Grab your weapons, find your friends and get to your base. It’s zombie-hunting time! That thing you’ve been daydreaming about for years is finally happening...
Unlike Earth, which is orbiting the Sun, there are billions of rogue planets roaming the Milky Way not bound to any host star. One of them has been spotted on the edge...
Volcanic eruptions can be devastating. So what if we took extreme actions to prevent them? How could we drill into a volcano? What would be the benefits of doing this...
Deep in the tropical forests of Colombia, you come across a small, beautiful frog. You’re captivated by its brilliant color and reach out to hold it in your hand...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Bursts of solar flares from the Sun’s surface look spectacular, but they can pose a danger to us here on Earth...
The delicate balance of the entire Solar System exists in a gravitational dance between planets. Swap the orbits of two of them and you could end up wreaking all kinds...
Primates are one of the most diverse groups of mammals with more than 500 species, including humans. In proportion to their body weights, primates have the largest...
Thousands of light-years from Earth, there could be another planet hospitable to life. Kepler 69c. And you’re about to travel to this alien world to see that life...
No more vast, barren deserts. Because we are going to turn them all into lush, green farmlands. How would we go about bringing new life to hot deserts? How much would...
Beneath Antarctica’s endless white surface lies a world most people never think about. Under kilometers of solid ice, the continent hides a landscape shaped by fire...
The Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the world’s oceans, located in the western Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands. At its lowest point, the Challenger...
Get ready for some serious burns and the instantaneous death of organisms. Let’s turn up the heat and bring the entire planet to a boil for five whole seconds. How would...
Every morning or every night. Before going out. Definitely after the big game. For most people, showering is routine. But for some, it’s religion. But if lots of...
Swipe down for full video story! The construction of the pyramids of Giza required immense labor and coordination. For those involved, daily work was physically...
The Sun generates its energy through a process called nuclear fusion. In its core, hydrogen atoms fuse together under the forces of extreme pressure and heat to form...
Venus, Earth’s closest planetary neighbor, is one of the most extreme and hostile environments in the Solar System. Its surface is scorched by intense heat, blanketed in...
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...
Bats already creep a lot of people out, so imagine how scared they’d be if there were giant ones roaming around. And keep in mind that bats usually live together...
When you look back through the evolutionary history of life on Earth, it’s important to remember it’s always been a game of survival. And only the fittest...
As you walk up to the correctional facility, you remember reading an article that said, “Chances are, you will remember your first day in prison for the rest of your...
