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      Earth

      What If Earth Was a Massive Global City?

      August 8, 2021
      Humanity

      What If You Brought Modern Technology to the Middle Ages?

      November 16, 2021
      Science

      What If the Earth Collided With Another Planet?

      May 13, 2019
      Science

      What If Bacteria Became Antibiotic Resistant?

      January 5, 2019
      Body

      What If You Didn’t Feel Pain?

      September 9, 2019
      Earth

      What If Bed Bugs Were the Size of Humans?

      Imagine your bedroom infested with these tiny bugs. But, what if they were the same size as us? How much blood would a giant bed bug drink? How fast could they take over...

      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 Happens When We Discover That Aliens Are Already Here?

      For centuries, humanity has looked toward the stars searching for signs of intelligent life. But what if the biggest discovery in human history is not finding aliens...

      MSN New, Humanity

      From a 7°C Warmer Earth to Digital Immortality, This Is the Next 100 Years

      A century of history flashes before your eyes. Not the past, but the future. And now you know how life would unfold over the next 100 years. What changes would happen to...

      MSN New, Earth

      Locals Wait for the Fruit to Smile Before Picking It, and That Rule Saves Lives

      There is a rule in Jamaica that sounds like folklore and functions like a safety protocol. Never pick the fruit until it smiles. That is the local description for what...

      Science

      What If We Never Discovered Antibiotics?

      Watch out for loose superbugs.

      HTS MSN

      The Ocean’s Top Predator Is Coming for You. Now What?

      Your day at a marine park went terribly wrong.You got so excited that you didn’t watch your step and fell into a tank filled with 9 m (29 ft) killer whales. Now...

      MSN New, Earth, Humanity

      There Could Be Hundreds of Versions of You Living in Other Universes

      What if there was another version of you? Somewhere out there in the Universe. A you that could be anything. Imagine a version of you where you’re the Batman. Or...

      MSN New, HTS MSN

      Why He Didn’t Survive: Kim Jong Un’s Half-Brother

      On the morning of February 13, 2017, travelers moved through the crowded terminals of Kuala Lumpur International Airport without noticing anything unusual. Flights...

      HTS MSN

      A Farmer Vanished While Working, and a 23 Foot Python Held the Horrifying Answer

      On March 25, 2017, 25 year old farmer Akbar Salubiro headed out to harvest crops in Indonesia. It was an ordinary day of work, and there was nothing to suggest that he...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If You Lived in Ancient Egypt?

      Imagine a time of scientific and mathematical innovation, magic, and fertile land irrigated by the great Nile River. Ancient Egypt was a successful and intelligent...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      We May Be About to Find an Alien Civilization Right Next Door

      Imagine receiving a message from another world. Not from a distant galaxy millions of light years away, but from a planet orbiting the nearest star system to our own. A...

      person holding clear glass glass
      Humanity

      What If You Could Predict The Future?

      What if I told you there was a way for you to know what lies ahead for you? Well, science could just have a way to predict your future. And it might become a reality...

      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...

      HTS MSN

      A Circus Tiger Turned on Its Trainer, and Her Husband Rushed Into the Cage

      Vicenta Pages grew up around circus animals and had spent most of her life learning how to work with some of the world’s most powerful predators. As a fifth...

      Earth

      What If the Atmosphere Was 10% Deep Voice Gas?

      Sulfur hexafluoride, now that’s a mouthful. It sure is! It’s more commonly known as SF6 or deep voice gas because, well, it makes your voice deeper! But...

      Earth Could Face a Planetary Rival, and Their Orbits Might Not Survive
      MSN New, Humanity

      Earth Could Face a Planetary Rival, and Their Orbits Might Not Survive

      In 2015, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope identified one of the most Earth like planets ever discovered, Kepler 452b. It orbits a Sun like star and sits in what scientists...

      HTS MSN

      Why He Didn’t Survive North Korea: The Otto Warmbier Tragedy

      In January 2016, 22 year old American college student Otto Warmbier boarded a tour flight out of North Korea expecting to return home after a short New Year’s...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If You Jumped Into Saturn’s Rings?

      Since its discovery in 1610 by Galileo, the rings of Saturn have enchanted us for centuries. Remarkably, we’ve visited Saturn before. Stunning photographs taken...

      HTS MSN

      A 5,000 lb Orca Dragged Him Underwater Again and Again, Then One Calm Move Saved His Life

      For decades, marine parks presented killer whales as intelligent, powerful animals that could be trained to perform spectacular tricks. Audiences watched trainers swim...

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