On June 10, 1990, British Airways Flight 5390 was preparing for a routine journey from the United Kingdom to Spain after a short delay. On board were Captain Timothy...
What’s shiny, liquid, conducts electricity and is also the surname of a legendary rock star? You guessed it, mercury. This naturally occurring element has a lot of...
Most people think bears are the biggest danger in the wild. In places like Alaska, that assumption is wrong. Moose actually attack humans more often than any other large...
Imagine never being able to dream of landing on Mars or traveling to Saturn. Not because it’s impossible to get there, but because they didn’t exist. Because...
Could Thor actually punch the Hulk without knocking himself over?
Every six years in Japan, thousands of people gather in the Suwa region to witness one of the world’s most dangerous religious festivals. Massive logs thunder down steep...
Everybody farts. And it’s no secret that they’re smelly, gross, and embaressing at times. But what if, instead of trying to hide our flatulence, we all just...
Interstellar objects occasionally enter our Solar System, providing insight into the composition and dynamics of distant regions of the galaxy. Among these objects, the...
How would the world change if, all of a sudden, every biological man disappeared? Would the world become more peaceful? Why would you have to ration food? And why...
We heard the warnings. But we didn’t listen. Now, we live in a world controlled by artificial intelligence. How did we let this happen? Will we able to survive...
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...
40 km (25 mi) off the coast of Brazil lies an island so dangerous it’s illegal to visit. But rules don’t apply to you. You’re a thrill-seeking...
During the Apollo missions in the 1960s, astronauts collected lunar rocks to bring back to Earth, but to lighten their cargo, they left 96 bags of urine and feces on the...
If you were to drill straight down into Mars, what would you find? Would the red planet reveal its true colors? Would you finally discover life on Mars? And how...
A rare interstellar visitor known as comet 3I Atlas is currently drifting through our Solar System. At first glance, it might look like just another icy rock in space...
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...
Alright, I think it’s time for a change-up. Let’s do a little spring cleaning, and redecorate our Solar System. Now, I know you’re a big fan of the Moon, but it’s so...
It’s brain vs. brawns in the ultimate dinosaur showdown. In one corner, we have the giganotosaurus and in the other, the troodon. Although they lived in two...
Jupiter is the king of moons. With 95 of them orbiting the gas giant, some are so large they rival planets in size. But what would it actually be like to live on one of...
Get your bone flute and gather around the fire. Today on What If, we’re taking you back to the time of woolly mammoths and saber-toothed cats. That’s right...
