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Unexplainable
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Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know … and then keeps on going. Host Noam Hassenfeld and... more

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Is insurance doomed?

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

09 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
My animal heart

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

02 Oct 2024 · 27 minutes
How hot could the world get?

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

25 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
Should you be eating poison oak?

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

18 Sep 2024 · 30 minutes
Dark oxygen could rewrite Earth’s history

Scientists just discovered oxygen being produced without sunlight — without photosynthesis — at the bottom of the ocean. This “dark... more

11 Sep 2024 · 25 minutes
You're lost in the wilderness. Now what?

For decades, search and rescue teams followed an accepted playbook. Now, scientists are helping them reimagine how to find lost... more

28 Aug 2024 · 24 minutes
Viral dark matter

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, some scientists are turning to viruses as a medical tool. But we barely know... more

21 Aug 2024 · 25 minutes
The good virus

Our bodies are teeming with viruses. But some of them, called phages, might play a really important role in keeping... more

14 Aug 2024 · 21 minutes
Ecstasy therapy

The FDA is about to announce whether it’s going to approve MDMA as a treatment for PTSD. Our friends at... more

07 Aug 2024 · 32 minutes
What did dinosaurs sound like?

They probably didn’t roar like lions. Their real voices were likely much, much weirder. We asked scientists to help us... more

31 Jul 2024 · 40 minutes
Do we live inside an enormous black hole?

It’s possible that the entire observable universe is inside a black hole. All we need to do to find out... more

24 Jul 2024 · 25 minutes
Is good posture actually good?

Send this episode to the person who constantly hounds you not to slouch. Guest: Beth Linker, author of “Slouch: Posture Panic... more

17 Jul 2024 · 21 minutes
Why do we yawn?

People yawn when they’re bored, right? So then why do athletes yawn before races? And why do so many animals... more

10 Jul 2024 · 36 minutes
Embracing economic chaos

Can a physicist predict our messy economy by building an enormous simulation of the entire world? For show transcripts, go to... more

03 Jul 2024 · 26 minutes
We still don’t really know how inflation works

Inflation is one of the most significant issues shaping the 2024 election. But how much can we actually do to... more

26 Jun 2024 · 30 minutes
Can you put a price on nature?

It’s hard to figure out the economic value of a wild bat or any other part of the natural world,... more

19 Jun 2024 · 23 minutes
The deepest spot in the ocean

Seventy-five percent of the seafloor remains unmapped and unexplored, but the first few glimpses scientists have gotten of the ocean’s... more

12 Jun 2024 · 28 minutes
What’s the tallest mountain in the world?

If you just stood up and shouted, “It’s Mount Everest, duh!” then take a seat. Not only is Everest’s official... more

05 Jun 2024 · 28 minutes
Did trees kill the world?

Way back when forests first evolved on Earth … they might have triggered one of the biggest mass extinctions in... more

22 May 2024 · 26 minutes
Can we stop aging?

From blood transfusions to enzyme boosters, our friends at Science Vs dive into the latest research on the search for... more

15 May 2024 · 37 minutes
Who's the daddy? There isn't one.

A snake. A shark. They got pregnant with no male involved. In fact, scientists are finding more and more species... more

08 May 2024 · 20 minutes
Itch hunt

Itch used to be understood as a mild form of pain, but scientists are learning this sense is more than... more

01 May 2024 · 18 minutes
How did Earth get its water?

Life as we know it needs water, but scientists can’t figure out where Earth’s water came from. Answering that question... more

24 Apr 2024 · 25 minutes
Is Earth alive?

A cell is alive. So is a leaf and so is a tree. But what about the forest they’re a... more

17 Apr 2024 · 28 minutes
The alpha myth

The researcher who popularized the idea of the alpha wolf has spent decades trying to take it back. Our friends... more

10 Apr 2024 · 40 minutes
The eclipse chasers

Solar storms can wreak havoc on power grids, satellites, even astronauts — but scientists still struggle to predict them. One... more

