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      What Would Happen If You Spent 5 Seconds on Io?

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      What If You Were Attacked by a Bear?

      February 21, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If You Traveled Through a Black Hole?

      December 2, 2022
      Science

      What If Menstrual Products Were Free Everywhere?

      April 4, 2019
      Earth

      What If a Magnitude 20 Earthquake Hits?

      December 2, 2020
      Earth

      What If Giant Mushrooms Grew on Earth?

      Yet over time, they disappeared and evolved into the smaller versions we know and love today. But what if we found a way to bring them back? Why did giant mushrooms go...

      Science

      What If We Didn’t Have Free Will?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Your alarm clock rings. Do you jump out of bed? Or hit the snooze button? Do you take cream? Sugar? Or both? We make...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If the U.S. Just Started World War III?

      The time for talk is over. Now the biggest countries on Earth are fighting for global supremacy. What would happen if the United States started World War III? Who would...

      Earth, MSN New

      7 Lies You Were Told About Dinosaurs

      When you think of dinosaurs, images of giant, scaly reptiles like the Tyrannosaurus Rex probably come to mind. Movies, textbooks, and popular culture have shaped our...

      Cosmos

      What If Everything We Knew About Black Holes Was Wrong?

      Black holes are dense and scary. They suck up everything in their way. Their gravity is so strong it bends light and warps time. But what if I told you we might have...

      Humanity

      What if ‘Among Us’ Happened in Real Life?

      Among Us is a video game that has been taken the world by storm. It’s one of the most-watched games on Twitch and YouTube. Even politicians are playing it.But what...

      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If the Whole Planet Was One City?

      First off, we’re going to have to be a Type 1 civilization. Then collectively, we can use all the energy available on our planet. It also gets rid of the monotony of...

      Humanity, Technology

      8 Reasons Why an AI Takeover Could Be Closer Than You Think

      Artificial intelligence is no longer just a concept from science fiction. Today’s AI systems are rapidly advancing, with some already matching the intelligence of famous...

      Earth

      What If a Megalodon Shark Fought the Kraken?

      The megalodon, the big boss of our ancient oceans, the king of all sharks, killer of whales. If you’re a fan, you’ve already witnessed our megalodon vs. mosasaur episode...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      8 Reasons Dumping Trash on Jupiter Would End Badly

      Jupiter, the largest planet in our Solar System, has enough mass to swallow millions of tons of debris. So naturally, someone has asked: Why not use Jupiter as a cosmic...

      Cosmos

      What If You Visited Earth’s Next Space Station?

      Space tourism is much closer than you may think. The International Space Station will soon retire from its successful run through low Earth orbit. But humanity’s...

      Humanity

      What Happens If the Mega-Earthquake Hits California Tomorrow?

      The mega-earthquake. It’s coming. We don’t know exactly when or how big it’s going to be, but it’s coming. It will be chaotic, and with millions...

      Earth

      12 Things About the Ocean That Are Scarier Than Outer Space

      When most people think of terrifying places, outer space often comes to mind. After all, it is a vacuum of extreme temperatures, high radiation, and deadly vacuum...

      Cosmos

      What If a Blazar Entered Our Solar System?

      We’ve thrown a lot of disasters at Earth over the years: from asteroids and aliens, to the Sun’s death. But hey, the Universe is a dangerous place, and we’re not...

      Earth

      What If You Were Sucked Into a Tornado?

      Almost 75% of the world’s tornadoes occur in the United States, which means that about 1,300 tornadoes hit the U.S. every year. Most of these tornadoes occur between...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If the Sun Went Out for 24 Hours?

      The Sun generates its energy through a process called nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen atoms fuse together under the forces of extreme pressure and heat to form...

      Technology

      What If You Had 1,000,000 Bitcoins?

      The digital age is well and truly upon us. And in recent years, there’s no development more talked about than Bitcoin. Forget about dollars, pounds, and euros...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Fell Into a Black Hole for a Nanosecond?

      Black holes are often imagined as cosmic vacuum cleaners that swallow everything nearby, but what would really happen if you entered one even for a single nanosecond...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If the US Built a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon – and It Exploded?

      Imagine looking up at the moon and seeing space dust floating around it. Maybe broken-off parts of the moon are raining down on Earth. You’d wonder what happened;...

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