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      What If Earth Lost All Its Coral Reefs?

      April 25, 2018
      Body

      What If You Were Swallowed by a Venus Flytrap?

      February 5, 2020
      Earth

      What If Earth’s Topography Was Inverted?

      December 15, 2018
      Science

      What If All of the Volcanoes on Earth Erupted at Once?

      May 28, 2018
      Cosmos

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

      February 21, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If You Were Alive During the Big Bang?

      In the beginning, there was nothing. Well, except for you. And the Big Bang. What would the first moments of the Universe be like? What would happen over the next...

      Earth

      What If We Dumped All Our Trash in the Oceans?

      You’d better mind your waste because it’s not piling up in landfills anymore. Today, we’re going to dump it all straight into the oceans. How much trash would that...

      Science

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

      Imagine what it would be like to have miniature version of our Sun right here on Earth. Would this artificial star provide us with an infinite supply of clean energy...

      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...

      Science

      What If Extinct Animals Could Be Brought Back to Life?

      What do saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and the dodo all have in common? They’re all extinct, and some theorize humans played a large part in this. What if...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If the Sun Ate Jupiter

      In order for Jupiter to crash into the Sun, something truly extraordinary would need to happen. Its orbit would need to be drastically altered by a gravitational...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Terrifying Truth About Falling Into Lake Kivu

      If you were going for a refreshing swim, the last thing you’d expect is to suffocate from toxic gases. But when it comes to Lake Kivu, this is one dangerous body of...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If China Went to War With Russia?

      Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Wise words. But what if two of the world’s most powerful nations burned their friendship, and each other, to the...

      Earth

      What If Megalodon Fought Titanoboa?

      It’s the matchup you’ve been waiting for, the clash between some of the biggest titans that ever roamed the Earth. Today, we’re going back in time to...

      Cosmos

      What If You Traveled to a Black Hole?

      Black holes aren’t exactly a popular vacation destination. They feed on anything and everything that comes into their vicinity. They are dense, and unpredictably...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If Earth’s Core Cooled Down Completely?

      Beneath the Earth’s surface lies the core, a scorching sphere of iron surrounded by a layer of molten metal. Temperatures at the core reach approximately 6,000°C...

      Cosmos

      What If a Quasi-Star Entered Our Solar System?

      This rogue star has been traveling the Universe. And now, it’s finally entering our Solar System. But this isn’t just any regular star. It’s known as a...

      Science

      What Happens If You Wake up During Surgery?

      At first, it’s very bright. But then, as your eyes adjust to the light, you start to piece together your surroundings. The moving blobs above you, you realize, are...

      Humanity

      What If We Knew the Time We Go Extinct?

      Within the vastness of the Universe, humanity is not that big of a deal. We’re not here because we’re meant to be here, we’re just… here. If...

      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...

      Earth

      What If Ice Was Hot Instead of Cold?

      So, what exactly is hot ice? Well, it’s simple. It’s made by boiling baking soda, vinegar, and a little bit of water. From that, you get sodium acetate...

      Science

      What If We Built A Ring World In Space?

      The Earth may not be our home forever. Eventually, we may have to leave. What if instead of finding a potentially habitable exoplanet light-years away, we stayed in our...

      Technology

      What If Your Dreams Could Be Hacked?

      What if I told you that every time you’re asleep in your bed at night, your private thoughts might be compromised? What if, when you’re dreaming about all your hopes...

      Earth

      What If You Built a Pipe to the Bottom of the Mariana Trench?

      This is the longest underwater pipe on Earth. It stretches to the bottom of the deepest place on the planet, where only a few people have ever visited. And we’re...

      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter and Saturn Collided?

      The two biggest planets in our Solar System in one telescope view. And catastrophe is imminent. If Jupiter and Saturn suddenly were on a collision course, which of the...

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