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      Body

      What If You Could Regrow Your Limbs?

      March 25, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If the Moon Never Formed?

      January 26, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If We Could Create Anti-Gravity?

      January 13, 2020
      Earth

      What If Starbucks Dumped Its Waste in the Amazon?

      August 2, 2021
      Earth

      What If We Moved Earth?

      July 10, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If You Swam in Titan’s Lakes for 5 Seconds?

      Titan. The most majestic of Saturn’s many moons. And the most promising for life too. It’s got a beautiful view and liquid lakes on its surface. The only...

      Technology

      What If We Could Upload Fake Memories Into the Brain?

      Are all of your memories real? Did everything happen the way you remember it? What if somebody filled your brain with memories that aren’t yours? Would you be able...

      Earth

      What If the Earth Was Actually Flat?

      If the Earth had an edge, I hope it would look like this. The edge of a flat Earth. I know, I know, we’ve talked about it before. But there’s something...

      Humanity

      What If We Ran Out of Toilet Paper?

      People are fighting over it in grocery stores all around North America. Some are selling it to make an immense profit. No, this isn’t the scene of some crazy...

      Earth, Humanity

      7 Things That Would Happen If We Became a Type VI Civilization

      From mastering the energy of planets to reshaping entire universes, the path to a Type VI civilization stretches the limits of human imagination. But what would that...

      Earth

      What If You Went Surfing on a Tsunami?

      There’s something approaching from the distance that you can’t stop. It can completely destroy cities and kill tens of thousands of people. It looks like...

      Cosmos

      What If Halley’s Comet Crashed Into the Moon?

      There’s a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic mashup of frozen ice, gases, and dust...

      Humanity

      What If We Had a Worldwide Superbug Pandemic?

      It starts with a simple cough, and before you know it, millions of people are infected. And it won’t stop there. It could keep growing and growing until billions...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen If Every Ocean on Earth Went Dry?

      What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? Ocean water makes up 70% of the...

      Science

      What If There Was a Zombie Apocalypse?

      Grab your weapons, find your friends and get to your base. It’s zombie-hunting time! That thing you’ve been daydreaming about for years is finally happening...

      Earth

      What If You Could Freeze a Hurricane?

      Has the weather ever ruined your plans? What if I told you I had an idea to stop hurricanes from wrecking your day? And that it involves liquid nitrogen. How exactly...

      Cosmos

      What If All the Planets of the Solar System Were in the Habitable Zone?

      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If Humans Never Began the Slaughter of 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 $10...

      Cosmos

      What If Kepler 22-b Was in Our Solar System?

      Earth is the only life-supporting planet in our Solar System. Until now. Today, we’re bringing Kepler 22-b into our planetary neighborhood. Where would this planet...

      Cosmos

      What If We Could Create a New Planet?

      Welcome to the Solar System construction zone. Today you’ll be using our cosmic sandbox to build a brand new planet. What would you need to create a rocky planet like...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Atmosphere Ignited Tomorrow?

      A massive earthquake knocks you off your feet. There’s a blinding flash of white, and then you see a tsunami of lava rising on the horizon. A nuclear reaction has...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Can You Survive 5 Seconds on Venus?

      Venus is the second planet from the Sun and our nearest neighbor. At its closest approach, Venus is mere 40 million km (25 million mi) away from us. After just four...

      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...

      Earth

      What If Titanosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      The Titanosaur is no longer. As the largest animal to roam the Earth, you’d think such an impressive presence would be almost invincible. How did this titan of a...

      Cosmos

      What If a Quasar Entered Our Solar System?

      Imagine you’re out for a walk on a lovely day, with not a care in the world. The birds are singing, and the sun is shining. Actually, the sun seems brighter than usual...

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