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      What If Elon Musk Became President?

      October 21, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If Earth’s Core Stopped Spinning?

      March 31, 2023
      Science

      What If All of the Volcanoes on Earth Erupted at Once?

      May 28, 2018
      Earth, MSN

      What If You Fell Into Lake Kivu?

      September 24, 2021
      Cosmos

      7 Facts If Space Was Hot Instead of Cold

      August 7, 2025
      MSN New

      The Most Powerful Solar Telescope Ever Built Just Revealed the Sun Like Never Before

      At first glance, it looks like a pan full of perfectly popped popcorn. But what you’re actually seeing is something far more extraordinary. These incredible images...

      Cosmos

      What If You Spent 100 Years on Mars?

      It’s been 100 Earth years since you settled on Mars. You’ve been through pain, loneliness and a lot of hard work. And now Mars is the new promised land everyone...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If We Built a Colony on Saturn’s Moon Titan?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Even if you were not 1.5 billion kilometers (900 million miles) from Earth, building a new community would still be a major challenge...

      Cosmos, MSN, MSN New

      Nuking Every Planet in the Solar System

      Humanity has built some incredibly destructive weapons. There are still roughly 12,000 nuclear warheads on Earth today, capable of causing catastrophic damage to human...

      MSN New, Earth

      Turning the Sahara Green Could Backfire and Make the Planet Even Hotter

      Everyone assumes more trees means a cooler planet. Plant enough of them and the temperature comes down. The Sahara might prove that assumption wrong in the most...

      Science

      What If Humanity Became an Interstellar Society?

      What if humanity grew to be so technologically advanced that we were able to leave our Solar System and spread across interstellar space? Would we hop from one exoplanet...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Happen If We Nuked the Gas Giant Jupiter?

      Jupiter may be the biggest planet in the Solar System, but its days are numbered. Because today, we’re using Earth’s biggest, baddest bombs to blow the gas giant...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      5 Things Scientists Discovered About Jupiter

      1. The Great Red Spot Isn’t Alone Everyone has heard of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm so enormous it could swallow Earth whole. It has raged for centuries, fueled by...

      MSN New

      Scientists Discovered a Disturbing Secret About Your Cat

      Cats are known for being independent, mysterious, and sometimes a little strange. They can ignore their owners for hours, knock objects off tables for no reason, and act...

      MSN New

      What Could Your Daily Life Look Like 50 Years From Today?

      The world you know today would probably feel ancient to someone living 50 years from now. Think about how much life has changed over the past few decades. Smartphones...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If We Killed All Mosquitoes?

      Swipe down for full video story! Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on Earth, responsible for nearly one million human deaths each year. They transmit diseases such as...

      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If We Dug a Tunnel Through a Volcano?

      Volcanic eruptions can be devastating. So what if we took extreme actions to prevent them? How could we drill into a volcano? What would be the benefits of doing this...

      MSN New, Earth

      5 Jaw-Dropping Natural Phenomena Around the World

      Nature has the ability to produce scenes that appear almost impossible. Whether it’s millions of animals moving in unison or odd patterns showing up in deserts and...

      Cosmos

      What if Some of the Space Facts You Believe Are Actually Untrue?

      12. THE SUN IS A GIANT BALL OF FIRE Did you know that the Sun isn’t really on fire? No. Our Sun isn’t a raging bonfire in the center of the Solar System...

      Earth, MSN New

      How the African Continent Might Tear Itself Apart

      You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking apart? Well, it’s possible, and...

      HTS MSN

      What Catnip Actually Does to Your Cat’s Brain

      If you’ve ever given your cat a toy filled with catnip, you’ve probably seen the transformation happen within seconds. One moment they’re calm and...

      Cosmos, MSN

      What If You Lit a Match on Jupiter?

      Uh-oh. Looks like somebody left the gas running on Jupiter. Don’t do anything stupid, like lighting a humongous match. What would a match need to be made of to ignite...

      MSN New

      Discover How Money Was Invented and Transformed Civilization

      Empty your pockets. This is not a hold up, but something important is missing. No coins, no cards, no problem. Pretty soon, you might not need to carry anything at all...

      Earth, Science

      What If the Earth Was Cut in Half?

      The Earth is under attack! And rather than just completely obliterating us, our attackers have decided to simply cut our planet in half. Is this an act of mercy, or the...

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