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      Earth

      What If a Needle Hit The Earth At The Speed Of Light?

      12 months ago
      Humanity

      What If the Pterodactyl Was Still Alive?

      January 9, 2020
      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Happen If You Spent 5 Seconds on Io?

      3 months ago
      Cosmos

      What If a Meteorite Crashed Into Your Home?

      March 7, 2022
      Cosmos

      Scientists Discovered the Most Terrifying Planet That Looks Like Earth

      April 6, 2023
      Health, MSN, MSN New

      The Hidden Risks of Rat Infestations, Including Hantavirus

      They’ll take over your house, contaminate your food, and leave their feces all over the place. And in some cases, they can even expose you to dangerous diseases...

      Earth

      What If Columbus Never Discovered America?

      Forget everything you know about the United States of America. It is not united anymore, but divided into several independent nations. No, this isn’t the result of...

      MSN New

      Ancient Egypt’s Greatest Inventions That Changed the World

      Eye Makeup The people of Ancient Egypt were already using eye makeup as early as 4000 B.C., making them one of the first civilizations to develop cosmetics. Both men and...

      Earth

      What If Olympus Mons Was Located in South America?

      From space, it would look like Earth had a giant pimple. Smack dab in the middle of Brazil. Back on the ground, you’d be astonished by the enormity of Olympus Mons. The...

      MSN New, Earth

      A Certain Snake Can Do Something No Snake Should Be Able To

      What would you do if you grabbed a tree branch and suddenly realized it was not a branch, but a snake? Now imagine that snake launching itself directly toward you...

      Cosmos, MSN, MSN New

      What If We Dug to the Center of Every Planet?

      From crushing pressures to oceans of liquid metal, every planet in our solar system hides something extraordinary beneath its surface. Scientists can’t physically reach...

      MSN New

      Scientists Discovered a Giant Living Ant Bridge Unlike Anything Seen Before

      Ants are among the most familiar creatures on Earth, yet scientists continue to uncover abilities that seem almost unbelievable. One recent observation left researchers...

      MSN New

      The Tiny Animal Scientists Say Could Help Cure Diabetes

      With a duck like bill, a beaver shaped tail, and a body that looks like it was designed by combining several different animals, the platypus is one of the strangest...

      6 Exoplanets That Could Save Humanity
      Cosmos, MSN New

      6 Exoplanets That Could Save Humanity

      Astronomers have discovered hundreds of exoplanets, planets beyond our Solar System. Some of these alien worlds orbit their stars in what is known as the “habitable...

      MSN New, Earth

      Are Vampire Squids Really Blood-Sucking Monsters?

      It has blood red skin, webbed tentacles, and strange spines that make it look like something out of a nightmare. Meet the vampire squid. At first glance, this deep sea...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Had a Large Elliptical Orbit?

        What if Earth’s orbit ventured as far from the Sun as Pluto, and got as close to it as Venus? Would the Sun burn the planet to a crisp at the closest...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Half Land and Half Water?

      Imagine Earth with an even 50/50 split between continents and oceans. Our planet covered half by land half by water. How would this change the planet as you know it...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      6 Facts If We Dumped All Earth’s 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...

      HTS MSN

      How to Survive the Deadliest Piranha

      Falling into a river in the Amazon is one of those survival situations no one wants to imagine. The water is dark, movement is disorienting, and panic can set in quickly...

      MSN New, Technology

      What If Everyone Had Access to Neuralink Overnight?

      Neuralink is an American company started by oh, let’s just say “well-known public figure” Elon Musk. Launched back in 2017, its mission was to provide...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      What If the U.S. Invaded Canada in 2027?

      It begins with a single speech. Newly inaugurated for a second term, Donald Trump steps in front of cameras at the White House and announces sweeping economic measures:...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Are We About to Harness the Raw Power of a Black Hole?

      What would happen if you put a couple of physicists in a room with a rope, a box and a black hole? They might come up with a plan to power the Earth for centuries. Black...

      MSN New, Humanity

      You Could Live to See the End of Everything We Know, Here’s What Would Happen

      Somewhere billions of years down the line, our Sun will begin its final transformation, swelling first into an enormous red giant before eventually collapsing into a...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Shaped Like a Donut?

      On our hypothetical journey, we’ve already tested out living on a flat Earth, a cubical Earth, even a hollow Earth. What do you say we try to survive on an Earth...

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