From a world shaped like a giant donut to a planet with the sharp edges of a perfect cube, changing the shape of Earth would dramatically alter how we live, move...
Rise. and. shine! Get up and seize the day! You can do anything under the sun…when the sun powers everything. Your phone, your home, and all that’s in...
“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...
For decades, relations between America and North Korea have run from tense highs to some interesting lows. But what happens when two superpowers decide that enough is...
Right now, only 15% of life on Earth lives in Oceans. Today, we’re gonna crank that up a notch. You, as well as all life on Earth, are moving underwater. Would we have...
Obviously, we can't just pack our stuff and move there today. But what if we terraformed it - reshaped it into an Earth's image?
Life on Mars might be like this. You’d live in giant glass domes, and grow small portions of food inside. And if you happen to go outside, it would be in your big...
Sharks are the oceans’ primary predators. Eating every fish in their path. But what if you ended up in a pool full of them, and you were the prey? What would...
This is our Universe, an ever-expanding network of stars and galaxies. And this is your brain. Don’t they look eerily similar to one another? Why are they so alike...
Imagine if you could take in all of human history in the blink of an eye. Well, from the first steps on the moon to the first steps out of the slime, that’s...
If only there were a simple trick to stop a massive volcano from spewing out lava. Like maybe plugging it up with good old concrete. A massive volcanic explosion sends...
1. The Great Red Spot Isn’t Alone Everyone has heard of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a storm so enormous it could swallow Earth whole. It has raged for centuries, fueled by...
Doesn't it suck having a noisy neighbor? Or constantly running into your ex? We all need personal space, but often find we can't get enough. Don't you wish the world was...
[dx_custom_adunit mobile_id=”RTK_v1lP”] Welcome to a world of teleportation! Where you can wake up in a remote corner of the world, teleport to work in...
Every year, around 140 million babies are born worldwide. And if we continue at this pace, 50 years from now the global population will reach 10.5 billion people. The...
Every year, our planet makes one full trip around the Sun. And while that means we’re already moving at breakneck speeds, we’re about to ramp that speed up. Like, way up...
Hello, tovarisch. Welcome to the U.S.S.S., where we drink vodka for breakfast. Where we cuddle our pet bears in our backyards. And where, instead of taking a morning...
Today on What If, we’re going to build the highest bridge on planet Earth. Welcome to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the “Roof of the World.”It’s home to the world’s...
Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and frightening tools ever created by humanity. With over twelve thousand warheads spread across the globe, these devices hold...
Dinosaurs often steal the spotlight when it comes to terrifying prehistoric creatures, but they were far from the only fearsome beasts to roam the Earth. From enormous...
