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      Body

      What If You Only Drank Gatorade?

      June 21, 2021
      Body

      What If You Swallowed Gallium?

      August 25, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided?

      September 19, 2021
      Body

      What If the Coronavirus Mutated?

      April 28, 2020
      Body

      What If You Were Swallowed by a Whale?

      August 25, 2019
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      The Andes Flight Tragedy Nobody is Talking About

      On a dark December night in 1995, a routine commercial flight turned into one of the most devastating aviation disasters in modern history. What began as a standard...

      MSN New, Earth

      Mammoths Are Walking the Earth Again, and Here’s What Changed

      For thousands of years, woolly mammoths existed only in fossils, frozen remains, and cave paintings. But now, scientists are closer than ever to bringing these Ice Age...

      HTS MSN

      What to Do If You’re Stranded Deep in the Forest

      Wandering off a hiking trail might start as an innocent way to explore nature, but now everything around you looks identical. The trees all blend together, the path has...

      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...

      Something Alien May Be Living at the Bottom of the Ocean
      MSN New, Earth

      Something Alien May Be Living at the Bottom of the Ocean

      When people imagine alien life, they usually look toward the stars. But there is another unexplored world much closer to home that may be hiding creatures just as...

      MSN New, Earth

      Hundreds of Human Figures Are Slowly Becoming Part of the Ocean

      Divers off the coast of Lanzarote come across something that stops them mid descent. Human figures standing on the seafloor, dozens of them, silent in the blue while...

      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...

      DailyMoment, Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What If Companies Paid for Every Bit of Pollution on Earth Day?

      Since 1988, 71% of all the world’s carbon emissions have been produced by just 100 companies. Their operations are largely to blame for the climate crisis we now...

      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...

      Earth

      What If a Giant Sea Scorpion Fought a Killer Whale?

      Millions of years ago, this giant sea scorpion terrorized the ocean. It was the apex predator of its time. So what if we brought it into the modern-day and had it fight...

      HTS MSN

      She Fed Wild Bears for Years, Then a 180 kg Bear Dragged Her From Her Porch

      The peaceful mountains of Ouray County, Colorado, were home to Donna Munson, a 74 year old widow who had spent years developing an unusual relationship with the local...

      MSN New, Earth

      What Earth Would Actually Look Like With Two Suns in the Sky

      There are sunsets on other planets even more spectacular than the ones on Earth. What if we could see not just one, but two suns falling below the Earth’s horizon...

      HTS MSN

      How to Survive Being Lost in the Ocean

      Imagine waking up in the middle of the ocean with no land in sight. The sun is burning your skin, your lips are dry, and every wave reminds you how small and helpless...

      HTS MSN

      An 860 kg Buffalo Gored Her From Behind – Then Broke Her Spine

      Cape buffaloes in Africa are referred to as the Black Death since they kill more hunters than any other animal on the continent; and if one of these huge animals decides...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Earth Reached the Edge of the Universe, and What Happens Next Is Terrifying

      Let me take you on a wild ride to the very edges of our Universe. But it won’t be as simple as traveling through space. Because the edges that we’re talking about...

      MSN New

      How to Get People to Tell the Truth, According to Science

      When you ask someone a question, you expect a truthful answer, right? In an ideal world, people would always be honest. But research suggests reality is far messier than...

      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...

      Earth

      What If We Drilled Through a Volcano?

      Volcanic eruptions can be devastating. So what if we took extreme actions to prevent them? How could we drill into a volcano? What would be the benefits of doing this...

      Humanity

      What If We Had To Rebuild Human Society From Scratch?

      The world has ended. The sky has fallen. Doomsday has come and gone. So now what? Let’s start rebuilding civilization, of course. How would you begin to come back from...

      HTS MSN

      What to Do the Moment a Dingo Comes at You

      You are enjoying a peaceful vacation in the Australian Outback when a dog-like animal walks toward you. At first glance, it looks harmless, almost like a friendly pet...

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