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What IF hypothetical questions about the world and society – imagining a particular situation and answering what would happen if that imaginary situation really happened.

Earth from Space

What Would Happen If Earth Rotated Faster?

Earth spins uniformly causing day and night, but if it spun faster, tides, climates, and biological rhythms would drastically change, affecting all life and altering Earth's shape and rotation stability.
Frozen white planet

What Would Happen If The Sun Disappeared?

If the sun were to suddenly disappear, life on Earth would be drastically affected. The sun is the center of our solar system, and its gravitational pull keeps the planets in orbit. Without the sun's...
Black Hole swallowing Earth

What Would Happen If A Black Hole Hit Earth?

A black hole is a region in space characterized by an extremely powerful gravitational pull, preventing anything, including light, from escaping. These cosmic beasts are formed when massive stars collapse at the end of...
Person flying with wings

What If Humans Had Wings?

If humans had wings, the world would certainly be a very different place. The ability to fly would change the way we travel, hunt, and interact with each other and with our environment. While it...
Image of brain depicting 100% of its usage

What If Humans Used 100% Of Their Brains?

What if humans could use 100% of their brains? This question has been a topic of discussion and debate for decades. Many people believe that humans only use a small percentage of their brain capacity...
Human in nature with pink tail

What If Humans Had Tails?

Let’s say it immediately - if humans had tails, our lives would be drastically different. From an evolutionary perspective, tails were present in our primate ancestors and served a variety of functions, such as aiding...
Phytoplankton in oceans

What Would Happen If Phytoplankton Went Extinct?

Many people have never heard the word "phytoplankton," yet it is a very important word and one of the most important organisms on Earth. Namely, phytoplankton are rather small, actually microscopic plant-like organisms, but they...
Earth colliding with another hypothetical planet called Theia

What If Theia Never Hit The Earth?

Theia is a hypothetical Mars-sized planet that is believed to have collided with Earth around 4.5 billion years ago. This giant-impact hypothesis is broadly accepted as the cause of the formation of the Moon. However,...
Person falling inside black hole

What Would Happen If You Fell Into A Black Hole?

Explore the mysteries of black holes in our latest article. Learn about their formation, spaghettification, and the intriguing Hawking radiation.
Desert - Earth Without Oceans

What If The Oceans Disappeared?

The oceans cover over 70% of the Earth's surface and play a central role in regulating the planet's climate, providing food and livelihoods for millions of people, and supporting an enormous array of marine...