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      What If There Was No Sugar in the World?

      November 26, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If Earth Orbited Jupiter?

      December 28, 2022
      Science

      What If Humans Were Immortal?

      December 7, 2018
      Science

      What If Everyone on Earth Lived in One City?

      March 4, 2019
      Body

      What If You Didn’t Wash Your Feet for a Year?

      February 4, 2021
      Cosmos, MSN, MSN New

      The True Scale of the Largest Objects in the Universe

      Imagine shrinking Earth to the size of a small ball to reveal just how vast the Universe is. If it were 12 centimeters wide, Jupiter would stretch over a meter across...

      Humanity

      What If Aliens Are Future Versions of Humans?

      What if you found out that you had a long-lost relative? And what if that long-lost relative was from a different planet in our galaxy? And what if this faraway planet...

      Humanity

      What If the World Was Ruled by Only One Man?

      “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln Even if the world today is more...

      Earth

      What If There Were Only 1,000 People Left on Earth?

      With so many amazing things happening in the world today, what could possibly go wrong? Well… A giant asteroid is barrelling on a collision course with Earth, and...

      HTS MSN

      How He Survived 7 Days in the Amazon

      What started as a routine helicopter flight quickly turned into a fight for survival deep inside the Amazon rainforest. When the aircraft began to shake and lose...

      MSN New

      Could You Survive Drinking Water From Lake Natron?

      Lake Natron in northern Tanzania is notorious for killing and preserving dead animals. If you died in its waters, its high levels of sodium carbonate would mummify your...

      Humanity

      What If We Built a Canal Between U.S. and Mexico?

      How about we rip the United States and Mexico apart from each other, geographically speaking? It would open up new trade routes that would make a ton of money for both...

      Cosmos

      What if Some of the Space Facts You Believe Are Actually Untrue?

      12. THE SUN IS A GIANT BALL OF FIRE Did you know that the Sun isn’t really on fire? No. Our Sun isn’t a raging bonfire in the center of the Solar System...

      Cosmos

      10 Duodecillion Years Into the Future?

      From the gradual heating of our Sun to the slow death of the cosmos, the future of Earth and the Universe is a story of breathtaking transformations, cosmic collisions...

      Cosmos

      What If Aliens Came to Earth a Million Years in the Future?

      Scientists have pieced together a pretty clear picture of what life was like on Earth thousands, even millions of years ago. If you fast-forward one million years from...

      MSN New, Health

      What Happens If You Eat Nothing But Caviar for a Month?

      Caviar. Whether you’re a foodie or not, chances are you have some opinions on this food. For some people, the thought of eating fish eggs even once is gross enough...

      MSN New

      What If Russia Crashed the International Space Station?

      Under the pressure of crushing economic sanctions, Russia’s straining to play its own intimidation game. This time, they are threatening to take the International...

      Humanity

      What If an Advanced Civilization Lived in the Amazon?

      The Amazon rainforest stretches for millions of kilometers, hiding ancient tribes, animals and maybe something else. What if under this mysterious canopy lies an...

      Humanity

      What If Humans Suddenly Went Extinct?

      It’s the end of the world as you know it. Every human on Earth suddenly went extinct. And it’s time for nature to make its ultimate comeback. What would happen to...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If Jupiter Were a Rocky Planet Instead of a Gas Giant?

      Jupiter is old. Like 4.5 billion years old. It started as a swirling disk of gas and dust that formed into a pretty big planetary core. With time, Jupiter’s core...

      Earth

      What If We Could Refreeze the Arctic?

      The Arctic might soon become completely ice-free. And when all of the ice is gone, the world won’t be the same. But what if I told you there was a way to prevent...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If You Lived in the Prehistoric Era?

      Millions of years ago, early humans lived in a world where survival was anything but guaranteed. Wild predators, unpredictable weather, and deadly diseases constantly...

      Earth, MSN New

      Never Do These Things During a Tornado

      The emergency alert just appeared on your phone. The sky is turning dark and the wind is getting unbearable. A massive column of air is spinning its way toward you. You...

      Cosmos

      What If You Visited Earth’s Next Space Station?

      Space tourism is much closer than you may think. The International Space Station will soon retire from its successful run through low Earth orbit. But humanity’s...

      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter Collided With the Smallest Star?

      The biggest planet in the Solar System. And the smallest star in the known Universe. Today, they are on a collision course. And Earth might not survive this. Meet the...

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