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      What If We Could Kill the Coronavirus with UVC lights?

      April 18, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If Venus and Mars Swapped Orbits?

      May 30, 2022
      Humanity

      What If Humans Evolved Backward?

      March 3, 2023
      Cosmos

      What If You Built a Tipler Cylinder?

      September 1, 2020
      Earth

      What If We Painted Earth White?

      February 1, 2021
      Earth, MSN New

      What If You Were Sucked Into a Fire Tornado?

      Ashes and smoke cover the sky. Your hometown is sieged by massive wildfires. You rush to escape. Unaware that behind you, the wind and the heat have created a monster. A...

      MSN New, Earth

      6 Strange Shapes Earth Could Take

       

      Earth, MSN New

      Can You Imagine a Megalodon Hiding in the Mariana Trench?

      You’re in the deepest part of our oceans. The Mariana Trench. Suddenly, your sub experiences an earthquake. And when you look outside, you see the terrifying...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Happens If You Pour Concrete Into a Volcano?

      If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old concrete. A massive volcanic explosion sends...

      Cosmos

      What If You Fell Into a Black Neutron Star?

      A dark, mysterious object has appeared at the outer edges of our Solar System. It looks like the remnants of a dying star. But it behaves like a black hole. Your mission...

      MSN New, Earth

      5 of the Most Dangerous Hikes in the World

      Mount Hua, China This hike leads to the South Peak of Huashan, one of the Five Great Mountains of China. Its summit stands at about 2,155 m (7,100 ft), and the infamous...

      Humanity, MSN New

      Global Tensions Pointing to the Next World War

      Could World War III really happen before 2030? Old rivalries and power moves are pushing nations to the edge. Let’s break down five conflicts that could ignite the next...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If We Relocated Humanity to Proxima B?

      Proxima b is very promising. It orbits a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri in a system with three stars in it. Proxima Centauri is small. It only has between 7.5%...

      Humanity, MSN New, Science

      What If You Stopped Showering for an Entire Month?

      Every morning or every night. Before going out. Definitely after the big game. For most people, showering is routine. But for some, it’s religion. But if lots of...

      Cosmos

      What If a Black Hole Entered Our Solar System?

      Eight planets, hundreds of moons, hundreds of thousands of asteroids, and billions of comets orbiting our Sun make up our Solar System. And not once has a single black...

      Earth, Cosmos

      8 Facts About What Would Happen If We Poured All of Earths Water on the Sun

      Things are getting hotter and hotter here on Earth, and global warming has everyone panicking. But let us try a wild idea: what if we took every drop of Earth’s water...

      Earth

      What If the Earth Was Always Facing the Sun?

      A scorching hot never-ending day on one side and a permanent frozen night on the other. This is what our planet would be like if it was tidally locked to the Sun. How...

      Earth

      What If You Could Freeze a Hurricane?

      Has the weather ever ruined your plans? What if I told you I had an idea to stop hurricanes from wrecking your day? And that it involves liquid nitrogen. How exactly...

      Cosmos

      What If We Caught an Interstellar Visitor?

      An unexpected guest has made its way into our Solar System. It’s an interstellar object, an ISO. And it’s tumbling through space in a way that can’t be explained by...

      Cosmos

      What If Everything You Knew About the Universe Is Wrong?

      13.8 billion years ago, the entire Universe emerged from one single point in space. This theory is known as the Big Bang. And it’s the most widely accepted story of the...

      Science

      What If We Covered the Moon With Solar Panels?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Not too far from Earth is a giant space rock that has silently played host to just twelve people in its entire...

      Cosmos, Earth, Humanity

      48 Hours After Alien Contact

      It starts with a signal. Faint, strange, and unlike anything humanity has ever recorded. Within hours, it escalates into an event that changes the course of history as...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Lived on Mars 1 Billion Years Ago?

      THE BEGINNING – 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO On Mars, this period is known as the Pre-Noachian era. Mars has just formed from dust and gas in the protoplanetary disk...

      Earth, MSN New

      Terrifying Prehistoric Monsters You’ve Never Heard Of

      These creatures dominated their environments with unique weapons, powerful bodies, and deadly instincts. Here are six prehistoric creatures that could easily compete...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If World War III Erupted Tomorrow Morning?

      Human history has been full of battles and wars, some big and some small. But if World War 3 were to happen, it might be humanity’s biggest battle yet. Advanced...

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