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      What If We Could Build a Replica of the Sun on Earth?

      October 2, 2018
      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Latest Discoveries About Jupiter Explained

      6 months ago
      Body

      What If You Could Record Your Dreams?

      September 5, 2019
      Earth

      What If Bed Bugs Were the Size of Humans?

      April 21, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If a Quasar Entered Our Solar System?

      January 9, 2020
      HTS MSN

      His Ship Sank to the Seabed, He Survived 60 Hours in a Single Pocket of Air

      Common sense says that once a ship reaches the seabed, anyone still inside has minutes at most. The water gets in, the air runs out, and that is the end of it. One man...

      MSN Gallery

      The Most Powerful Tornadoes Compared

      Tornadoes are among the most destructive forces on Earth, capable of reshaping entire landscapes in minutes. While some are narrow and short lived, others expand into...

      HTS MSN

      Scientists Say a Carrington Event Could Send the World Into Darkness, and This Is How You Survive the First 72 Hours

      It is 2 A.M. when your pregnant wife Chanelle suddenly shakes you awake. Her contractions are only eight minutes apart, but before you can even get out of bed, you...

      MSN New, Earth

      See What Would Happen If Earth’s Oceans and Continents Swapped Places

      Cities would drown, oceans would dry up, and human civilization would be thrown into chaos. This catastrophic change would not just flood our homes but completely...

      HTS MSN

      10 cm Claws and a Powerful Bite, the Sloth Is Not as Harmless as It Looks

      Nothing about a sloth suggests danger. It hangs around in trees, moves at a pace that barely registers as movement, and wears what looks like a permanent smile. That...

      Science

      What If the African Continent Broke Apart?

        You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking apart? Well, it’s possible...

      MSN New, Earth

      What if a Mega-Corporation Ran Your City?

      Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that a massive corporation now controls your entire city. Your transportation, water, electricity, healthcare, garbage...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Happens If You Drill Through the Moon?

      The Moon’s surface is made up of long-dead volcanoes and impact craters from asteroids. But have you ever wondered what might be inside it? We could find out one...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What Would Happen If Humanity Reached a Type 5 Civilization?

      Imagine a world where humanity has not only gained the ability to travel and to populate space but has progressed even further than that. Humanity can now control and...

      MSN New

      They Found the Biggest Bat in the World

      When most people think of bats, they picture small, shadowy creatures fluttering through the night sky. But what if someone told you there was a bat with a wingspan...

      HTS MSN

      This Prison Had 1,500 Inmates, but They Became Famous for Something Nobody Expected

      Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center in the Philippines is not the kind of place most people would associate with fame. The facility housed more than...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      Life in the Devonian Period: What It Was Really Like

      Human beings have existed for 300,000 years and have managed to live in many unstable environments. We’ve survived ice ages, devastating pandemics and world wars...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen if Insects Disappeared?

      Insects play a crucial role in maintaining ecosystems and supporting life on Earth. While some insects damage crops, cause irritation, or transmit diseases, the vast...

      Cosmos

      What If We Replaced the Moon with Jupiter Overnight?

      Do you love Jupiter? Do you love it so much that you could look at it every day? I hope so. Because it just took the Moon’s place, and Earth will never be the same...

      Cosmos, Earth, MSN New

      What If the Moon Never Existed?

      The moon has been our friendly neighbour in the sky for billions of years. It has guided us home, kept us on time, protected us, propelled us into space and has even...

      HTS MSN

      What’s the Deal With Sea Snake Island?

      When people imagine dangerous snakes, they usually picture dense jungles or scorching deserts. But some of the world’s most venomous snakes spend their entire...

      MSN New, Earth

      Reactor Four Is 40,000 Times More Radioactive, and Five Minutes Is All You Get

      Bleak landscapes, soldiers in gas masks and mutant creatures running through the Red Forest. Basically, a perfect place for you to spend a month. Welcome to Chernobyl...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Spanish Flu Killed Millions, but Its Biggest Impact May Have Come After the Pandemic

      In 1918, the world was at war. While soldiers fought each other on the frontlines, an even greater threat emerged, the Spanish flu. Between 50 to 100 million people died...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Pipes Explode Underground First, Then the Streets Fill With What You Sent Away

      Somewhere under the street you live on, there is a pipe. And in this scenario, it is about to burst. The plan is simple and completely insane. Everyone on Earth flushes...

      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...

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