epic exploration of possibilities. What If is a Webby Award-winning science web series that takes you on a journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities

Researchers have detected strange radio signals coming from deep space. These mysterious radio waves might just be bursts of cosmic energy from a distant neutron star. Or it could be that scientists have discovered a highly-advanced civilization 90 light-years away from Earth.

On Saturday, March 18, 2023, former president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on his Truth Social platform that he would be arrested the following Tuesday. What would happen if he was arrested? How would his supporters react? And could he still run for president?

Was was the worst asteroid ever? Fifty thousand years ago, a space rock slammed into Earth and made a big boom.

Welcome to hell. Sorry, I meant Venus. Some say it's Earth's twin. But this world is nothing like home. And you're about to experience this scorching hot landscape firsthand.

Though it may not seem like it, the ocean is a much more terrifying place than the cosmos. From hideous, alien-like creatures to the mysteries that lie below the sea, these are just some of the reasons why the ocean is scarier than space.