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      Earth

      What If We Nuked the Mariana Trench?

      February 16, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If We Turned the Moon Into a Giant Farm?

      August 3, 2020
      Body, Science

      What If You Were Born on a Space Station?

      September 24, 2018
      Science

      What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      April 6, 2018
      Humanity

      What If Putin Never Came to Power?

      June 20, 2022
      Humanity, MSN, MSN New, Technology

      What If Machines Took Over Humanity?

      Reports suggest that by the year 2030, 800 million jobs will be lost to automation. Will yours be one of them? We used to be afraid that robots would rise to power and...

      Science

      What If All Plate Tectonics Movement Stopped Forever?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Tectonic plates: can’t live with ’em, can’t live without ’em. Their movements cause some of...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If a Wormhole Opened in Our Solar System?

      You’ve probably heard of wormholes from Thor, Interstellar, Star Trek, or if you’re really old school, Albert Einstein. In 1935, Albert Einstein and...

      Earth, MSN New

      Imagine the Woolly Rhino Never Went Extinct

      What if you walked into your favorite fast food place, and instead of chicken and beef burgers, they only had Woolly Rhinoceros on the menu? Well, it might not sound...

      Cosmos

      What If the Big Rip Happened Tomorrow?

      The Big Rip, the ultimate fate of our Universe. It will be a cosmic event that will tear apart galaxies, one by one. Stars, planets, you, everything will be eviscerated...

      Science

      What If We Terraformed the Sahara Desert?

      In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...

      Science

      What If Earth Suddenly Lost Its Atmosphere?

      Let's say, the Earth's magnetic field took a break and allowed strong solar winds to strip away our protective space-blanket. Would Earth instantly turn into a big...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If We Could Build a Matrioshka Brain?

      Do you ever question the nature of your reality? Are you real? Or are you a product of some complex computer simulation? What I’m about to tell you might change...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      What If the US Took Control of the Vatican?

      Donald Trump called the Pope “weak on crime” and “terrible for foreign policy.” The Pope’s response? He has “no fear of the White House...

      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...

      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...

      Cosmos, Science

      What If We Discovered Alien Life?

      Would this be good or bad news?

      Cosmos

      Avatar’s Pandora in Real Life is Terrifying

      Avatar’s Pandora is the wildest, most beautiful and most deadly place in the galaxy. I mean, who wouldn’t want to live here? But how could the air kill you...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      The True Scale of Nuclear Weapons

      Nuclear weapons have shaped global politics for decades, but their destructive power is almost impossible to comprehend. From the bomb that devastated Hiroshima in 1945...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What If Giant Sea Walls Could Save Coastal Cities from Rising Seas?

      Could you imagine jumping from the kitchen window and diving into water? How fun would that be? For some people, sure. It seems unlikely, but it’s not as crazy as...

      Cosmos

      What If You Got Stuck in a Time Loop?

      Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Wednesday. Again? Wednesday. I feel like we’ve done this before. Wednesday. Does anybody else notice this? Wednesday. How do...

      DailyMoment, MSN, MSN New

      What If Bats Were as Big as Humans?

      Bats already creep a lot of people out, so imagine how scared they’d be if there were giant ones roaming around. And keep in mind that bats usually live together...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Happens If You Drill Through the Moon?

      The Moon’s surface is made up of long-dead volcanoes and impact craters from asteroids. But have you ever wondered what might be inside it? We could find out one...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If the Sun Consumed Jupiter?

      Something incredibly strange is unfolding in our cosmic neighborhood, a powerful and unexplained gravitational force is pulling Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar...

      Science

      What If You Were the First Person on Mars?

      Congratulations, you’ve taken the seven-month-long journey and have landed on Mars. And it turns out, you’re the first person. Better start getting the human...

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