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      Earth

      What If the Megalodon Shark Never Went Extinct?

      September 16, 2022
      Science

      What If Humans Were Immortal?

      December 7, 2018
      Science

      What If Life Didn’t Originate on Earth?

      December 19, 2018
      Cosmos, Earth, Humanity

      48 Hours After Alien Contact

      11 months ago
      Body

      What If You Shed Your Skin Like a Snake?

      July 29, 2021
      Earth, MSN New

      6 Catastrophic Effects If Earth Had Venus’s Atmosphere

      Imagine waking up on a version of Earth where the sky glows yellow, the air scorches your lungs, and the ground melts your shoes. That is what life would look like if...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If a Nuclear Reactor Built by the U.S. Detonated on the Moon?

      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;...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If You Fell Into a Black Hole?

      Falling into a black hole may sound like something from a science fiction movie, but it is a very real phenomenon studied by physicists for decades. Black holes are...

      Earth

      What If the Earth’s Crust Suddenly Opened Up?

      Deep beneath your feet is a subterranean melting pot. A fiery inferno ready to boil over at any moment. Anywhere or anytime. Imagine that today is the day the ground...

      MSN New

      What If Humans Evolved From Silicon Instead of Carbon?

      Carbon tends to steal the spotlight in any discussion about life, and for good reason. Every known living organism on Earth is built on carbon based chemistry. About 18...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If Earth Was Tiny Like Pluto?

      It’s a small world after all, because today, we’re shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere...

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      Humanity

      What If You Had A $100 Billion Dollars to Spend?

      In 1850, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today, we’ve managed to bring that number down to roughly 10%. And if this trend continues...

      HTS MSN

      The Deadliest Hippo Attacks: The Marius Els Tragedy

      Hippos are among the most dangerous animals on Earth. They kill around 500 people every year across Africa, more than twice the number attributed to lions. Despite their...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Debate That Never Dies: Who Is Right?

      If the Earth had an edge, it might look something like this, the edge of a flat Earth. A vast frozen wall at the horizon, trees growing at strange angles, and a sky that...

      Cosmos

      What If You Spent 5 Seconds on Uranus?

      Imagine taking a trip to the outer reaches of our Solar System, to a place few have ever seen up close. Uranus, the icy giant, is a world of extremes, violent, cold, and...

      Cosmos, Earth

      What If Earth and Moon Switched Sizes?

      Imagine for a moment that Earth suddenly shrank to the size of the Moon, while the Moon expanded to the size of Earth. How would life on our planet change? Could humans...

      MSN New

      Scientists Says Two Headed Sharks Are Mysteriously Appearing in Our Oceans

      The idea sounds like something pulled straight from a disaster film. A shark with two heads moving through the ocean, defying everything we know about marine biology...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen to Russia If Putin Was No Longer There?

      For more than two decades, Vladimir Putin has been the central figure of modern Russian politics. A former KGB officer, he has carefully shaped an image of strength...

      MSN New

      Top 10 Scariest Extinct Creatures That Roamed the Earth

      Long before humans built cities, paved roads, and established civilization, planet Earth was ruled by creatures straight out of a nightmare. From depths of prehistoric...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Had Jupiter’s Atmosphere?

      Today on What If, we’re taking Jupiter’s deadly gases and unleashing them on Earth. Where could you be safe from these toxic winds? How would you breathe...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Most Terrifying Planets in the Universe Explained

      Deep in the cosmic dark nature plays by a violent set of rules. Across the universe there are alien worlds that feel less like planets and more like torture chambers...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If You Brought Modern Technology to the Middle Ages?

      The Middle Ages, a time when you were more likely to die on the toilet than take a bath. And now you’re going there with an educational mission. It’s up to...

      Cosmos

      What If You Climbed the Highest Mountain in the Solar System?

      Climbing the world’s tallest mountains is a daring adventure. But you’re about to make an epic extraterrestrial trek on the biggest mountain in the entire Solar...

      Cosmos

      What If the Big Rip Happened Tomorrow?

      The Big Rip, the ultimate fate of our Universe. It will be a cosmic event that will tear apart galaxies, one by one. Stars, planets, you, everything will be eviscerated...

      Science

      What If We Geo-Engineered Earth?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The world is heating up! But you’ve known that for a while. How long before it’s too late? Its estimated...

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