolai Kardashev, is a way of measuring how advanced a civilization is based on how much energy it can...

      Science

      What If Plastic Was Never Invented?

      Once a revolutionary invention, it's now filling up our oceans and killing thousands of whales, birds, turtles... Just how much plastic do we have around us?

      Humanity

      6 Ways Humanity Would Struggle to Survive with Only Two People Left

      Imagine a future where the unthinkable happens. A global catastrophe wipes out nearly everyone on Earth, leaving only two human beings alive. With the survival of the...

      Time Square submerged
      Earth

      This is What Our Cities Look Like in a World Without Ice

      What if climate change was taken to the absolute extreme and the entire planet’s ice melted?

      Humanity, MSN New

      6 Worst Ship Disasters of All Time

      Would you dare to hit the open seas and experience some of the worst ship disasters of all time? From explosions to icebergs and massive storms to the infamous...

      Earth

      What If a Giant Sea Scorpion Fought a Killer Whale?

      Millions of years ago, this giant sea scorpion terrorized the ocean. It was the apex predator of its time. So what if we brought it into the modern-day and had it fight...

      MSN New, Health

      What Happens If You Eat Nothing But Caviar for a Month?

      Caviar. Whether you’re a foodie or not, chances are you have some opinions on this food. For some people, the thought of eating fish eggs even once is gross enough...

      Cosmos

      What If Venus and Mars Swapped Orbits?

      When it comes to planets in our Solar System’s habitable zone, one world is too close to the Sun, another is too far and Earth is just right. But maybe things...

      MSN New

      NASA Released The Highest Resolution Images of Mars

      Mars has been photographed countless times over the years, but some images stand out above all the rest. Among them is an astonishing panorama created by NASA that...

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