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      Earth

      What If a Giant Sea Scorpion Fought a Killer Whale?

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      Earth

      What If Everyone Planted Their Own Christmas Tree?

      December 25, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If You Had to Find Baby Yoda?

      December 16, 2019
      Body, Science

      What If There Was a Meal Replacement Pill?

      July 26, 2018
      Body

      What If These Three Animals Swallowed You?

      November 2, 2021
      Cosmos

      What If We Found Alien Life on Enceladus?

      Aliens?! Enchiladas?! What is this world coming to? Or should I say, what is coming to this world? First of all, yes, it’s pronounced Enceladus (EN-CELL-A-DUSS)...

      Science

      What If the Earth Collided With Another Planet?

      About 50 billion rogue planets are roaming the Milky Way with no host star to hold on to, some of them three times bigger than the Earth. They don’t give off any...

      Cosmos

      What If We Built Cloud Cities on Venus?

      The Earth might not be here forever. A huge solar flare, an asteroid impact, or a local gamma-ray burst – anything could wipe us out for good. If we’re...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was a Massive Global City?

      Welcome to Earth City. Yeah, you heard that right. You’re not going on a globetrotting tour to see all the planet’s major cities. You’re already there. Today, the entire...

      Cosmos

      What If You Visited the Galaxy’s Most Dangerous Planet?

      There are places in the Universe where you could turn to ash, freeze to death or be completely crushed by gravity. And you’re about to visit them all. What...

      Earth

      7 Alarming Things That Would Happen If the World Lost Oxygen for 5 Seconds

      Oxygen makes up only about 21 percent of the air we breathe, but it plays a much bigger role in holding life together and keeping our world intact. Imagine if, just for...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Did Scientists Just Discover an Exoplanet That Could Host Life?

      Scientists may have identified an exoplanet with the potential to support life, located 120 light-years from Earth. The planet, known as K2-18b, is classified as a Super...

      Cosmos

      What If Humanity Became Type 7 Civilization?

      Imagine a world where you’re not even human. You can create universes with ease and control time. This could be a reality in an incredibly advanced, and I mean an...

      Science

      What If We Terraformed the Sahara Desert?

      In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...

      Earth

      What If the Strongest Hurricane Ever Hit New York?

      Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones. They’re all one in the same. Storms. Now, the mother of all of them is about to hit New York and you’re caught right in the middle of it...

      Earth

      What If Jupiter’s Storm Existed on Earth?

      Jupiter is home to some big storms. Like the massive Great Red Spot, which has been swirling on the gas giant for centuries. Why don’t we bring it to Earth and see what...

      Science

      What If Everyone Fell Asleep at the Same Time?

      Everybody loves a good sleep, but we probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if we had no control over when it happened. Imagine falling into a deep sleep during a...

      Technology

      What If Hackers Hijacked Every Satellite?

      There are more than 2,000 satellites orbiting Earth right now. And there are about to be a lot more. But what does this mean? Endless entertainment. Non-stop...

      Cosmos

      What if Some of the Space Facts You Believe Are Actually Untrue?

      12. THE SUN IS A GIANT BALL OF FIRE Did you know that the Sun isn’t really on fire? No. Our Sun isn’t a raging bonfire in the center of the Solar System...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      What If Elon Musk Owned Mars?

      Elon Musk has just claimed Mars as his own personal planet. Building his own human colony on the Red Planet, independent of Earth and with it’s own set of laws...

      Earth, MSN

      7 Ways Earth Was Completely Different 2 Billion Years Ago

      Two billion years ago, Earth was a strange and hostile place. It was an era marked by dramatic climate shifts, dangerous changes in the atmosphere, and the birth of...

      Science

      What If a Black Hole Deleted the Universe?

      They are massive, and extremely dense. They rip apart anything and everything that gets close to them. Their gravity is so strong that even light can’t escape. We...

      Science

      What If Menstrual Products Were Free Everywhere?

      Did you know that you ladies spend about 2,300 days of your life menstruating? That amounts to about 10,400 tampons or pads, over 5,000 pills for your cramps, and about...

      Humanity

      What Humans Could Look Like 1,000,000 years from Now

      Imagine looking into the mirror and seeing a completely different version of humanity, one with huge eyes, advanced technology wired into the brain, and even the ability...

      Earth

      What If the Argentinosaurus Was Alive Today?

      Taller than a six-story building. Longer than three school buses. Ten times as heavy as an elephant. The largest dinosaur ever is coming back from extinction. What would...

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