03 Apr 2024 · 19 minutes
The Yips

Think about the thing you’ve practiced more than anything else in the world. Maybe it’s painting. Or writing. Or playing... more

27 Mar 2024 · 27 minutes
The bleeding edge, part two

Diagnosing diseases such as endometriosis can require difficult steps, like surgery. But researchers are hoping to use menstrual fluid to... more

20 Mar 2024 · 24 minutes
The bleeding edge

Periods and menstrual fluid have long been overlooked by scientists. Now, researchers are starting to suspect they might be sources... more

13 Mar 2024 · 18 minutes
Aliens from Earth?

Was there a technologically advanced species living on Earth long before humans? And if one had existed, how would we... more

06 Mar 2024 · 26 minutes
How scientists are searching for aliens

They’re not looking for UFOs or decoding government secrets. They’re doing something much simpler. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great... more

28 Feb 2024 · 16 minutes
A universal virus-killer?

Airborne diseases kill millions of people a year, despite available antibiotics and vaccines. But scientists think there might be another... more

21 Feb 2024 · 24 minutes
Why do we cry?

Humans seem to be the only animals that cry from emotion. This Valentine’s Day, we’re wondering: What makes our tears... more

14 Feb 2024 · 24 minutes
Should you quit Diet Coke?

Safety questions have haunted aspartame — the no-calorie sweetener used in many diet soft drinks and other low-calorie products —... more

07 Feb 2024 · 25 minutes
The case for cursing

Can swearing make you stronger? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and read more about... more

31 Jan 2024 · 27 minutes
The math problem that could break the internet

Today's internet is built on a series of locks and keys that protect your private information as it travels through... more

24 Jan 2024 · 38 minutes
Garbage patch kids

Scientists didn’t think it was possible for life to thrive in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Then, they found some... more

17 Jan 2024 · 20 minutes
A stethoscope for the rainforest

Researchers planted microphones in a forest and walked away. Listening back could help heal rainforest ecosystems. For show transcripts, go to... more

10 Jan 2024 · 26 minutes
Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

What’s up with the weird golden egg at the bottom of the ocean? How do eggs actually choose sperm? Hit... more

03 Jan 2024 · 30 minutes
Something weird near the beginning of time

The James Webb Space Telescope launched two years ago, giving scientists a new view into the early universe. Now, it's... more

20 Dec 2023 · 21 minutes
The tallest mountains on Earth are ... underground?

An expedition to Antarctica. Strange seismic readings. Clues to uncover a hidden part of our planet. For show transcripts, go to... more

13 Dec 2023 · 19 minutes
Weaponizing uncertainty

Our show celebrates uncertainty. But as environmental reporter Amy Westervelt explains, the concept also has a dark side. For show transcripts,... more

06 Dec 2023 · 25 minutes
Can we live in space?

NASA is planning for humans to live on the moon by 2040. But how much space can the human body... more

29 Nov 2023 · 32 minutes
The ice cream effect

Decades of studies suggest that eating ice cream reduces diabetes risk. Could ice cream be ... good for you? And... more

15 Nov 2023 · 29 minutes
The data vigilantes

Data sleuths are working outside the system to keep science honest. But is there a better way to prevent scientific... more

08 Nov 2023 · 31 minutes
Trouble on Pickles Reef

Coral reefs are an essential ecosystem undeniably threatened by climate change. Can scientists breed a stronger coral for the future? For... more

01 Nov 2023 · 26 minutes
Redefining death

This Halloween, we look at how technology is forcing us to ask: When is someone actually dead? And we look... more

25 Oct 2023 · 33 minutes
The Orcanizing

Over the last few years, orcas have been targeting boats, often leaving them stranded at sea. Are these orcas trying... more

18 Oct 2023 · 22 minutes
Unexplainable or Not with Wyatt Cenac

Our game show is back! This time, comedian Wyatt Cenac is in the hot seat in front of a live... more

04 Oct 2023 · 34 minutes
Rogue waves

Towering walls of water sometimes appear in the ocean without warning or apparent cause. What drives their terrifying power? For more,... more

