Scientific Discoveries
Scenarios exploring how different scientific breakthroughs or their timing might have changed history
What If The Mir Space Station Never Had Accidents?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Russian Mir space station operated without its infamous accidents, potentially transforming international space cooperation and extending humanity's continuous presence in space.
What If The Montreal Protocol Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the landmark 1987 environmental treaty to protect the ozone layer failed, resulting in unchecked ozone depletion and profound environmental, health, and geopolitical consequences.
What If The Moon Landing Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where NASA failed to accomplish the Apollo 11 mission, fundamentally altering the course of the Space Race, technological development, and geopolitical relations in the latter half of the 20th century.
What If The Ozone Hole Never Formed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where humanity identified and prevented ozone-depleting substances before they could cause significant stratospheric damage, potentially altering global environmental policy, technology development, and climate action.
What If The Permian-Triassic Extinction Never Happened?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Earth's most devastating mass extinction event never occurred, potentially altering the entire trajectory of evolution and preventing the rise of dinosaurs and mammals as we know them.
What If The PhD Degree Was Never Created?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the Doctor of Philosophy degree never emerged as the pinnacle of academic achievement, radically transforming higher education, scientific progress, and knowledge specialization.