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      What If You Wore 100 Layers of Makeup?

      January 23, 2021
      Science

      Our Earth With No Gravity: What Would Happen?

      March 19, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If Halley’s Comet Crashed Into the Moon?

      June 9, 2020
      Earth

      What If Carbon Disappeared for 5 Seconds?

      October 20, 2021
      MSN New, Cosmos

      Landing on Kepler 186 f

      4 months ago
      Cosmos

      What If We Refueled the Sun With Jupiter?

      In five billion years, we’re gonna have a hefty problem on our hands. Well, only if we’re still living on Earth at this point. Our Sun will be on the brink...

      MSN New

      Why Humans Wouldn’t Last If Monkeys Ruled Earth

      The monkeys have revolted. And not just with brute strength or violence. Primates have finally outsmarted humankind once and for all. It’s their planet now. How...

      HTS MSN

      Lost on Everest For Six Days, Sherpa Found Alive

      A Sherpa was missing for six days in Mount Everest’s death zone. He survived on discarded food left behind by previous climbers as he slowly crawled his way back to base...

      MSN New, Earth

      If a Supernova Exploded Near Earth, Could We Survive It?

      As much as we love to blow stuff up here on Earth, no bombs or pyrotechnics could compare to the incredible force of nature’s biggest explosion, the supernova. As...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      72,000 km/h… That’s How Fast the Moon Would Hurtle Toward Earth

      Imagine looking up at the night sky and seeing something impossible. The Moon is no longer alone. A tiny new object has appeared, orbiting around our Moon instead of...

      MSN New, Earth

      Before They Ruled the World, Dinosaurs Were the Underdogs of Earth

      Every empire has a humble beginning, and none more humble than this one. Long before Tyrannosaurus rex crushed bones between its jaws, long before giants shook the...

      Cosmos

      What If We Sent All of Our Garbage Into Space?

        It might be the worst date on your weekly calendar, but it’s a date that you definitely don’t want to stand up. Garbage Day. You tie it all up into...

      Science

      What If Genetically Modified People Became the Norm?

      What makes the perfect human? Immaculate features? Indomitable Intelligence? Incomparable wit? Or irresistible charm? What if you could modify your genes? What if...

      Earth

      What If We Knew the Time the Earth Will Die?

      Ah, the planet Earth, our beautiful home. We’d like to believe it will be around forever, but what if it isn’t? Aliens, comets, weapons of mass destruction, black...

      Earth

      What If Jupiter’s Storm Existed on Earth?

      Jupiter is home to some big storms. Like the massive Great Red Spot, which has been swirling on the gas giant for centuries. Why don’t we bring it to Earth and see what...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Imagine If Eath 2.0 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...

      MSN New, Cosmos, MSN

      What If NASA Built a City on the Moon?

      Don’t Miss the Full Video Story Below The year is 2126, and Earthrise is no longer something you only see in textbooks or old footage. It is what you wake up to every...

      HTS MSN

      Could You Survive a Bigfoot Encounter?

      Imagine hiking through a dense forest when you notice an enormous footprint in the mud. Moments later, a strange, powerful odor fills the air. Could you be near Bigfoot...

      Cosmos, Earth

      What If Earth and Moon Switched Sizes?

      Imagine for a moment that Earth suddenly shrank to the size of the Moon, while the Moon expanded to the size of Earth. How would life on our planet change? Could humans...

      Science

      What If There Was a 3rd Industrial Revolution?

        What are the ingredients for an industrial revolution? It’s simple! Take some new energy sources, add a dash of cutting-edge communications technology, and...

      Earth

      What If Oxygen Doubled in Earth’s Atmosphere?

      Take a deep breath. We take 23,000 breaths a day; trying to get oxygen to our brain and cells. Oxygen is essential to our survival. But it’s a only small...

      Science

      What If the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies Collided?

      This galactic collision might be more impactful than you think.

      MSN New

      The Tiny Animal Scientists Say Could Help Cure Diabetes

      With a duck like bill, a beaver shaped tail, and a body that looks like it was designed by combining several different animals, the platypus is one of the strangest...

      MSN New, Earth

      What if There Were No More Sand?

      The beach is one of the first places we think of when we hear the word sand. But sand is far more important than building castles or relaxing by the ocean. It is one of...

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