27 Sep 2023 · 28 minutes
Does garlic break magnets?

What would an episode of Unexplainable have sounded like if it had been made in 100 CE? For more, go to... more

20 Sep 2023 · 30 minutes
How to decode a thought

Can researchers decipher what people are thinking about just by looking at brain scans? With AI, they're getting closer. How... more

13 Sep 2023 · 31 minutes
It’s getting harder to see

Something about modern life is leading to higher rates of nearsightedness across the world. What is it? To buy tickets to... more

30 Aug 2023 · 20 minutes
Jumping the gun

At last year’s World Athletics Championships, sprinter TyNia Gaither was disqualified for false starting... after the gun went off. Officials... more

23 Aug 2023 · 33 minutes
Can we talk to animals?

Two scientists explain how AI might help us translate animal communication, and what we might learn from their squawks, chirps,... more

16 Aug 2023 · 34 minutes
Unexplainable or Not: Beach day!

Sam Sanders, host of Vulture’s Into It podcast, is in the hot seat for a new episode of our game... more

09 Aug 2023 · 29 minutes
Who let the wolves in?

Dogs were the first domesticated animal in history, emerging from wolves some 20,000 years ago. But how did wolves become... more

02 Aug 2023 · 24 minutes
Why do we have a moon?

In all our searching of the universe, we’ve never seen another moon like ours. It's big, it's weird, and it... more

26 Jul 2023 · 27 minutes
The Black Box: In AI we trust?

AI can often solve problems in unexpected, undesirable ways. So how can we make sure it does what we want,... more

19 Jul 2023 · 30 minutes
The Black Box: Even AI’s creators don’t understand it

AI has the potential to impact our society in dramatic ways, but researchers can’t explain precisely how it works or... more

12 Jul 2023 · 34 minutes
Do animals grieve?

A dog on its owner’s grave. A killer whale carrying around its dead calf. A goose that isolates when its... more

28 Jun 2023 · 26 minutes
Why do we dream?

Dreams are weird, but can they be a scientific tool? Can they teach us anything about humanity? About ourselves? This episode... more

21 Jun 2023 · 23 minutes
Cracking the Indus code

The Indus Valley civilization was one of the largest, most advanced civilizations in the ancient world. But we barely know... more

14 Jun 2023 · 24 minutes
Awestruck

Awe is what takes our breath away when we face a sky full of stars or listen to a moving... more

07 Jun 2023 · 24 minutes
Expecting: Weed and pregnancy

Many states have extremely punitive policies around cannabis and pregnancy. But researchers don't actually have great data on cannabis's harms. For... more

24 May 2023 · 30 minutes
Expecting: Baby brain

Caring for a child seems to change parents’ brains. But what does that actually mean for how parents think and... more

17 May 2023 · 27 minutes
Expecting: Pregnancy souvenirs

Fetuses leave cells behind in their parents' bodies, where they braid themselves into tissues, and remain, for years. What are... more

10 May 2023 · 36 minutes
The tornado problem

2023 has been a record-setting year for tornadoes, and these storms came with barely any warning. So to better understand... more

03 May 2023 · 24 minutes
How to resurrect a mammoth

Scientists are hard at work trying to bring back woolly mammoths (and dodos). But should they? And what would they... more

26 Apr 2023 · 32 minutes
Live show, dead dinosaurs

We did a live show! We talked about how one of our favorite episodes came together and how we went... more

19 Apr 2023 · 37 minutes
Talking trees

Studies suggesting trees communicate through an elaborate underground fungal network have captured imaginations. It’s a beautiful idea, but the fantasy... more

12 Apr 2023 · 23 minutes
Your questions, unexplained

This week, we tackle three listener questions — on sleepwalking, deja vu, and Earth’s magnetic field. Next time, we could... more

05 Apr 2023 · 28 minutes
What's so funny?

Scientists are digging into what makes something funny. We compare their notes with comedians — including Atsuko Okatsuka, Josh Johnson,... more

