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      What If You Swallowed Gallium?

      August 25, 2020
      Humanity

      What If We Planted a Trillion Trees

      July 11, 2019
      Earth

      What If Jupiter Swallowed Earth?

      June 24, 2020
      Body

      What If You Jumped Into a Pool of Hand Sanitizer?

      April 14, 2020
      MSN New, Humanity

      Are Scientists About to Discover Alien Life in 2026?

      5 months ago
      MSN New, Cosmos

      Scientists Say a White Hole and Black Hole Collision Would Break Physics

      Black holes are one of the most devastating objects in space, sucking up everything around them. But there’s another space phenomenon that’s just as...

      MSN New

      What Would Life Be Like in Underwater Cities?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Let’s be honest, we are pushing our planet to a climate change catastrophe. But there could be a solution. 71% of the Earth’s...

      Humanity

      What If You Had to Live Through 2020 All Over Again?

      2020 has been one of the worst years in human history. It’s been strange, confusing, and often terrifying. But what if when the clock strikes midnight on December...

      MSN New, Earth, Humanity

      8 Moments in Earth’s Past, and You Would Not Survive a Single One of Them

      Time travel sounds like a gift until you look at the destinations. Earth has spent 4.5 billion years cycling through conditions that would kill a modern human within...

      MSN New, Earth

      Every Ocean on Earth Suddenly Vanished, and Civilization Would Collapse in Ways You Wouldn’t Expect

      Nicknamed the blue planet for obvious reasons, Earth owes that description to oceans that stretch across more than 70 percent of its surface, quietly regulating...

      Earth

      What if Earth Dropped to Absolute Zero for 5 Seconds?

      Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature in the Universe. Nothing gets colder than that. So if the entire Earth suddenly cooled down to the most frigid...

      HTS MSN

      How Riders Actually Survive a High-Speed Motorcycle Crash

      For many years, riding a motorcycle has been glorified on television and in the movies. The rumble of a motorcycle motor makes you think of long, open roads and endless...

      Technology

      What If We Had Nuclear-Powered Rockets?

      By the year 2035, NASA plans to send humans to Mars. But it would be about a nine-month trip with our current rocket technology. However, in the not-so-distant future...

      MSN New

      What If Extinct Animals Could Be Brought Back to Life?

      Don’t Miss the Full Video Story Below What if the past was not really gone forever? Creatures like the saber toothed tiger, the woolly mammoth, and the dodo bird once...

      Cosmos, MSN

      6 Shocking Things You’d See in a Type III Civilization

      Imagine arriving in a galaxy where humanity controls every star, planet, and particle of energy. This is the reality of a type three civilization, one of the most...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If Ants Were the Size of Elephants?

      They can lift 5,000 times their body weight. They have armies in the thousands. And they outnumber us a million to one. But ants are tiny, right? Yeah, that’s not going...

      HTS MSN

      They Were Asleep When the Cloud Arrived, Seconds Later Their Lungs Were Burning

      Most of Bhopal was asleep when the disaster began. It was late on December 2, 1984, and millions of people had settled into the night, unaware that a deadly chemical...

      MSN New

      Strange Fish Was Discovered That Rides Sharks Using a Head Suction Cup

      Sharks are often imagined as lone predators ruling the ocean. But in reality, many of them travel with unexpected passengers. And among the strangest of these passengers...

      MSN New, Health

      What Happens If You Eat a Brick of Dry Ice?

      Dry ice is one of the coldest substances on Earth. Now, what would happen if you swallowed dry ice? What would it do to your skin? How much could you eat before it hurts...

      HTS MSN

      What’s the Deal With Sea Snake Island?

      When people imagine dangerous snakes, they usually picture dense jungles or scorching deserts. But some of the world’s most venomous snakes spend their entire...

      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...

      Earth

      What If South America and Africa Joined Together?

      Millions of years ago, all the continents were one. Waiting to crack and spread into the world we know today. Thing is, Earth’s ground is constantly moving. So how about...

      HTS MSN

      A 2,000 lb Crocodile Killed Up to 300 People, and It Might Still Be Out There

      Crocodiles are among the most dangerous predators on Earth, and their appearance alone tells you why. With enormous jaws, powerful muscles and the ability to attack from...

      MSN New

      How Dangerous Is a Meteorite Impact on Your House?

      Imagine a normal night at home suddenly interrupted by a blazing space rock crashing straight through your roof. Glass shatters, furniture is destroyed, and in seconds...

      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...

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