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      Cosmos

      What If We Terraformed Venus?

      December 17, 2018
      Science

      What if We Used Nuclear Energy as Our Only Fuel Source?

      March 12, 2019
      Science

      What If You Stepped Into The Vacuum of Space?

      June 22, 2018
      Science

      What If We Lived Our Lives Backward?

      May 27, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If the Sun Was a Blue Star?

      May 18, 2022
      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Universe Is Bigger Than You Can Imagine, and These Cosmic Structures Prove It

      Making sense of the universe often has less to do with picturing it accurately and more to do with accepting how badly our everyday intuition fails once distances get...

      MSN New, Technology

      What If Artificial Intelligence Went Rogue

      Right now, we’re at a stage where we trust AI. The future is still bright for this type of technology, and there’s so much that we don’t know yet. With...

      Science

      What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      How cool would it be to see a real life T-Rex? If only that one fatal asteroid never hit Earth.

      MSN New

      What If You Spent a Day on Every Planet in Our Solar System?

      Body-crushing pressure. Toxic atmospheres. Unbearable temperatures. That’s what would be in store if you visited other planets in our Solar System. But what other...

      Humanity

      What If You Could Work Anywhere in the World?

      Having your business meeting in a forest. Making a sales call on the beach. Or accounting at the top of a mountain. This could be your reality if you could work anywhere...

      HTS MSN

      He Built a Clever Alarm So He’d Never Oversleep, Then One Christmas It Killed Him

      In the mid 1880s, a hardworking lamplighter in New York came up with an unusual solution to a problem that could have cost him his livelihood: oversleeping. Sam...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If We Built a Second Artificial Moon?

      We can build really big things in space. Okay, not that big – yet. But we’ve packed the Earth’s lower orbit with about 5,000 satellites – some...

      MSN New, Earth, Humanity

      They Dropped Waste Straight Into the Moat, and Cholera Killed Them Within Hours

      Picture the castle from the outside. Stone walls, high towers, a moat circling the base. Now picture what is actually in that moat. The upper classes of the Middle Ages...

      MSN New, Technology

      What If Your Car Could Never Break?

      Instead of falling apart after a single crash, now we all have cars that are completely indestructible. Would there be fewer fatalities caused by car accidents? What...

      Cosmos

      What If Every Black Hole Suddenly Exploded?

      Welcome to the void.Black holes remain the most mysterious and destructive force in our Universe. And when one explodes, the devastation permanently changes the...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If Mars Became Elon Musk’s Personal Planet?

      Elon Musk has just claimed Mars as his own personal planet. Building his own human colony on the Red Planet, independent of Earth and with it’s own set of laws...

      HTS MSN

      How to Train Your Brain to Overcome a Fear of Heights

      A fear of heights, known as acrophobia, is one of the most common fears people experience. For some, standing on a tall building, looking down from a bridge, or even...

      HTS MSN

      The Lake Exploded, and a 65 Foot Wave Came Rushing Toward You

      You are fishing on a calm lake under a bright, sunny sky when something suddenly feels wrong. A strange rotten egg smell fills the air, your boat begins rocking...

      Earth

      What If a Hypercane Formed in the Atlantic Ocean Tomorrow?

      A massive asteroid just hit Earth, right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Thanks to NASA’s new infrared telescope, we were able to detect it and prepare for the...

      MSN New

      Time Just Froze for Everyone but You. What Would You Do?

      If you had a device designed to freeze time for everything but you, life wouldn’t be anything like what you’d expect. You wouldn’t catch up on sleep...

      MSN New

      What Would You See If You Had Eyes Like a Fly

      Oh my. Have you done something different with your peepers? Like maybe swapped them out for a pair of freakishly oversized fly eyes? They look functional. How would you...

      Humanity

      What If We Discover Life After Death?

      Death and the possibility of an afterlife have fascinated artists, philosophers, and scientists throughout history. Fear, hope, dread… these are all things we...

      Earth

      What If We Could Control The Weather?

      Order some rain for your dry lawn, cancel the upcoming tornado, schedule a week of sunshine for your vacation… What if we could manipulate the weather just like...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If All The Plankton Disappeared?

      Most people have never seen these tiny creatures before, but they may be the most vital organisms on Earth. Say hello to plankton. They can be smaller than the diameter...

      HTS MSN

      How to Survive a Shark Attack, According to Science

      A shadow appears beneath the surface. At first it is distant, almost harmless. Then it grows closer. A triangular fin cuts through the water, moving steadily in your...

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