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      What If Antarctica Were a Rainforest?

      3 months ago
      Cosmos

      What If We Terraformed Venus?

      December 17, 2018
      Body

      What If We Could Communicate From Brain to Brain?

      June 6, 2018
      Body, Science

      What If There Was a Meal Replacement Pill?

      July 26, 2018
      Body

      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Hagfish?

      August 25, 2020
      HTS MSN

      The Worst Mistakes You Can Make During an Earthquake

      Earthquakes happen more often than many people realize. Smaller quakes of magnitude two or lower occur hundreds of times each day around the world. Stronger earthquakes...

      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...

      Science

      What If We Created a Superintelligence?

      We heard the warnings. But we didn’t listen. Now, we live in a world controlled by artificial intelligence. How did we let this happen? Will we able to survive...

      Cosmos

      8 Reasons Why a Future World War Could Be Fought in Space

      With Earth’s geopolitical tensions on the rise, the possibility of a global conflict is becoming more than just a distant threat. But in the modern era, a future world...

      Science

      What If the Earth Collided With Another Planet?

      About 50 billion rogue planets are roaming the Milky Way with no host star to hold on to, some of them three times bigger than the Earth. They don’t give off any...

      Earth, MSN New

      Things You Should Never Jump Into

      Buckle up as we submerge you in the most dangerous things known to humanity. From painful stings to severe frostbite, this journey could get fatal quick. Can you make it...

      MSN New, Earth

      See How the World Would Change if This Giant Pterosaur Survived

      When was the last time a bird pooped on you? Apparently, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do of getting pooped on by a bird, which is why some...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Would Actually Happen the Moment Time Ran Backwards

      Everyone has a moment they wish they could erase. Maybe it was an embarrassing decision, a missed opportunity, or a life changing mistake. The idea of turning back time...

      MSN New

      Venezuela Earthquakes Raise a Terrifying Question About Mega Quakes

      Powerful earthquakes recently ripped through Venezuela, shaking large parts of the western region and sending violent tremors across cities and surrounding areas. The...

      MSN New, Science

      What If Humanity Was Frozen for 1,000 Years?

      Rise and shine! You’ve been asleep for 1,000 years! And the view outside is not how you remembered it. Rising temperatures, rising sea levels, declining air...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What If You Lived 200 Million Years Ago?

      This is the world 200 million years ago. No cell phones, electricity or even other humans. Would you be able to survive in this new world? Could you get yourself a pet...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If the Sun Ate Jupiter

      In order for Jupiter to crash into the Sun, something truly extraordinary would need to happen. Its orbit would need to be drastically altered by a gravitational...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Day We Calculate the End of Humanity

      Imagine waking up to the most shocking announcement in human history. Not that an asteroid is heading toward Earth. Not that a supervolcano is about to erupt. But that...

      HTS MSN

      Everything Movies Taught You About Quicksand Is Wrong

      Picture this, you’re having a nice, relaxing walk on a private beach without a care in the world. All of a sudden, your foot drops into a deep and mucky puddle...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      We May Be About to Detect Alien Life on Enceladus

      When scientists search for life beyond Earth, Mars usually gets most of the attention. But another world may offer an even better chance of finding extraterrestrial...

      Earth

      What If Lightning Storms Never Stopped?

      Your body is shaking and you’re feeling nauseous. There’s a sharp pain in your chest, and with each passing moment, it gets harder and harder to breathe. And...

      Technology

      Top 10 Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Shows and Movies You Can Stream Right Now

      10. Upload The age-old question of “what happens after we die” is at the heart of Amazon’s “Upload,” a show about a man who dies and his consciousness is resurrected in...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The First 10,000 Days of Colonizing Venus

      Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, is one of the most extreme and hostile environments in the Solar System. Its surface is scorched by intense heat, blanketed in...

      HTS MSN

      Why They Didn’t Survive: The Rana Plaza Collapse

      On April 24, 2013, thousands of workers entered a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh, that many of them already feared was unsafe. Just one day earlier, employees had...

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