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      What If Birds Had Arms?

      November 11, 2020
      Earth

      What If We Knew the Time the Earth Will Die?

      February 17, 2020
      Earth

      What If You Dumped an Iceberg Into a Volcano?

      June 11, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If an Asteroid Were on a Collision Course to Hit Earth?

      April 13, 2021
      Science

      What If You Fell Into Jupiter?

      December 5, 2018
      MSN New, Cosmos

      We Built a Giant Space Station, and Millions of People Moved Into Orbit

      One day, we want to take humanity into space. But why don’t we start small? Take one solar power station, 10,000 people, and 10 million tons of crumbled Moon rock...

      Humanity

      What If Ancient Life Escaped Earth?

      In 7.5 billion years, the Sun will expand and engulf our planet, destroying all life as we know it. Of course, a mass extinction on Earth could happen much sooner than...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If You Drank Toilet Water?

      Our water supply is limited. By the year 2025, 66% of humans around the world might face water shortages. But I know where to find delicious fresh water. The toilet...

      MSN New, Humanity

      AI Does Not Need to Take Over the World, It Only Needs to Take Your Job

      When people picture AI going wrong, they picture the film version. Robots in the streets, computers waking up, humanity ending up in service to its own inventions...

      Cosmos, Science

      What If We Discovered Alien Life?

      Would this be good or bad news?

      MSN New

      The Sun Suddenly Exploded, and Humanity Would Have Only Minutes to Survive

      Every living thing on this planet owes its existence to a single star. Heat, light, and the raw energy that keeps ecosystems running all trace back to the Sun, and...

      HTS MSN

      He Trusted a 1,000 kg Hippopotamus, and Then It Ripped Him to Pieces

      Hippos are often portrayed as slow, peaceful animals spending their days submerged in rivers or resting in muddy water. But beneath that seemingly relaxed appearance is...

      Cosmos

      What If We Lived In a Galactic Zoo?

      Do you ever feel like you’re being watched? Not by a creepy stalker, but by aliens. Yup, it might be happening. Just like we watch animals at the zoo, aliens may...

      MSN New, Earth

      Europe Is Burning: Inside the Wildfires Forcing Thousands to Flee

      Imagine watching your entire world burn to the ground in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee. That’s what a security camera just recorded in Spain, as...

      Earth

      What If You Fell Into the Deepest Hole on Earth?

      For 20 years, Russian scientists and engineers drilled deeper and deeper, hoping to uncover whatever mysteries the hole may hold, earning it the ominous nickname of...

      HTS MSN

      A Leopard Jumped Through the Roof, and the Rescue Worker Was Its Target

      In April 2014, wildlife activist and rescue worker Bandu Dhotre was called to Ballarpur, Maharashtra, after a wild leopard wandered into a home. He had handled plenty of...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Inside the Prison So Overcrowded and Starved That Inmates Turned to Cannibalism

      Solitary confinement in Gitarama prison means a room measuring one square meter. No ceiling. No bed. Just walls and however long they decide to leave you there. The...

      Science

      What If Our Sun Were to Die?

      Are you ready for the sun to die?

      Humanity, MSN New

      What Would Happen If Putin Suddenly Died?

      A former KGB agent, Vladimir Putin, likes to project what he considers to be a masculine image. Reports state his obsession with returning Russia to the former glory...

      Earth

      What If You Fell Into a Pool Full of Sharks?

      Sharks are the oceans’ primary predators. Eating every fish in their path. But what if you ended up in a pool full of them, and you were the prey? What would...

      Humanity

      What If We Became Enslaved by Aliens?

      Visitors from beyond the stars have arrived. What secrets could our intergalactic friends share? What wonders could these space chums unveil? They DO NOT come in peace...

      Humanity

      What If a Black Hole Opened at CERN?

      CERN, is the Nuclear Research laboratory on the border of France and Switzerland. It features the most powerful particle accelerator on Earth, the Large Hadron Collider...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Strange Gas in Venus’s Atmosphere Could Be a Sign of Alien Life

      Is alien life really out there? For decades, humanity has looked at the night sky and asked the same question. Now, according to scientists, we may be closer than ever...

      HTS MSN

      A British Naturalist Heard the Screams All Night, and the Legend Was Born

      He was a naturalist, not a soldier, attached to British forces on an island off the coast of Burma. What he described hearing that night in 1945 turned into one of the...

      HTS MSN

      The Hyenas Come Out After Dark, and an Attack Can Turn Deadly in Seconds

      The African night can become dangerous without much warning. A quiet campsite may seem completely safe, but the smell of food, discarded scraps, or even the sound of...

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