Or, maybe one on "what if" the molten core at the center of the earth spewed it's contents onto the surface for some (similarly non-scientific) reason.
Or, maybe an article on "what if" a giant asteroid flew near by and was caught in earth's orbit to provide a second moon, and the tidal impact that would have on our planet. The pointless, fictional possibilities for stories like this one are endless.
NatGeo = science fiction mag.
I think that is an insult to science fiction, it is more like speculative fantasy (emphasis on fantasy!)