Welcome to your new landfill: a giant ball of burning gas that we call the Sun. With surface temperatures of 5500°C (9,940°F), it could obliterate any type of trash we...
These balls represent one of the strangest phenomena currently taking place in our Universe. Each ball symbolizes one of 100,000 galaxies — including our own...
The universe is vast, ancient, and mostly silent. For decades, scientists have pointed their telescopes toward distant stars, searching for signs of intelligent life. We...
In six hours, you, your government, and 124 million other people across 14 states will be tested by the greatest disaster to ever hit the U.S. East Coast. A great wave...
“Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” – Abraham Lincoln Even if the world today is more...
Do you find the dark unsettling? Have you ever watched the big game on your refrigerator? With all the conveniences of modern living available in your pocket, or at the...
Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the planets fit into this Goldilocks zone? What...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] If you were exposed to the harsh depths of space, you’d lose consciousness in 15 seconds, and be dead within 30...
Beneath the crystal clear waters of the Atlantic Ocean, something unexpected is taking shape. Divers descending toward the seafloor are often met with a strange sight...
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 do saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths and the dodo all have in common? They’re all extinct, and some theorize humans played a large part in this. What if...
In January 2016, 22 year old American college student Otto Warmbier boarded a tour flight out of North Korea expecting to return home after a short New Year’s...
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...
What would happen if the United States and China went to war? On one side, the U.S. stands as the most technologically advanced military force in the world, with...
Imagine waking up one night and realizing the Moon is simply gone. No warning, no impact, no trace. Just an empty sky where Earth’s closest companion used to be. At...
On a dark December night in 1995, a routine commercial flight turned into one of the most devastating aviation disasters in modern history. What began as a standard...
If you were going for a refreshing swim, the last thing you’d expect is to suffocate from toxic gases. But when it comes to Lake Kivu, this is one dangerous body of...
The Middle Ages, a time when you were more likely to die on the toilet than take a bath. And now you’re going there with an educational mission. It’s up to...
Eye Makeup The people of Ancient Egypt were already using eye makeup as early as 4000 B.C., making them one of the first civilizations to develop cosmetics. Both men and...
Throughout history, there have been many incredible civilizations that have shaped the way we live today. One was Ancient Rome, a once majestic and thriving city whose...
