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      Body, Science

      What If You Cloned Your Body?

      July 31, 2018
      Cosmos

      What If You Got Stuck in a Time Loop?

      August 28, 2020
      Earth

      What If Mt. Fuji Exploded Tomorrow?

      June 23, 2022
      Body

      What If You Were Bitten by One Million Mosquitoes?

      July 23, 2021
      Body

      What If You Swallowed Mouthwash?

      July 28, 2021
      Humanity

      What If World War III Happened Tomorrow?

      Human history has been full of battles and wars, some big and some small. But if World War 3 were to happen, it might be humanity’s biggest battle yet. Advanced...

      Earth, Science

      What If the Earth Was Cut in Half?

      The Earth is under attack! And rather than just completely obliterating us, our attackers have decided to simply cut our planet in half. Is this an act of mercy, or the...

      Technology

      What If We Could Grow Babies in Artificial Wombs?

      The miracle of life. A 40-week process where you developed from a single cell to fully formed human baby. All within in your mother’s womb. Now, imagine you were...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Actually Happen if the Universe Tore Itself Apart

      Imagine standing in your kitchen, unable to decide what to eat. Should you pour a cup of coffee or make a sandwich? In everyday life, you eventually choose one option...

      MSN New, Humanity

      From a 7°C Warmer Earth to Digital Immortality, This Is the Next 100 Years

      A century of history flashes before your eyes. Not the past, but the future. And now you know how life would unfold over the next 100 years. What changes would happen to...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If Pangea Never Broke Apart Into 7 Continents?

      Millions of years ago, the Earth looked very different. A huge landmass, called Pangea, covered about a third of our planet. But about 175 million years ago, the Earth...

      MSN New, Humanity

      A Whale Swallowed You Whole, and Here Is What Would Happen Next

      The thought of being swallowed by a whale sounds like something from an ancient legend rather than a real possibility. Tales of people disappearing into enormous sea...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If We Installed a Huge Space Fan to Combat Climate Change?

      Did you know that some of the hottest countries in the world have outdoor ventilation? Qatar gets temperatures as hot as 50 °C (122 °F). But luckily for them...

      Earth

      What If All Life on Earth Lived in the Oceans?

      Right now, only 15% of life on Earth lives in Oceans. Today, we’re gonna crank that up a notch. You, as well as all life on Earth, are moving underwater. Would we have...

      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...

      HTS MSN

      5 Things You Must Never Do After a Snake Bite, and Most People Get Them Wrong

      A snake bite can turn into a life threatening emergency within minutes. Every year millions of people worldwide are bitten by venomous snakes, and some cases end in...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Playing Basketball on Mars Would Turn a Simple Game Into a Fight for Survival

      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...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Discover the Newly Found Planet Scientists Believe Could Support Alien Life

      Scientists may have just taken one of the biggest steps yet in the search for life beyond Earth. Meet K2 18 b, a distant exoplanet located about 124 light years away...

      MSN New, Earth

      Millions of Maya May Have Lived Here, and the Forest Kept It Secret for Centuries

      For centuries, it looked like nothing but jungle. Dense Guatemalan rainforest stretching in every direction, hiding what turned out to be one of the largest ancient...

      HTS MSN

      10 Most Dangerous Jellyfish and How to Survive Them

      Tentacles meters long that can tangle around you and stingers ready to inject deadly venom. They can be almost entirely seethrough, making them the perfect killer in...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Attack Would Start Before a Single Soldier Landed, and You Would Feel It at the ATM

      There would be no landing craft on the horizon. No sirens. No declaration on the news. The first thing you would notice is that your card does not work. That is how a...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What If Every Planet in the Solar System Could Support Life?

      Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the planets fit into this Goldilocks zone? What...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Humanity Could Build the World’s Largest Power Plant on the Moon

      Imagine looking up at the night sky and knowing that the bright object above your head is doing more than reflecting sunlight. Instead, it is generating electricity. A...

      MSN New, Technology

      What If Artificial Intelligence Went Rogue

      Right now, we’re at a stage where we trust AI. The future is still bright for this type of technology, and there’s so much that we don’t know yet. With...

      MSN New

      What Would Happen to the U.S If Latin America Unified?

      Latin America today is not a single country, but a vast and diverse region made up of over 20 independent nations and territories spread across Central and South...

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