22 Mar 2023 · 20 minutes
Origins: The meaning of “life”

For every definition of life, there’s a creature that sends us right back to the drawing board. This is the third... more

15 Mar 2023 · 26 minutes
Origins: The first living thing

How did life on Earth start? To help answer that, researchers are trying to create some life for themselves. This is... more

08 Mar 2023 · 29 minutes
Origins: How did Earth get its water?

Life as we know it needs water, but scientists can’t figure out where Earth’s water came from. Answering that question... more

01 Mar 2023 · 27 minutes
What is love?

Can science help us predict whether a relationship will succeed? Or is it all just chaos? This episode originally ran on... more

15 Feb 2023 · 34 minutes
Why we hiccup

Listeners told us that eating baby carrots or telling lies can bring on the hiccups. Burping or kissing can make... more

08 Feb 2023 · 29 minutes
We booped an asteroid

Last fall, a NASA spacecraft slammed into an asteroid to test a way to avert a disaster on Earth. So... more

01 Feb 2023 · 22 minutes
Your creepy, crawly roommates

Our houses are homes to hidden worlds of bugs. And the more ecologists explore those worlds, the more they realize... more

25 Jan 2023 · 27 minutes
Henrietta Leavitt and the end of the universe

In the early 1900s, Henrietta Leavitt made one of the most important discoveries in the history of astronomy: a yardstick... more

18 Jan 2023 · 32 minutes
Plants with eyes?

In the temperate rainforests of Chile, there is a vine that can shapeshift to copy the look of other plants.... more

11 Jan 2023 · 28 minutes
Unexplainable or Not: Bikes, planes, ice skates

Our game show is back! This week, Avery Trufelman, host of the Articles of Interest podcast, tries to guess which... more

04 Jan 2023 · 30 minutes
Your gut's feelings

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

21 Dec 2022 · 28 minutes
Nuclear fusion breaks through

Back in January, we spoke to a scientist at the National Ignition Facility about how close they were to achieving... more

14 Dec 2022 · 30 minutes
Basic instinct

How do animals know how to do things like spin a web or build a dam? A neuroscientist argues it's... more

07 Dec 2022 · 28 minutes
Why we cry

Humans seem to be the only animals that cry from emotion. What makes our tears so special? For more, go to... more

30 Nov 2022 · 24 minutes
Can we live in space?

NASA just launched the Artemis program, a series of missions that will eventually take humans back to the moon, and... more

16 Nov 2022 · 31 minutes
Holding on to power

A mountain, a tower, a thermos full of molten salt: These are the batteries that could power our renewable future. For... more

09 Nov 2022 · 31 minutes
Redefining death

Death used to be fairly self-evident, but new technologies have forced us to ask: When is someone actually dead? And... more

02 Nov 2022 · 34 minutes
Talking to ghosts

Why do so many people think they can see and hear ghosts, and what does that say about our conscious... more

26 Oct 2022 · 31 minutes
Why is everyone getting food allergies?

In the past few decades, the rate of food allergies in both children and adults has dramatically increased. What’s causing... more

19 Oct 2022 · 26 minutes
Introducing The Gray Area

On the first episode of Vox’s new podcast, The Gray Area, host Sean Illing talks with Neil deGrasse Tyson about... more

15 Oct 2022 · 54 minutes
Let’s play Unexplainable or Not

For the first time, we get some answers. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and... more

05 Oct 2022 · 30 minutes
The math problem that could break the internet

Today's internet is built on a series of locks and keys that protect your private information as it travels through... more

28 Sep 2022 · 38 minutes
Jumping the gun

At the 2022 World Athletics Championships, sprinter TyNia Gaither was disqualified for false starting ... after the gun went off.... more

21 Sep 2022 · 33 minutes
An Alzheimer's uproar

This past July, a bombshell report in Science magazine suggested that a key Alzheimer’s study might have contained manipulated evidence.... more

14 Sep 2022 · 37 minutes
Salamander search party

One of the world’s most biodiverse aquifers is full of strange, blind creatures that have evolved in isolation for millions... more

