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      What If Humans Suddenly Became as Big As Dinosaurs?

      September 11, 2025
      Science

      What If Machines Took Over?

      March 14, 2019
      Body

      What If You Fell Into Lake Nyos?

      April 15, 2022
      Earth

      What If Sea Levels Suddenly Rose 500 Meters?

      March 18, 2022
      Earth

      What If Two Hurricanes Collided?

      May 29, 2020
      MSN New, Humanity

      Scientists Discovered Time Travel May Already Be Happening

      Time travel has long been a favorite idea in science fiction. Stories about changing the past or visiting the future have captured imaginations for generations. While...

      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...

      Technology

      What If All Houses Were Covered With Solar Panels?

      Rise. and. shine! Get up and seize the day! You can do anything under the sun…when the sun powers everything. Your phone, your home, and all that’s in...

      Earth

      What If Spinosaurs Were Still Swimming Today?

      Why are these crocodiles spending so much time on dry land? Is it because their watery homes are too polluted? Or is it because they’re scared of a bigger predator...

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      She Went to Dog Sit for the Holidays, and Ended Up Fighting for Her Life

      The morning of her 22nd birthday, all Jacqueline Durand expected to do was drop in at a friend’s home to take care of two dogs. But that was to change, as she...

      MSN New, Health

      What Would Happen If You Spray Tanned Every Day for a Year?

      You’d love to have that healthy, sun-kissed tan all year round. But too much sun and you could get a nasty sunburn or even skin cancer. Spray tanning sounds like a way...

      MSN New, Science

      What If We Created the Next Human Species?

      All good things must come to an end. Sadly, Homo sapiens’ time on Earth is no exception. And someone would surely take our place as the dominant species. But who? Or...

      MSN New, Humanity

      A Rare Few People Claim to Remember Something No One Should Be Able To

      Imagine remembering the exact moment you entered the world. The first light you saw, the first sounds you heard, and the strange sensation of leaving the safety of the...

      MSN New, Humanity

      You Fell From the ISS, and the Speed Would Be Your Biggest Problem

      410 kilometers (254 miles) above the Earth. That’s where the International Space Station floats. What if you happened to be all the way up here but suddenly fell...

      Earth

      What If We Detonated an Antimatter Bomb on Earth?

      It’s time to live your ultimate supervillain fantasy. Today, you’re going to unleash your masterpiece of mass destruction. An antimatter bomb. How would you build it...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Happens if We Wrap the Entire Sun in a Giant Machine

      The Sun produces more energy in a single second than humanity has used throughout its entire history. Every day, it releases an unimaginable amount of power, but most of...

      MSN New, Earth

      If Jupiter’s 79 Moons Broke Free, Some Would Come Straight for Earth

      Scientists have a threshold for planetary destruction. An object roughly 96 kilometers wide, striking Earth, would wipe out every living thing on the surface. Jupiter...

      MSN New

      What Happens When a Gamma Ray Burst Meets a Black Hole?

      What would happen if you took the most energetic explosion in the Universe and sent it straight into one of the most powerful gravitational objects ever discovered? On...

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      A 1,500 kg Hippo Dragged Him Into Its Mouth, Seconds Later He Was Eaten Alive

      Paul Templer thought he was simply doing a favor for a friend. It was March 9, 1996, and the 28 year old Zimbabwean tour guide was supposed to have the day off. But when...

      MSN New, 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...

      MSN New, Earth

      This Is How Cockroaches Can Survive Almost Anything

      Here’s a nasty housemate we have all had the displeasure of knowing. Unfortunately, a remote Antarctic community might be the only place you could escape their...

      MSN New, Earth

      How Much Time Would We Need to Terraform the Sahara Desert?

      Imagine standing in the middle of the Sahara Desert, surrounded by a blinding expanse of endless, sun-baked sand dunes. Now, imagine watching those barren dunes ripple...

      Technology

      What If a Flash Wiped Out Everyone’s Memories?

      Imagine, it comes out of nowhere. A blinding flash, spanning the entire globe. It lasts only a few seconds, but when it’s over, everyone’s memories have been...

      Cosmos

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

      Somewhere in the far reaches of space, a giant hunk of rock is hurtling our way, just biding its time before an extinction-level impact with Earth. Before you run into...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Antarctica Were a Rainforest?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story About 90 million years ago, Antarctica was not the frozen desert we know today. It was a warm, swampy world filled with dense forests...

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