In an effort to fight climate change, the Sahara Desert could be going green… literally. Plans are being made to terraform the entire Sahara desert; changing it...
For decades, Area 51 has been surrounded by mystery. Hidden deep within the Nevada desert, the highly secretive military facility has fueled countless stories about...
Where did life on Earth come from? It is one of humanity’s oldest and most fascinating questions. For centuries, people have searched for answers in religion...
Everybody loves a good sleep, but we probably wouldn’t enjoy it as much if we had no control over when it happened. Imagine falling into a deep sleep during a...
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...
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We Could Build a Civilization Among the Stars, but the Universe Would Never Feel Small
What if humanity grew to be so technologically advanced that we were able to leave our Solar System and spread across interstellar space? Would we hop from one exoplanet...
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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...
Hidden among the millions of rocks orbiting our Sun are resources worth unimaginable amounts of money. Some estimates suggest that the minerals locked inside asteroids...
For thousands of years, ancient cities have disappeared beneath forests, deserts, and modern landscapes. Entire civilizations have been forgotten, leaving behind only...
Intelligence is a hierarchy. For all of human history, we have sat comfortably at the top. We are not the fastest or strongest species, but our intelligence made us the...
In January 2016, 22 year old American college student Otto Warmbier boarded a tour flight out of North Korea expecting to return home after a short New Year’s...
This galactic collision might be more impactful than you think.
On your marks. Get set. Bear crawl. The movement of the future is here. And it looks a lot like the movement of the distant past. What benefits would you get from moving...
Have you ever felt like it was so hot out that you could cook an egg on the road? Or do you enjoy incredibly spicy foods for the thrill of it? Well, imagine living in an...
High above the ground in China sits a mountain trail that looks more like a scene from a survival movie than a hiking path. To experience one of the most breathtaking...
This would be the journey of a lifetime, if you don’t mind riding through molten rock and crushing pressure. What would you see along the way? How long...
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...
Common sense says that once a ship reaches the seabed, anyone still inside has minutes at most. The water gets in, the air runs out, and that is the end of it. One man...
Imagine watching your entire world burn to the ground in less time than it takes to make a cup of coffee. That’s what a security camera just recorded in Spain, as...
Today on What If, we’re going to build the highest bridge on planet Earth. Welcome to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the “Roof of the World.”It’s home to the world’s...
