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      What If You Ate Uranium?

      January 19, 2019
      Earth

      What If the Loch Ness Monster Is Real?

      December 22, 2020
      Body

      What If You Could Shapeshift?

      March 5, 2020
      Body

      What If You Always Swallow Your Chewing Gum?

      April 1, 2021
      Body

      What If You Could Regrow Your Limbs?

      March 25, 2021
      Technology

      Top 10 Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Shows and Movies You Can Stream Right Now

      10. Upload The age-old question of “what happens after we die” is at the heart of Amazon’s “Upload,” a show about a man who dies and his consciousness is resurrected in...

      HTS MSN

      Why You Should Never Underestimate an Angry Sloth

      When most people imagine a sloth, they picture a slow, harmless animal hanging upside down in a tree. They are famous for moving at a painfully slow pace, spending most...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Imagine Building a City on Mars From Scratch

      The next step in space exploration isn’t generations away. It’s happening right now. And our destination? That mysterious, desolate world next door, Mars...

      Cosmos

      What If You Traveled to Gliese 12 b?

      Forty light years from Earth, there is a world that looks a lot like Venus. But unlike the most sweltering, hellish planet in the Solar System, this not so distant...

      MSN New

      8 Ways the Megalodon Would Have Evolved If It Never Went Extinct

      Twenty million years ago, the oceans were dominated by one of the most formidable predators in Earth’s history: the Megalodon. This massive shark, the largest ever known...

      Science

      What If Everyone Cycled to Work?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Cycling, as a means of transportation, is growing in popularity in cities all over the world; with good...

      HTS MSN

      Why 97 People Didn’t Survive: The Hillsborough Stadium Tragedy

      On April 15, 1989, Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, was filled with anticipation. Around 54,000 fans gathered for the FA Cup semi final between Liverpool and...

      MSN New

      What Really Happens If a Whale Swallows You?

      Being swallowed by a whale sounds like something straight out of a fairy tale. Stories like Jonah and the Whale have been around for centuries, and every so often a...

      Cosmos

      What If Mars Was Half Land and Half Water?

      Mars didn’t always look like this. It may have once been covered in oceans. But what if we brought all the Martian water back and transformed the red planet into...

      Earth

      What If We Never Started Hunting Whales?

        Back in 1846, whaling was one of the most booming industries in the whole world. It was the fifth largest sector in the United States economy, raking in a cool...

      Earth

      What If the Earth Was Spinning on Its Side?

      During Earth’s early days, a gargantuan collision left our planet spinning at an angle. That slight incline allowed life as you know it to flourish. But what if this...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If North Korea Launched a Nuclear Tsunami at the United States?

      For decades, the relationship between the United States and North Korea has been filled with threats, military tensions, and moments of uncertainty. But what would...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      A.I Predicts Why the U.S. Could Leave NATO in 2027

      What if a single decision shattered the world’s most powerful alliance overnight? Built on real-world data and analyzed through AI, this explores a worst-case chain...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What If Scientists Could Control Hurricanes?

      Every year, hurricanes batter the North Atlantic and affect millions of people. The damage can be catastrophic, and these storms are getting worse. But what if we had a...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If the US Built a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon – and It Exploded?

      Imagine looking up at the moon and seeing space dust floating around it. Maybe broken-off parts of the moon are raining down on Earth. You’d wonder what happened;...

      Earth

      What If You Were Attacked by a Megalodon?

      The most deadly predator of the sea spent its day conquering and terrorizing every creature in sight. This is the megalodon. It lived millions of years ago, but...

      MSN New, Earth

      What Life Was Really Like in Ancient Egypt

      When most people think of Ancient Egypt, they picture towering pyramids, golden treasures, and powerful rulers commanding vast kingdoms. While those images are certainly...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Spinning at the Speed of Light?

      Do you find the time it takes Earth to spin around each day a little slow? Well, how about we speed things up? A lot. What would happen to the length of our day? What...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Historians Discover Hitler’s Secret Plan for a North American Holocaust

      The Holocaust is one of the greatest tragedies in human history. It remains a defining example of systematic mass violence, and its impact is still studied and...

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