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      Earth

      What If a Magnitude 20 Earthquake Hits?

      December 2, 2020
      Body

      What If There Were No Limits to Organ Transplantation?

      December 22, 2018
      Earth, MSN New

      8 Minutes Without Oxygen?

      11 months ago
      Body

      What If You Didn’t Change Your Underwear For One Year?

      July 7, 2021
      Humanity

      What If Everyone Stopped Drinking Coffee?

      January 2, 2020
      Humanity

      What If the Pterodactyl Was Still Alive?

      When was the last time a bird pooped on you? Apparently, you have a better chance of winning the lottery than you do of getting pooped on by a bird, which is why some...

      Cosmos

      The First 10,000 Days of Populating Venus

      Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor is one of the most extreme and hostile environments in the Solar System. With blistering temperatures, toxic clouds, and...

      MSN New, Earth

      6 Exploding Plants That Will Blow Your Mind

      Some plants have a real party trick. While most plants quietly grow, produce flowers, and spread their seeds, certain species have developed a much more dramatic way to...

      HTS MSN

      “Stay Where You Are” The Order That Trapped Hundreds Aboard the Sinking Ferry, Then 304 People Died

      For Jang Ae-Jin and her classmates, the trip was supposed to be a celebration of their final years of high school. They were traveling by ferry to Jeju Island for a long...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Scientists Discovered Astronauts Could Build a Moon Base From Human Urine

      Building a permanent base on the Moon has always come with one major challenge: how do you transport enough construction materials from Earth? Every kilogram launched...

      HTS MSN

      Murder Hornets Are Here. This Is How You Survive Them

      You hear a strange buzzing sound coming from somewhere nearby. At first, it seems distant and harmless. But then the noise grows louder. Much louder. You look around...

      MSN New, Earth

      What Scientists Say About the Theory That Earth Is Hollow

      The idea of a hollow Earth has fascinated people for centuries. Some have imagined a giant empty world beneath our feet, while others even suggested that entire...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Why the U.S. Would Never Actually Be the One to Start World War III

      For decades, the United States, Russia, and China have competed for influence around the world. They have fought through economic pressure, cyberattacks, intelligence...

      Earth, Cosmos

      Universe’s Evolution in 10 Minutes

      Our Universe was born billions of years ago. And since that time, it’s given birth to millions of galaxies, our Solar System, and who knows what else. Our Universe...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A.I Predicts When Humans Will Reach Mars

      What if humanity’s next giant leap isn’t just a dream, but a countdown already in motion? Using current space agency plans, technological trends, and projected...

      Earth, MSN New

      How the African Continent Might Tear Itself Apart

      You’ve seen politics and national borders change all the time, but have you ever witnessed a continent literally breaking apart? Well, it’s possible, and...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Oceans Just Started Turning to Acid, and Here’s What Dies First

      It can instantly cause severe burns on your skin. It can even dissolve things like limestone and concrete. This is battery acid. Now instead of this acid being inside...

      MSN New

      Scientists Think Seawater Could Power the Future. What If They’re Right?

      Seawater is salty, undrinkable, and a potential source of planet-saving fuel. Hold up. Fuel? Yes, that’s right. We have the technology to convert seawater into liquid...

      HTS MSN

      Racing Down a Highway at 100 mph With No Protection

      Do you love reaching speeds of 100 km/h, but hate all the pesky safety features of a car? Then street luging might be for you. This extreme sport is just like driving a...

      Earth, MSN New

      Terrifying Prehistoric Monsters You’ve Never Heard Of

      These creatures dominated their environments with unique weapons, powerful bodies, and deadly instincts. Here are six prehistoric creatures that could easily compete...

      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...

      Science

      What If We Trashed Earth’s Orbit With Space Junk?

      With every rocket we launch into the Earth’s orbit, we’re trapping ourselves on our own planet. Wait, how could sending rockets into space put an end to...

      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...

      MSN New, Earth

      Earth Just Gained 79 Moons Overnight, and Here’s How Fast It Turns to Chaos

      Look up tonight and you would see 79 moons instead of one. Most would look like unusually bright stars, but four of them would hang there as full glowing disks. It would...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Domino Effect: How Europe’s Gas Woes Could Trigger a Global Catastrophe

      Turn off one pipeline in Europe and the effects don’t stop at cold houses. They run through fertilizer production, then through food supply, then through global...

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