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      Earth

      What If Earth Reached Boiling Point for 5 Seconds?

      December 7, 2022
      Cosmos

      What If: The Universe Is Conscious

      December 22, 2022
      Earth, Science

      What If the Earth Was Cut in Half?

      May 21, 2019
      Body

      What If Your Body Could Be Recycled?

      June 9, 2021
      MSN New, Earth

      What If We Are Not the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?

      3 weeks ago
      HTS MSN

      How to Stay Safe If You Are Being Followed at Night

      It’s the end of your shift. Like every night, you walk down a quiet street toward the bus station. But then you hear it. Footsteps behind you. You glance back and see...

      HTS MSN

      Exotic Animal Owner Nearly Kills a Community: The Zanesville Massacre

      In the fall of 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, was thrown into chaos by an event so extreme it stunned the entire United States. What began as an ordinary...

      MSN New, Earth

      The World Goes Dark for One Hour, but the Plan Backfires

      Humanity has spent the last 100 years increasing our dependence on electricity. Look around…. your computer, air conditioner, microwave, fridge, elevator, traffic...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      You Could Fit 763 Earths Inside Saturn, but the Numbers Get Even Wilder

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story! The Solar System is home to a remarkable range of planets, from tiny rocky worlds to massive gas giants. But just how big are these...

      Cosmos, Science

      What If We Discovered Alien Life?

      Would this be good or bad news?

      MSN New

      America’s Chernobyl Waiting to Happen

      Hidden in the deserts of southeastern Washington lies a place that many experts have described as America’s own Chernobyl waiting to happen. It is called the...

      MSN New

      What Happens If You Don’t Blink for a Week?

      Welcome to the longest staring contest of your life. You’re about to go seven days without blinking. What device would keep your eyes forced open? How long would it take...

      Earth, Cosmos, MSN New

      What If Oumuamua Fell to Earth?

      In 2017, scientists discovered the first known interstellar object in our Solar System. Meet Oumuamua, which means “scout” in Hawaiian. According to NASA...

      MSN New

      What a Type V Civilization on Earth Would Actually Look Like

      Imagine a world where humanity has not only gained the ability to travel and to populate space but has progressed even further than that. Humanity can now control and...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Spinning at the Speed of Light?

      Do you find the time it takes Earth to spin around each day a little slow? Well, how about we speed things up? A lot. What would happen to the length of our day? What...

      HTS MSN

      He Tried to Shake It Loose, and the Lizard Only Bit Down Harder

      Your hand is caught, and the animal holding it has no intention of letting go. Everything in your body is telling you to wrench free. That instinct is about to make this...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Scientists Say a White Hole and Black Hole Collision Would Break Physics

      Black holes are one of the most devastating objects in space, sucking up everything around them. But there’s another space phenomenon that’s just as...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If China Ends the Iran War?

      We’ve seen the strikes. We’ve seen the headlines. But everyone is missing the real endgame here. If Operation Epic Fury turns into a full-scale land war, the winner...

      Humanity

      What Humans Might Look Like If Evolution Sent Us Back Underwater

      Humans are built for life on land, but what if evolution had taken a different path and sent us back into the ocean? To imagine this, we need to look at some of the...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Old World Disappears, and a New Civilization Begins

      The world has ended. However it happened, it’s done, and you’re one of the people still standing. The internet is gone. Computers are useless. Libraries and...

      Humanity, MSN New

      A.I. Simulates the Next American Civil War

      You and your family wake up to an emergency broadcast: “The United States is now in a state of emergency. Riots erupt, statues are torn down, and the government...

      Earth

      What If You Could Freeze a Hurricane?

      Has the weather ever ruined your plans? What if I told you I had an idea to stop hurricanes from wrecking your day? And that it involves liquid nitrogen. How exactly...

      HTS MSN

      A Cougar Clamped Onto Her Face for 15 Minutes, Then Her Four Friends Refused to Let It Win

      On February 17, 2024, 60 year old Keri Bergere was enjoying a cycling trip through the Tokul Creek trail in Washington State with four friends. The group had already...

      MSN New

      The World’s Longest Living Animals

      While humans celebrate reaching a century of life some creatures are just getting started. From deep ocean depths to remote islands nature has engineered incredible...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Ranking The Most Disturbing Planets Ever Discovered

      The universe is home to trillions of worlds, but not all planets are created equal. Some are scorching enough to melt rock, others are battered by storms of molten...

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