For thousands of years, the statues of ancient Egypt have fascinated people around the world. Their lifelike faces, towering size, and remarkable craftsmanship have...
Do you find the time it takes Earth to spin around each day a little slow? Well, how about we speed things up? A lot. What would happen to the length of our day? What...
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...
Imagine if one day you looked up into the night sky, and saw Mars or Saturn where the Moon was supposed to be. That would sure turn our Earth into an alien world. And...
For whatever reason, you are the last human on Earth. No more voices in the distance. No more messages. No more footsteps that are not your own. At first, it feels like...
Around 40 light years away from Earth, hidden in the constellation Pisces, there is a small alien world that has captured the attention of scientists around the world...
Some places in the Solar System have some pretty expensive rain falling on their surface. Let’s see if we could bring those home. What would it take for Earth to...
Imagine looking into the mirror and seeing a completely different version of humanity, one with huge eyes, advanced technology wired into the brain, and even the ability...
You’re in the Ghostbusters universe. With a quick stomp, demons are as good as gone. So how would life change if you could bust ghosts in real life? Would you need...
Say hello to the future of home security: the self-shielding house! I know you’re probably thinking, “why would I need so much protection? If I’m in...
It’s been 30 days since Uranus first appeared in the sky. At first, it looked like our Moon had found itself a stellar partner. But then, we understood something...
From deep oceans to hidden rainforests and underground tunnels, nature has created some of the strangest creatures ever discovered. At first glance, many of these...
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...
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...
Three passengers died — including a Dutch couple — and others fell ill on the MV Hondius sailing from Argentina toward Cape Verde. One case is lab-confirmed as...
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...
What started as a routine helicopter flight quickly turned into a fight for survival deep inside the Amazon rainforest. When the aircraft began to shake and lose...
Since its discovery in 1610 by Galileo, the rings of Saturn have enchanted us for centuries. Remarkably, we’ve visited Saturn before. Stunning photographs taken...
Breaking news. Flags are flying at half-staff. The world mourns the death of a beloved monarch. Queen Elizabeth II has passed peacefully in her Balmoral Castle in...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful… …So why not crawl up beside it and go to...

