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      Body

      What If Men Could Get Pregnant?

      February 1, 2022
      Science

      What If You Had the Strength of a Superhero?

      October 10, 2018
      Earth

      What If the Megalodon Shark Fought the Mosasaurus?

      June 18, 2020
      Science

      What If We Had To Evacuate Earth?

      May 1, 2019
      MSN New, Cosmos

      NASA Recorded the Scariest Sounds Ever Detected in Space

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      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen IF You Fell Into Niagara Falls?

      They’re not the biggest falls on Earth, not by a long shot. But they’re certainly among the most famous. Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors from...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If Humans Built the Death Star?

      That’s no moon. It’s a space station. The enormous, planet-killing kind, designed for only one thing, to bring order to the galaxy. It’s Star...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If the Universe Was Just an Illusion?

      What if the Universe is an illusion? What if your reality is not what it seems to be? What if you are you’re just a 2D projection stretched on the surface of a...

      MSN New, Humanity

      A Single U.S. Decision Could Start World War III, and the First Strike Could Come Without Warning

      The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...

      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...

      HTS MSN

      People Have Survived Months Adrift at Sea, but Staying Alive Comes Down to Five Things

      Imagine waking up in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. The sun is burning your skin, your lips are dry, and every wave reminds you how small and helpless...

      Humanity

      What If Mullaperiyar Dam Suddenly Collapsed?

      This is the Mullaperiyar Dam. It has been around since well before your grandparents were born. And it could fail at any moment now. What could cause the dam to collapse...

      MSN New, Humanity

      We May Be About to Start Mining Asteroids for Trillions

      Hidden among the millions of rocks orbiting our Sun are resources worth unimaginable amounts of money. Some estimates suggest that the minerals locked inside asteroids...

      MSN New

      What Happens If You Don’t Blink for a Week?

      Welcome to the longest staring contest of your life. You’re about to go seven days without blinking. What device would keep your eyes forced open? How long would it take...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth Could Be as Large as Jupiter, and Life Here Would Be Almost Unrecognizable

      Ever imagined Earth swelling into a genuine giant among the planets, not modestly larger but scaled all the way up to Jupiter itself? Picture oceans, continents, and...

      HTS MSN

      One Brother Tripped on a Stick, and That Was All the Mountain Lion Needed

      On March 23, 2024, brothers Taylen and Wyatt Brooks headed into the woods near Georgetown, California, to search for deer antlers. Both were experienced hunters and...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Oceans Just Started Turning to Acid, and Here’s What Dies First

      It can instantly cause severe burns on your skin. It can even dissolve things like limestone and concrete. This is battery acid. Now instead of this acid being inside...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Hidden Truth About Elephant Empathy

      Elephants are among the most intelligent and socially complex animals on Earth, yet they remain less studied than many other species such as primates or dogs. Because of...

      MSN New

      Could a Modern Alcatraz Really Work?

      Imagine being told that your new prison cell sits on an isolated island in the middle of San Francisco Bay. The water around you is cold, the currents are strong, and...

      Cosmos

      What If You Climbed the Highest Mountain in the Solar System?

      Climbing the world’s tallest mountains is a daring adventure. But you’re about to make an epic extraterrestrial trek on the biggest mountain in the entire Solar...

      HTS MSN

      Why the Captain Abandoned His Ship and Everyone on It?

      It’s January 13, 2012. Passengers from around the world step aboard the Costa Concordia, a floating city disguised as a cruise ship. Casinos, theaters, pools...

      Humanity, MSN New

      U.S. Army VS North Korean Army

      Two of the world’s most formidable military forces are stepping into the ring to see which army reigns supreme. It’s the United States military, taking on the...

      Earth

      What If Antarctica’s Dormant Volcanoes Woke Up?

      Scroll down to watch the video. Deep beneath the thick layer of million-year-old ice, something is lurking quietly, waiting to rip through the rigid ice sheets. This...

      Cosmos, Science

      What If The Sun Was Smaller Than The Earth?

        How big is the Sun compared to the Earth? Imagine you were able to shrink the Sun to the size of a basketball. At that point, the Earth would be reduced to the...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Black Neutron Star Just Entered Our System, and Here’s the Danger

      Nearly 800 million light years away, astronomers detected something that should not fit neatly into the known categories of the universe. The mysterious object had a...

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