31 Aug 2022 · 28 minutes
What did dinosaurs sound like?

They probably didn’t roar like lions. Their real voices were likely much, much weirder. We asked scientists to help us... more

24 Aug 2022 · 39 minutes
Can ovaries make new eggs?

There's an old story scientists tell about human ovaries: that they are ticking clocks that only lose eggs, never gain... more

17 Aug 2022 · 29 minutes
Will the eel (slim, shady) please have sex?

Where eels come from is a surprisingly difficult question to answer, in large part because scientists have never actually seen... more

10 Aug 2022 · 47 minutes
Yawn baby yawn

People yawn when they’re bored, right? So then why do athletes yawn before races? And why do so many animals... more

27 Jul 2022 · 38 minutes
What’s the James Webb telescope searching for?

A lava planet, life on other worlds, the very first starlight in the universe — the most powerful space telescope... more

20 Jul 2022 · 49 minutes
Vitamin X

Millions of Americans take dietary supplements — everything from vitamins and minerals to weight loss pills and probiotics. But because... more

13 Jul 2022 · 35 minutes
Lost Worlds: What killed Venus?

Venus is the hottest, scariest planet in the solar system, but billions of years ago it may have been a... more

29 Jun 2022 · 29 minutes
Lost Worlds: Life on Mars?

Mars was once a very different planet, with rivers, lakes, and — potentially — life. NASA’s latest Mars rover is... more

22 Jun 2022 · 31 minutes
Lost Worlds: Why do we have a moon?

In all our searching of the universe, we’ve never seen another moon like ours. It's big, it's weird, it's played... more

15 Jun 2022 · 27 minutes
Lost Worlds: Aliens from Earth?

Was there a technologically advanced species living on Earth long before humans? And if one had existed, how would we... more

08 Jun 2022 · 27 minutes
Dropping like flies

Insect populations are shrinking all over the world, and entomologists are buzzing with questions: Why is this happening? How quickly?... more

25 May 2022 · 27 minutes
Is telepathy real?

A groundbreaking study claims to have found a way for a fully paralyzed person to communicate entirely via thought. Today,... more

18 May 2022 · 26 minutes
Why do we dream?

Dreams are weird, but can they be a scientific tool? Can they teach us anything about humanity? About ourselves? For more,... more

11 May 2022 · 24 minutes
Should I take a DNA ancestry test?

What are the scientific, family, and privacy implications? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a great place to view show transcripts and... more

04 May 2022 · 29 minutes
My octopus friend?

Octopuses are largely solitary animals, but there have been rare times — notably in the movie My Octopus Teacher —... more

27 Apr 2022 · 24 minutes
Glow in the dark ocean

Most deep-water creatures are bioluminescent. Marine biologist Edie Widder has spent the last 40 years trying to figure out why. For... more

20 Apr 2022 · 30 minutes
When reality broke

In the 1920s, the scientist Werner Heisenberg came up with a wild idea that broke reality as Western science knew... more

13 Apr 2022 · 26 minutes
Making Sense: The sixth sense

Why stop at five senses? Just how much of the world can we perceive? And how much is out there... more

06 Apr 2022 · 27 minutes
Making Sense: Sight unseen

Close your eyes and try to imagine an apple. Can you see anything? Aphantasia is the inability to see with... more

30 Mar 2022 · 25 minutes
Making Sense: The Umami Mama

For thousands of years, there have been four basic tastes recognized across cultures. But thanks to Kumiko Ninomiya (a.k.a. the... more

23 Mar 2022 · 38 minutes
Making Sense: No one nose

Dogs can smell cancer, Covid-19, and many other health problems in humans. Now, scientists are trying to duplicate these powers... more

16 Mar 2022 · 30 minutes
Making Sense: The healing power of touch

Doctors can save the lives of premature infants, but the process is often painful. Luckily, a solution might be as... more

