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      Science

      What If Earth Was Twice as Big?

      May 3, 2018
      Earth

      What If Birds Had Arms?

      November 11, 2020
      Science

      What If You Could Ski On Mars?

      May 9, 2019
      Science

      What If We Stopped Recycling

      August 21, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If Earth Had a Large Elliptical Orbit?

      November 8, 2018
      Earth

      What If the Megalodon Was Hiding in the Mariana Trench?

      You’re in the deepest part of our oceans. The Mariana Trench. Suddenly, your sub experiences an earthquake. And when you look outside, you see the terrifying...

      Earth

      What If There Were Aliens at the Bottom of the Mariana Trench?

      The captain sounds the alarm. The waters around the ship rumble. Strange lights from deep below inch closer and closer to you. Something is emerging from the Mariana...

      MSN New

      What If Humanity Began Mining Asteroids?

      Space is full of treasures. Literally. If we were able to extract the resources from the rocks in the asteroid belt alone, we could give $100 billion to every person on...

      MSN New

      What If You Lived to See the End of Everything We Know?

      Billions of years from now, the Sun will enter the final stage of its life. It will swell into a massive red giant before eventually shrinking into a stellar remnant...

      Technology

      What If You Could Upload Your Brain?

      Maybe it was a little sad to say goodbye to your physical body, but, at least you still have your consciousness, your mind, and your memories stored safely in the cloud...

      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, 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...

      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...

      Science

      What If We’re Living in a Computer Simulation?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] What if your reality was nothing more than a complex computer simulation? And if you were just a program on someone...

      MSN New

      How Dangerous Is a Meteorite Impact on Your House?

      Imagine a normal night at home suddenly interrupted by a blazing space rock crashing straight through your roof. Glass shatters, furniture is destroyed, and in seconds...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Orbited the Sun at the Speed of Light?

      Every year, our planet makes one full trip around the Sun. And while that means we’re already moving at breakneck speeds, we’re about to ramp that speed up. Like, way up...

      Earth

      What If Giant Sloths Didn’t Go Extinct?

      Really slow. So what if evolution had the same mindset, and decided to take its time before getting rid of some prehistoric creatures? What if the giant sloth was still...

      MSN New

      What Would a Supervolcano Do to the United States?

      Deep beneath the United States lies one of the most powerful volcanic systems on Earth. Yellowstone is not a typical volcano sitting on a mountain peak. It is a...

      MSN New

      Secret Mayan Megacity Has Been Discovered

      A remarkable archaeological discovery hidden beneath the dense rainforests of Guatemala is changing what experts know about the ancient Maya civilization. Using advanced...

      Humanity, MSN New, Technology

      A.I. Predicts World War 3 in 2026

      Skyscrapers that once pierced the night sky now stand as monoliths of darkness. Streets that buzzed with life are frozen in eerie silence. Cars stall in mid-traffic...

      MSN New

      What Would Basketball on Mars Actually Look Like?

      Playing sports on another planet sounds like science fiction. In theory, it would feel almost superhuman. You could run faster, jump higher, and throw with far more...

      HTS MSN

      Why Being a Roman Gladiator Was Worse Than You Think

      It’s the year 80 CE, and the Colosseum is packed with over 50,000 roaring spectators. The games are about to begin. But you are not in the crowd. You are in the arena...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen If Every Ocean on Earth Went Dry?

      What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? Ocean water makes up 70% of the...

      Earth

      What If You Explored the Deepest Points on Earth?

      If you traveled to the deepest points of Earth, what would you find? Lost cities, mythical sea monsters, rivers of gold? Probably not. But there is still a lot to...

      MSN New

      NASA Has Just Achieved Something That Could Completely Change Air Travel

      For the first time, its experimental X 59 aircraft has successfully broken the sound barrier. But unlike every supersonic jet that came before it, this aircraft is...

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