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

      May 28, 2018
      Body

      What If a Cockroach Crawled Into Your Brain?

      July 13, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If Everything You Knew About the Universe Is Wrong?

      March 24, 2023
      Earth

      Earth’s Evolution in 10 Minutes

      October 26, 2023
      Humanity

      What If There Were No Religion?

      September 11, 2020
      Earth

      Top 5 Crazy Ideas to Solve Our Trash Problem

      Scroll to the bottom to watch our video. We love our convenience — single-use plastic utensils, paper plates, disposable cups, plastic wrap, wrapping paper for...

      Science

      What If All Humans Suddenly Disappeared From The Earth?

      What if human history ended today?

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If the U.S., Russia, and China United to Rule the World?

      Together, the U.S., Russia, and China control nearly half of the world’s military power, dominate the global economy, and influence the most powerful international...

      Humanity

      What If We Become a Type 1 Civilization?

      Scroll down to watch the video. Imagine if we could control earthquakes and tsunamis to generate power. Or maybe even terraform every planet in the solar system. These...

      Earth

      What If We Could Control The Weather?

      Order some rain for your dry lawn, cancel the upcoming tornado, schedule a week of sunshine for your vacation… What if we could manipulate the weather just like...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If We Built a Road Around the World?

      Imagine an ultimate road trip across the globe. On a highway along the equator. Wait, there is no highway along the equator… yet. So how about we build one? What...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Atmosphere Ignited Tomorrow?

      A massive earthquake knocks you off your feet. There’s a blinding flash of white, and then you see a tsunami of lava rising on the horizon. A nuclear reaction has...

      Earth

      What If Ants Were the Size of Elephants?

      They can lift 5,000 times their body weight. They have armies in the thousands. And they outnumber us a million to one. But ants are tiny, right? Yeah, that’s not going...

      MSN New, Technology

      Imagine IF Telekinesis Was Real?

      Since the early days of spiritualism, psychic mediums have claimed to contact the dead. During these sessions, their clients could see objects mysteriously flying across...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What Did Scientists Discover on Jupiter?

      Jupiter is a massive, terrifying planet. Despite being studied for centuries and even visited by nine space probes in the last 50 years, the undisputed king of the Solar...

      Earth, MSN New

      Nature’s 10 Strongest Animals (Gallery)

      When people think of the world’s strongest animals, they often imagine elephants pulling massive loads or large predators overpowering prey. But in nature, “strength”...

      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...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth in a Billion Years: What Scientists Predict

      One billion years into the future, you might imagine a world full of artificial intelligence, interstellar travel, and space colonies. Maybe we’ll see the end of...

      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...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If We Relocated Humanity to Proxima B?

      Proxima b is very promising. It orbits a red dwarf star called Proxima Centauri in a system with three stars in it. Proxima Centauri is small. It only has between 7.5%...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      Find Out Who Would Win in a Battle Between a Bear and a Bengal Tiger

      Welcome to the arena. Tonight’s battle is all about location, location, location. Both of our fighters are extremely territorial. They’re not interested in sharing and...

      Cosmos

      What If Betelgeuse Exploded Right Now?

      Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse. Saying its name three times won’t have the same effect as a certain bio-exorcist, but it’s still a sight to behold. At about 950...

      Science

      What If the Earth Was a Moon of Jupiter?

        There are 79 known moons of Jupiter. What if we move Earth into its orbit too? How would jupiter’s super strong gravity affect our lives? What would our...

      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...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If We Dumped Our Trash into Volcanoes?

      At first thought, volcanoes might seem like the perfect natural disposal system. They are incredibly hot, appear to swallow anything in their path, and seem limitless in...

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