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      What If Time Is an Illusion?

      December 3, 2018
      Earth

      What If Jupiter Swallowed Earth?

      June 24, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If There Is Life on Venus?

      September 21, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If Russia Crashed the International Space Station?

      April 12, 2022
      Body

      What If You Went Through Puberty in 24 Hours?

      September 15, 2021
      Science

      What Happens If You Don’t Shower for a Month?

      Every morning or every night. Before going out. Definitely after the big game. For most people, showering is routine. But for some, it’s religion. But if lots of...

      Science

      What If Aliens Visited Us Tomorrow?

      Are we alone in the Universe? With more than 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe and at least 500 billion planets in the Milky Way alone, don’t you...

      Earth

      What If a Gravitational Wave Hit Earth?

      1.3 billion years ago, two orbiting massive black holes, circling each other at 250 times a second, collided in a violent, universe-rippling explosion that sent waves of...

      MSN New, Humanity

      How to Survive a Nuclear Explosion

      Whether it’s an act of war or terrorism, all that really matters in the moments after the blast is that there are ways to save yourself and your loved ones...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was As Small as Pluto?

      It’s a small world after all, because today, we’re shrinking Earth to the size of Pluto. But if our planet was this tiny, how would it alter the atmosphere...

      Earth

      What If the Yellowstone Volcano Erupted Tomorrow?

      Located in the United States, one of the world’s largest volcanoes is gearing up to explode. It’s known as the Yellowstone Volcano, and it’s not just...

      Earth

      What If Earth Was Shaped Like an American Football?

      Imagine an enormous football stranded in the Solar System. I mean, the Earth shaped like one. What could cause our planet to change its shape so drastically? And what...

      Earth, MSN New

      What If You Lived in the Paleozoic Era?

      The Paleozoic Era represents one of the most transformative periods in Earth’s history, spanning approximately 289 million years from 541 to 252 million years ago...

      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...

      Earth

      What If We Terraformed the Sahara Desert?

      Imagine a dry desert with endless sand dunes transforming into a lush, green tropical paradise before your eyes. This is the ambitious vision of terraforming the Sahara...

      Humanity

      What If Everyone Stopped Drinking Coffee?

      Let’s face it. We’re hooked on the stuff. Most of us can’t even start our day without a nice cup of joe. According to the International Coffee Organization, over 1...

      Cosmos

      What If You Dropped a Steak From Orbit?

      Ever had a freshly cooked steak, delivered straight from the International Space Station? Let me tell you — it’s not going to be what you might expect. You must be...

      Cosmos

      What If a Spoonful of Neutron Star Appeared on Earth?

      This is the Sun. And this is a neutron star. But don’t let its size fool you. Neutron stars are massive gravitational monsters, and orbiting one wouldn’t end...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Life If You Were Born on Mars

      Martians might really exist… In the future. But instead of the aliens of sci-fi movies, martians would be humans born and raised on Mars. Why would your skin be...

      Science

      What If There Was Another Earth in Our Solar System?

      [dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Twin siblings, twin peaks, twin cities, twin planets… Two earths, one solar system. How would that work? Where...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If China Went to War With Russia?

      Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Wise words. But what if two of the world’s most powerful nations burned their friendship, and each other, to the...

      Science

      What If We Built an Artificial Planet?

        What if, someday, we decided that the usefulness of our planet had run its course, and humans needed to scour space to find somewhere new to live? But instead of...

      Humanity

      What If Trump Didn’t Quit After Losing?

      President Trump has some concerns about the upcoming election. He thinks the Democrats will corrupt the voting ballots, and if that appears to cost him the election, he...

      Earth, MSN New

      Imagine If You Met a Time Traveler?

      In 1998, a gentleman by the name of John Titor arrived from the future, or so he said. In his timeline, as he claimed, General Electric had managed to invent time travel...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen If We Killed All Mosquitoes?

      It may sound unusual that a little bug could be this deadly, but it’s true. Mosquitoes spread diseases like malaria, yellow fever and the dengue virus. They do it...

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