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This week on Unexplainable or Not, we’ve got three scientific mysteries all about left and right. Jonquilyn Hill, host of... more

For decades, scientists thought that placebos only worked if patients didn’t know they were taking them. Not anymore: You can... more

It makes sense that we run away from scary things. That’s a good way to stay alive. But why do... more

Drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms have shown promise as mental health treatments, but they’re also exposing some major cracks in... more

How we feel emotionally may be influenced by unseen troves of microbial life that live inside us. Is it possible... more

As the world gets warmer and storms get worse, insurance companies are jacking up rates — or refusing to cover... more

Doctors have started transplanting animal organs into people, hoping this experimental procedure could one day solve an organ shortage crisis... more

Scientists have lots of ways to try to answer that question, and lots of different predictions. So how do they... more

Probably not. But Wall Street Journal reporter Jeff Horwitz decided to try anyway, putting his body — and specifically his... more