What if the solution to rising temperatures was not found on Earth, but in the sky above us? As global temperatures continue to increase, scientists are exploring...
For centuries, humanity has looked toward the stars searching for signs of intelligent life. But what if the biggest discovery in human history is not finding aliens...
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...
Some say, “youth is wasted on the young.” So what if it wasn’t? What if you didn’t have to dread aging? Your eyesight failing? Your joints aching...
What if one day everyone on Earth pulled their forks away from their steaks and turned vegan? Either for the sake of a healthier lifestyle, to alleviate animal...
They are massive, and extremely dense. They rip apart anything and everything that gets close to them. Their gravity is so strong that even light can’t escape. We...
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Human and Alien Hybrids Could Change Humanity Forever, but Would They Survive on Earth?
It’s a beautiful night. Just you, a bottle of wine and your partner drifting through the cosmos in a UFO. As your caress their green skin, you know that...
Your day at a marine park went terribly wrong.You got so excited that you didn’t watch your step and fell into a tank filled with 9 m (29 ft) killer whales. Now...
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The Blast Is Survivable, the Fallout Arriving Minutes Later Is What Gets Most People
You survived the flash. You survived the shockwave. You are standing miles from the blast, dazed but alive. You now have minutes, not hours, before the thing that...
This shiny metal is constantly in a liquid state. This is mercury. We normally see this metal in tiny quantities. But what would happen if we took thousands of liters...
Space tourism is much closer than you may think. The International Space Station will soon retire from its successful run through low Earth orbit. But humanity’s...
The immunization battle against COVID-19 continues. This time, your pet’s life is at stake. Any animal’s life, for that matter. And even your life could be...
Our Moon may seem ordinary, but it quietly keeps Earth stable. It controls the tides, slows our planet’s rotation, and helps maintain the rhythm of life. But what...
If you were just three times stronger than the world’s strongest person, you could lift a compact car. What else could you do? Or, not do? Would superhuman...
Imagine waking up to headlines announcing that one of the largest mammals to ever roam the Americas has returned. After disappearing thousands of years ago, the giant...
The coils tighten, and somewhere inside all that muscle, the snake is listening. It is not waiting for you to stop struggling. It is not waiting for you to stop...
I hope you’ve packed some ice skates for your next trip out to sea because the oceans have completely frozen over. What conditions could cause this massive oceanic...
You might not speak perfect Klingon… But you’re probably familiar with science fiction. And you probably know why it’s called ‘fiction.’...
They’re big, they’re scary and they can carry cars, cows and even a couple of houses. They can range from a simple dust storm to a force that can wipe out an...
For billions of years, the Sun’s gravitational has kept Earth’s orbit on a steady and reliable path. But this rogue star has other plans for our planet. This...
