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      What Happens If You Put Your Head Into a Particle Accelerator?

      January 31, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If We Lived on a Super Earth?

      August 9, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If Each Planet Replaced Our Moon?

      May 21, 2021
      Earth

      What if Earth Dropped to Absolute Zero for 5 Seconds?

      May 5, 2022
      Earth

      What If the Megalodon Shark Fought the Mosasaurus?

      June 18, 2020
      MSN New, Humanity

      Everyone on Earth Just Fell Asleep at Once, and Here’s What Went Wrong

      Everybody loves a good sleep, but we probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if we had no control over when it happened. Imagine falling into a deep sleep during a...

      MSN New, Humanity

      We No Longer Need Cables to Power Anything, and the World Changes Faster Than Ever

      It’s still early in the 21st century. The world is moving faster than ever, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. But wait a minute. Does faster mean...

      Science

      What If Our Sun Were to Die?

      Are you ready for the sun to die?

      MSN New

      What Would Happen If Saturn Took the Moon’s Place?

      The Moon has been quietly orbiting Earth for billions of years. It lights up our nights, influences the tides, and appears harmless from a distance. But imagine stepping...

      HTS MSN

      How to Escape if a Coastal Blowhole Pulls You Under

      The roar of crashing waves echoes around you as you step closer to the edge of a rocky coastline. Suddenly, a massive surge of water erupts beneath your feet. In an...

      Humanity

      What If We Were a Type III Civilization?

      Imagine having the ability to live forever, travel anywhere in the universe, and harness enough power to create wormholes. Well, if you’re part of the ultra...

      MSN New, Earth

      A Trillion Trees Are Planted, and Earth Could Look Completely Different

      Imagine landscapes across the world suddenly filled with people planting trees. Fields, hills, damaged forests, and abandoned land would become part of the largest...

      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...

      What would happen if we dumped our trash on Jupiter?
      Cosmos, MSN New

      What would happen if we dumped our trash on Jupiter?

      What would happen if we tried to dump all our trash on Jupiter? It might sound like a perfect solution, but the reality would be far more dangerous than you think. A...

      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter’s Moons Scattered Across the Solar System?

      What if Jupiter’s 79 moons weren’t gravitationally bound to Jupiter? What if they became rogue objects orbiting on their own paths around the Sun? Would they still be...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Biggest Planet in the Solar System Is the Only Reason Humans Exist

      Jupiter is the largest planet in the Solar System, a massive gas giant so enormous that its gravitational influence reaches far beyond its distant orbit. Although it...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If Aliens Are Actually Humans From the Future?

      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...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Spent 5 Seconds on Venus?

      Venus, the second planet from the Sun, is often referred to as Earth’s twin due to its similar size and gravity. However, its surface conditions are extreme...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Jupiter and Mars Just Swapped Orbits, and Here’s Why Earth Wouldn’t Survive It

      The delicate balance of the entire Solar System exists in a gravitational dance between planets. Swap the orbits of two of them and you could end up wreaking all kinds...

      Science

      What If Humans Could Do Photosynthesis?

      Imagine being able to sunbathe all day long. But instead of getting a nice tan to show off… You turn green! And get lazier. Don’t worry. It’s not the...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Topography Was Inverted?

      What if all the Earth’s land became ocean, and all the oceans became land? And what if our mountains turned into deep trenches, while the trenches grew to the...

      Earth

      6 Prehistoric Creatures That Were Scarier Than Dinosaurs

      Dinosaurs often steal the spotlight when it comes to terrifying prehistoric creatures, but they were far from the only fearsome beasts to roam the Earth. From enormous...

      MSN, MSN New

      What Would Happen If You Broke the Rules in North Korea?

      Welcome to one of the most restrictive countries in the world. Ruled by an enigmatic, tyrannical and violent leader, North Korean citizens and tourists can be threatened...

      HTS MSN

      Earthquake Survival Secrets Science Wants You to Know

      An earthquake can start without any warning. One second everything feels normal, and the next a deep rumble shakes the ground. Dishes crash, objects fall from shelves...

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