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      Earth

      What If You Fell Into Lake Vostok?

      April 26, 2021
      Humanity

      What If You Were Trapped in a Grocery Store for the Rest of Your Life?

      August 12, 2021
      Body

      What If Humans Walked on All Fours?

      September 2, 2021
      Earth

      What If You Fell Into a Pool Filled Snake Venom?

      July 22, 2019
      Humanity

      Why 99% of Humanity Is Lost to Time

      October 20, 2023
      MSN New

      Scientists Discovered a Rare Animal That May Hold the Key to Human Regeneration

      This pink, permanently smiling creature might look like something out of a cartoon, but it is very real. Known as the axolotl, this unusual animal has captured the...

      HTS MSN

      Things You Should Never Do When You’re Tased

      Do you know what’s worse than being tased? Being tased without any protection at all. Without the barrier of clothing, there is nothing between your skin and a high...

      Earth, MSN New

      Imagine If You Lived in the Hottest Place on Earth?

      Ever wonder what it would feel like to step into an oven? Welcome to Death Valley, California. It’s so hot you can barely breathe. This national park that stretches...

      MSN New

      The Forgotten Map That Historians Say Turned California Into an Island

      For more than 200 years, one of the world’s most famous maps showed something that was completely wrong. It placed California not as part of the North American...

      MSN New, Health

      Here is What Happens If You Only Drink Coffee

      In the morning some of us need that extra boost to get our day going. We’re talking about coffee of course. But before we get brewing. What does coffee do to your...

      Cosmos

      What If Earth Had Jupiter’s Atmosphere?

      Today on What If, we’re taking Jupiter’s deadly gases and unleashing them on Earth. Where could you be safe from these toxic winds? How would you breathe...

      HTS MSN

      What to Do in the First 5 Minutes of a Bullet Wound

      Gun-related deaths and injuries occur around the world everyday. In the United States alone, there are more than 100 gun-related deaths daily. And 200 more people are...

      Science

      Diving Into a Black Hole: Adventure or an Abyss?

      Say one day you were exploring space looking for a new planet for humans to inhabit, but came across a black hole and decided – why not check it out? Would you...

      MSN New

      What If It Rained Shards of Volcanic Glass?

      This is not some harmless hair. It’s volcanic glass and it could turn your life into an itchy, blistering existence. Uh oh. Looks like today’s forecast is volcanic...

      Humanity, MSN New, Technology

      A.I. Predicts World War 3 in 2026

      Skyscrapers that once pierced the night sky now stand as monoliths of darkness. Streets that buzzed with life are frozen in eerie silence. Cars stall in mid-traffic...

      Science

      What If You Made an Actual Model of the Periodic Table?

      What if you took your school assignment to the next level and decided to collect physical samples of as many elements as possible?

      Earth, MSN New

      7 Strange Shapes Earth Could Take

      From a world shaped like a giant donut to a planet with the sharp edges of a perfect cube, changing the shape of Earth would dramatically alter how we live, move...

      Cosmos

      Things You Were Lied to About Space

      The Sun is Yellow If you’ve always thought our star was a bright yellow ball of fire, you were wrong. For starters, it’s not yellow. It’s green. Sort...

      MSN New

      Researchers Found a Fish That Looks Like It Has Human Teeth

      Researchers have found a fish with a strange feature that makes it look almost like it has a human smile. Hidden beneath the water’s surface, the sheepshead fish...

      MSN New

      This Is How Horseback Librarians Changed Lives During America’s Hardest Years

      Horses have played a major role in human history. They helped people travel across continents, explore new lands, work on farms, and even fight wars. But during one of...

      MSN New, Earth

      Every Glacier on Earth Just Melted. Here’s Which Cities Drown

      Global sea levels have already risen by about 20 cm (8 inches) since the mid 1800s, although the increase has not been the same everywhere. While that may sound minor...

      MSN New

      What If You Had A $100 Billion Dollars to Spend?

      In 1850, 94% of the world’s population lived in extreme poverty. Today, we’ve managed to bring that number down to roughly 10%. And if this trend continues...

      Science

      Could We Survive on Earth If It Was Spinning Twice as Fast?

      Some say life is a roller coaster. What if it was more like this? We don't notice the earth spinning now, so what would life be like if it spun a little faster? Would we...

      Cosmos

      What If a Dark Hydrogen Iceberg Fell to Earth?

      A mysterious interstellar object is on a collision course with Earth. And scientists don’t know what it is. What could this new astrophysical object be? Where did it...

      HTS MSN

      How This Caterpillar’s Touch Can Kill You?

      It looks like an ordinary fuzzy caterpillar resting on the trunk of a tree. But don’t let its harmless appearance fool you. This tiny insect is one of the most...

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      What If is presented by Underknown, a production company creating a variety of short-doc series that search for the underlying truth of how our world operates and how it came to be. Our shows take you to the frontiers of science and make the most complex ideas and theories entertaining and accessible.

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