Flooding, devastation, and disease. What could all these awful things have in common? Rain. And lots of it. We’re not talking April showers here. So, imagine a...
Artificial intelligence is getting better at understanding people every year. It recommends the movies we watch, the products we buy, and even the music we listen to...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] 55% of the world’s population live in cities. By 2050, that’ll be two thirds of the world’s...
Scroll down to watch our video. Where would I be without you, Mr. Mittens? It’s not a meme; it’s a fact: We can’t live without cats. Do you know why...
Paul Hayward’s story does not begin in a prison cell or under chains. It begins in a normal life that slowly gets pulled off course by loyalty, pressure, and bad company...
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Experimenting on animals is a dark side of science and research. And most of us try not to think about the animals that experienced the horrors of testing when we buy...
For decades, military planners have studied one of the most difficult questions in modern warfare: What would happen if the United States invaded Iran? The answer from...
Hurricanes, typhoons, cyclones. They’re all one in the same. Storms. Now, the mother of all of them is about to hit New York and you’re caught right in the middle of it...
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...
Imagine you’re out for a blissful swim, trying to catch a glimpse of some beautiful whales. The sun is shining, the water feels refreshing, and, uh oh, something just...
How long would it take for the world’s largest rainforest to burn down? If we don’t do anything to stop it, we’ll soon find out. The Amazon rainforest...
Have you ever been curious about Medieval life? Would you travel back in time if you could? Do you think you would enjoy it? How long would you last? Hear ye, hear ye...
Swipe Down for Full Video Story Could intelligent alien civilizations really exist somewhere beyond Earth? As advanced telescopes continue discovering new potentially...
Jupiter is not just the largest planet in our Solar System. It is also surrounded by a vast collection of moons, dozens of them in total, each one shaped by extreme...
Imagine your world without portable computers, GPS, or the internet. Does it make your palms a little sweaty? Would you be able to get through the day? We’ve...
What if the Universe is an illusion? What if your reality is not what it seems to be? What if you are you’re just a 2D projection stretched on the surface of a...
We visit a lot of planets here on WHAT IF, but K2-141b is the most extreme one yet. Are you ready to jump on board this one-way space shuttle? If you’d rather stay...
What if you took your school assignment to the next level and decided to collect physical samples of as many elements as possible?
Is intelligent alien life really out there? With powerful telescopes identifying more potentially habitable planets each year, the possibility continues to grow. But...
