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      Science

      What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      April 6, 2018
      Science

      What If Mars Orbited The Earth?

      May 23, 2019
      Body, MSN

      8 Things That Would Happen If Only Drank Milk for the Rest of Your Life

      11 months ago
      Survival, Earth

      How to Survive the Killer Lakes

      November 2, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If You Visited Earth’s Next Space Station?

      April 25, 2022
      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Crashed on an Alien Planet?

      You’ve traveled thousands of light-years through interstellar star systems. And now you’re stranded on a planet you know nothing about. As long as...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If These 5 Things Vanished for Just 5 Seconds?

      There are some things you just can’t live without. Like gravity, oxygen, the Sun’s warmth. And we’re about to take those vital things away from you...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Lies Elon Musk Has Told You About Mars

      Elon Musk says he wants to send one million people to Mars by the year 2050. The SpaceX CEO has become famous for making huge promises about colonizing the red planet...

      MSN New, Earth

      A World Without Ice Would Transform Our Cities Like This

      Sea levels have gone up 20cm (8″) since 1850, but it was unevenly distributed around the globe. That’s roughly half the height of a bowling pin, 3.5 times the size...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If We Swapped Our Moon With Other Moons?

      Our Moon quietly shapes life on Earth, from stabilizing our climate to driving ocean tides and lighting the night sky. But what if we swapped it for other moons from...

      MSN New

      What Happens If Earth’s Orbit Becomes Full of Space Junk?

      With every rocket we launch into the Earth’s orbit, we’re trapping ourselves on our own planet. Wait, how could sending rockets into space put an end to...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Imagine If Halley’s Comet Crashed into the Moon

      There’s a giant, peanut-shaped object orbiting the Sun, and it’s name is Halley’s comet. Like all comets, it’s a cosmic mashup of frozen ice, gases, and dust...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What Would Change If Elon Musk Became President

      What if, instead of Trump or Biden becoming the next U.S. President, there was a third-party candidate? And that candidate was Elon Musk? What if Elon Musk became the...

      Cosmos

      What If You Landed on Proxima Centauri b?

      Just four light-years from Earth lies the closest known exoplanet, Proxima Centauri b. It has captured imaginations because it could be one of the first exoplanets where...

      Health, MSN, MSN New

      The Hidden Risks of Rat Infestations, Including Hantavirus

      They’ll take over your house, contaminate your food, and leave their feces all over the place. And in some cases, they can even expose you to dangerous diseases...

      Humanity

      What If Everyone Flushed at the Same Time?

      What if everyone on the planet coordinated to perform the biggest “flush mob” in history? Pushing all the wastewater in the world down the drain, all at once...

      Earth

      6 Things That Would Happen If an Asteroid Hit Earth in 2024

      It might sound like a scene from a science fiction movie, but the threat of an asteroid hitting Earth is more realistic than you might expect. One asteroid in...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If Neuralink Went Global Overnight?

      Neuralink is an American company started by ohhhhh, let’s just say “well-known public figure” Elon Musk. Launched back in 2017, its mission was to...

      Earth

      What If The Empire State Building Was Swallowed by a Sinkhole?

      The ground around the Empire State Building appears to be sinking. This historic landmark is about to get lost in a giant pit. And you will be coming down with it. If a...

      Science

      What If We’re Living in a Computer Simulation?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] What if your reality was nothing more than a complex computer simulation? And if you were just a program on someone...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If the U.S., Russia, and China United to Rule the World?

      Together, the U.S., Russia, and China control nearly half of the world’s military power, dominate the global economy, and influence the most powerful international...

      Science

      What If Time Travel Was Possible?

      What advice would you give your younger self if you could travel back in time?

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Did Scientists Discover Evidence of Life on Venus?

      Is alien life really out there? Humanity has wondered about it for decades, and according to scientists, this might finally be a reality. Astronomers have discovered...

      Humanity

      What If Everyone Stopped Drinking Coffee?

      Let’s face it. We’re hooked on the stuff. Most of us can’t even start our day without a nice cup of joe. According to the International Coffee Organization, over 1...

      MSN New, Earth

      Scientists Just Found a Giant Squid the Size of a School Bus Lurking Off Australia. Here’s What That Means for You

      The deep ocean has always been Earth’s final frontier. It is darker than space, more inaccessible than most people realize, and filled with creatures that seem like they...

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