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      Earth

      What If Oxygen Doubled in Earth’s Atmosphere?

      September 10, 2018
      Earth

      What If All Helium Disappeared for 5 Seconds?

      September 23, 2022
      Earth

      What If the Earth Was Always Facing the Sun?

      July 4, 2022
      Body

      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Hagfish?

      August 25, 2020
      Body

      What If You Were Sucked Into a Whale’s Blowhole?

      June 16, 2021
      MSN New

      They Found the Biggest Spider in the World

      If you have arachnophobia, you might want to look away. What you are about to hear sounds like something pulled straight from a nightmare. Deep in the rainforests of...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If China Ends the Iran War?

      We’ve seen the strikes. We’ve seen the headlines. But everyone is missing the real endgame here. If Operation Epic Fury turns into a full-scale land war, the winner...

      Cosmos

      What If You Had to Find Baby Yoda?

      One task, you have. Find Baby Yoda, you must. The tracking fob, guide you it will. Where, begin your search, would you? It sounds like an easy task. But we...

      Technology

      What If We Harnessed Zero-Point Energy?

      Imagine if we could collect the energy out of thin air. And I mean it quite literally. You know how you were taught that a vacuum is nothing but empty space? That...

      Earth

      What If Earth Were Teleported to the Edge of the Universe?

        Let me take you on a wild ride to the very edges of our Universe. But it won’t be as simple as traveling through space. Because the edges that we’re talking...

      HTS MSN

      Cute Until It Isn’t: Surviving a Beaver Attack in the Wild

      Dan Wherley never imagined a beaver could be dangerous. In his mind, they were slow, harmless dam builders. That changed in seconds when a rabid beaver suddenly leapt...

      Humanity

      What If You Were Trapped in a Grocery Store for the Rest of Your Life?

      Under extreme circumstances, humans can often pull together to overcome great odds. But when confined in a tight space with each other, well, we may not be at our finest...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Actually Happen If a War Broke Out on the Moon

      The Moon has long symbolized exploration and scientific discovery. But as more nations and private companies prepare to return to the lunar surface, an unsettling...

      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

      What If Lightsabers Became Reality

      Do you long for an elegant weapon from a more civilized age? Something less clumsy and random. As you hone your sensitivity to the Force, you may wonder. What if...

      Cosmos

      Scientists Discovered a Monstrous Black Hole Too Close to Earth

      Black holes are dark, matter-devouring balls of gravity. Most of them are so far away that we don’t need to worry about them. But not this one. Meet Gaia BH1. This...

      MSN New, Earth

      Extreme Animals That Live Where Nothing Else Can Survive

      Life on Earth is far more resilient than it first appears. From scorching deserts to freezing oceans, and even places touched by radiation or near total isolation...

      Science

      What If Humanity Became an Interstellar Society?

      What if humanity grew to be so technologically advanced that we were able to leave our Solar System and spread across interstellar space? Would we hop from one exoplanet...

      Earth

      What If You Were Attacked by a Megalodon?

      The most deadly predator of the sea spent its day conquering and terrorizing every creature in sight. This is the megalodon. It lived millions of years ago, but...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If California’s Uprising Sparked a Break from the U.S.?

      Returning for a second term in office, President Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration using ICE – the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

      MSN New

      What Would Life Be Like in Underwater Cities?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Let’s be honest, we are pushing our planet to a climate change catastrophe. But there could be a solution. 71% of the Earth’s...

      Cosmos, Humanity, MSN New

      Why Artemis II Doesn’t Mean Humans Can Settle on the Moon Yet

      Imagine living on the Moon. You’d have the best view of Earth, enjoy bouncing around in zero gravity and living your life as an astronaut explorer. Ah...

      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...

      Earth

      What If We Drilled Through a Volcano?

      Volcanic eruptions can be devastating. So what if we took extreme actions to prevent them? How could we drill into a volcano? What would be the benefits of doing this...

      Earth

      What If We Could Refreeze the Arctic?

      The Arctic might soon become completely ice-free. And when all of the ice is gone, the world won’t be the same. But what if I told you there was a way to prevent...

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