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      What If You Were Sucked Into a Whirlpool?

      January 10, 2022
      Science

      What If the Universe Ended Tomorrow?

      January 21, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If All Nukes Exploded in Space?

      July 18, 2025
      Body

      What If You Could Make Spider Web Like Spider-Man?

      February 10, 2022
      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Happen If You Spent 5 Seconds on Io?

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      MSN New

      They Found the Most Dangerous Fruit in the World

      It looks like something from another planet. Rough skin, strange shapes, and a bright reddish shell that splits open like it is alive. If you saw it on a tree, you might...

      Cosmos

      What If the Largest Black Hole Entered Our Solar System?

      It’s invisible, deadly and sucking up every bit of matter in its path. The most massive black hole in the known Universe is headed right toward Earth. What would you see...

      MSN New, Humanity

      We May Be About to Discover Alien AI Instead of Aliens

      For generations, humans have imagined what it would be like to discover life beyond Earth. Would alien beings look anything like us? Would they communicate through...

      MSN New, Earth

      Historians Discovered Why So Many Egyptian Statues Are Missing Their Noses

      For thousands of years, the statues of ancient Egypt have fascinated people around the world. Their lifelike faces, towering size, and remarkable craftsmanship have...

      HTS MSN

      300 People Die Here Every Year, Then an Entire Bus Disappeared Into the Fog

      Deep in the mountains of Bolivia, there is a road where a single mistake can turn an ordinary journey into a fight for survival. For decades, the North Yungas Road...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If Every Planet in the Solar System Could Support Life?

      Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the planets fit into this Goldilocks zone? What...

      HTS MSN

      She Was Warned Not to Swim There, Hours Later a Crocodile Pulled Her Under

      In 1987, 24 year old American Ginger Meadows was visiting Cascade Falls in Australia, expecting to enjoy the beautiful scenery and warm weather. What she did not expect...

      Humanity, MSN New, Technology

      A.I. Predicts Drone War On America

      Imagine your entire neighborhood under the ever-watchful gaze of a swarm of silent drones. Creepy, right? Now, all conspiracies aside, more and more drones are fighting...

      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...

      HTS MSN

      You Crawl, You Bleed, You Freeze, and Nobody Lets You Stop

      You are exhausted. Your clothes are soaked, your skin is covered in sand, and your entire body is shaking from the cold. Every step feels impossible. Your hands and feet...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      22,000 Pounds of Rock Falling Every Second, That Is What Living Under Martian Rings Means

      Picture standing on Mars and looking up at a ring stretching across the sky. Beautiful, until you understand what those rings eventually do. Every piece of that debris...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth Lost Gravity, and Everything on the Planet Started Flying Away

      Gravity, in the literal sense, keeps everyone (and everything) on Earth grounded. It acts as the anchor that prevents objects from floating skyward. For humans...

      Earth

      What If Underwater Aliens are Hiding in the World’s Deepest Lake?

      If you’re wondering where to take your first post-pandemic trip, here’s a place you don’t want to miss. Lake Baikal. This lake is unique. And its...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      If Earth Were the Center of the Solar System, the Sun Would Die and We’d Freeze Solid

      Put Earth at the center of the Solar System and something has to give. Gravity does not negotiate, so if everything is going to orbit us, the masses have to be...

      Science

      What If You Had the Strength of a Superhero?

      If you were just three times stronger than the world’s strongest person, you could lift a compact car. What else could you do? Or, not do? Would superhuman...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If China Went to War With Russia?

      Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Wise words. But what if two of the world’s most powerful nations burned their friendship, and each other, to the...

      Earth

      What If You Dumped an Iceberg Into a Volcano?

      In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting fire with fire usually makes things worse...

      HTS MSN

      The Deadliest Job in the World: How to Survive It

      You hear a sharp cracking sound. You look up. A massive tree is leaning toward you, its weight shifting as gravity takes control. There is no time to think, no time to...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What Would Happen If We Dumped Our Trash in the Bermuda Triangle?

      It’s one of the most dangerous and mysterious places on Earth. It’s home to dozens of sunken ships, plane crashes, and dead people. It’s known as the...

      MSN New, Earth

      It Looks Like Harmless Fog, and It Is the Deadliest Dive on This List

      Picture the most dangerous liquid you could possibly fall into. Most people think of boiling acid, or molten rock, or water swarming with something venomous. All...

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