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      Earth

      What If Everyone Planted Their Own Christmas Tree?

      December 25, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If the Sun Swallowed Earth?

      December 16, 2020
      Science

      What If You Ate Uranium?

      January 19, 2019
      Body

      What If We Shrunk Humanity?

      January 3, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If You Traveled to a Black Hole?

      December 28, 2019
      MSN New

      If All Wildlife Disappeared, Humans Might End Up as the Lab Rats

      Rodents make up 75 percent of all animals used in scientific testing. They breed easily, and their physiology and genes overlap enough with ours to stand in for us. Take...

      MSN New

      What Would Life Be Like in Underwater Cities?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Let’s be honest, we are pushing our planet to a climate change catastrophe. But there could be a solution. 71% of the Earth’s...

      MSN New, Earth

      Scientists Discovered a Worm That Fences Rivals With Its Own Body

      In the underwater world, finding a mate can require some unusual strategies. While many animals compete with strength, colors, or displays of dominance, one tiny ocean...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      What If the U.S. Invaded Canada in 2027?

      It begins with a single speech. Newly inaugurated for a second term, Donald Trump steps in front of cameras at the White House and announces sweeping economic measures:...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Black Hole Would Stretch Your Body Into a Thread in a Single Nanosecond, and You’d Never Feel It Coming

      Physicists gave the process a slightly absurd name, which does nothing to soften what it actually describes. They call it spaghettification. Cross the boundary of a...

      MSN New, Earth

      What if Nature Took It All Back?

      Every city, highway, bridge, and skyscraper on Earth tells the same story. Humans have transformed nearly every corner of the planet, shaping landscapes to suit our...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New, Technology

      What If Machines Took Over Humanity?

      Reports suggest that by the year 2030, 800 million jobs will be lost to automation. Will yours be one of them? We used to be afraid that robots would rise to power and...

      Earth

      What If We Drained the Mediterranean?

      Scroll down to watch the video. Imagine the Mediterranean Sea is disappearing! Old shipwrecks are rearing their ugly heads as the water drains around them, and...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      A.I Predicts Why the U.S. Could Leave NATO in 2027

      What if a single decision shattered the world’s most powerful alliance overnight? Built on real-world data and analyzed through AI, this explores a worst-case chain...

      Science

      What If A Mega-Tsunami Hit The United States?

      In six hours, you, your government, and 124 million other people across 14 states will be tested by the greatest disaster to ever hit the U.S. East Coast. A great wave...

      MSN New

      Discover How Money Was Invented and Transformed Civilization

      Empty your pockets. This is not a hold up, but something important is missing. No coins, no cards, no problem. Pretty soon, you might not need to carry anything at all...

      Earth, MSN, MSN New

      What Happens If You Spend a Month in Chernobyl?

      Bleak landscapes, soldiers in gas masks and mutant creatures running through the Red Forest. Basically, a perfect place for you to spend a month. Welcome to Chernobyl...

      Earth, MSN New

      What You Must Do to Survive an F5 Tornado

      This is an F5 tornado, and it’s one of nature’s most destructive forces. Could you survive being sucked in? Yeah, imagine getting scooped up like a meat...

      MSN New

      Scientists Are Already Building a Portal to a Parallel Universe

      The idea of opening a portal to a parallel universe sounds like pure science fiction. It brings to mind stories filled with mysterious gateways, alternate realities, and...

      Cosmos

      What If You Swam in Titan’s Lakes for 5 Seconds?

      Titan. The most majestic of Saturn’s many moons. And the most promising for life too. It’s got a beautiful view and liquid lakes on its surface. The only...

      MSN New

      Could Giant Space Mirrors Replace Nighttime Darkness on Earth

      Humanity is already filling the space around our planet with machines. Around Earth, thousands of satellites are currently circling above us, each one serving a...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If California Rose Up and Broke Away from the U.S.?

      Returning for a second term in office, President Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration using ICE – the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

      MSN New, Humanity, Technology

      How Powerful are Iran’s Missiles?

      In the shifting geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, one factor remains a constant point of concern for international security analysts: Iran’s missile program...

      Cosmos, Earth

      What If the Moon Collided With Earth?

      Imagine a scenario where the Moon, our constant companion in the night sky, begins a deadly trajectory toward Earth. The consequences would be catastrophic, reshaping...

      Technology

      What If Google Went Offline for a Week?

      Whether it’s Apple, Microsoft, or Yahoo, only one tech giant has reigned supreme when it comes to our search engines. Google. It’s so dominant around the...

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