09 Mar 2022 · 29 minutes
Making Sense: How sound becomes hearing

In the same way optical illusions trick our eyes, audio illusions can trick our ears. This raises a fundamental question:... more

02 Mar 2022 · 41 minutes
The methane hunters

Methane traps more than 80 times as much heat as CO2 over the short term. So we could make a... more

16 Feb 2022 · 23 minutes
What is love?

Can science help us predict whether a relationship will succeed? Or is it all just chaos? For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s... more

09 Feb 2022 · 33 minutes
A sonic tour of the solar system

What does it sound like on Mars? On Jupiter? Titan? This collaboration between the podcast Twenty Thousand Hertz and the... more

02 Feb 2022 · 22 minutes
Finding asteroids before they find us

Scientists are constantly searching for asteroids that could crash into Earth. But if they find one, will they be able... more

26 Jan 2022 · 31 minutes
Skeleton Lake

When scientists examined the DNA of ancient bones found near a Himalayan lake, they were forced to confront a seemingly... more

19 Jan 2022 · 29 minutes
Are humans running out of sperm?

In 2017, researchers published an explosive finding: Sperm counts may be declining in some countries around the world. Media outlets... more

12 Jan 2022 · 28 minutes
The quest to build a star

Scientists are closer than ever to harnessing fusion power — the same process that powers the sun — by essentially... more

05 Jan 2022 · 29 minutes
BONUS: The 2021 song

Noam wrote an end-of-year song with Today, Explained host Sean Rameswaram, so we thought to drop it here as a... more

31 Dec 2021 · 5 minutes
The building blocks of the universe

Most of the matter in the universe is dark matter, an invisible, untouchable, mysterious substance. Scientists don’t know what exactly... more

22 Dec 2021 · 54 minutes
99% of ocean plastic is missing

How can we solve the problem of ocean plastic if we don’t know where most of the plastic is? For more,... more

15 Dec 2021 · 30 minutes
How medicine mansplained women’s health

Until 1993, many researchers excluded women from clinical drug trials, leaving doctors in the dark about how new treatments work... more

08 Dec 2021 · 26 minutes
How Venus went to hell

Venus is the hottest, scariest planet in the solar system, but billions of years ago it may have been a... more

01 Dec 2021 · 28 minutes
Mind readers

Will scientists ever fully understand the human brain? In their quest for knowledge, they’ve tried knives, magnets, computers, blood, and... more

17 Nov 2021 · 33 minutes
A brainless yellow goo that does math

Slime molds can navigate mazes, control robots, and make complicated decisions, all without a central nervous system. If this weird... more

10 Nov 2021 · 26 minutes
Why whales get beached

Every year, thousands of marine mammals end up trapped on beaches, but it’s often hard to figure out why. It’s... more

03 Nov 2021 · 22 minutes
Talking to ghosts

Why do so many people think they can see and hear ghosts, and what does that say about our conscious... more

27 Oct 2021 · 32 minutes
Honey, we shrunk the birds

A recent study of tens of thousands of birds has shown that birds are growing smaller over time. It could... more

20 Oct 2021 · 28 minutes
Nobel Prize 2.0

The Nobel Prize has rewarded some amazing discoveries. It’s also contributed to scientific tunnel vision. This week, how the Nobel... more

06 Oct 2021 · 26 minutes
The James Webb Time Machine

To look into deep space is to look back in time. With the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space... more

29 Sep 2021 · 29 minutes
The James Webb Space Telescope

After decades of planning, NASA is finally (finally!) set to launch the successor to the Hubble. The new Webb telescope... more

22 Sep 2021 · 27 minutes
What causes Alzheimer’s?

For decades, Alzheimer’s researchers have been stubbornly pursuing a single theory, but they’re starting to wonder: is this narrow focus... more

15 Sep 2021 · 31 minutes
Havana syndrome

Several years after US diplomats in Cuba claimed they were attacked by an invisible weapon, similar incidents continue to be... more

01 Sep 2021 · 29 minutes
Getting to the bottom of butts

Once upon a time, there were no anuses. These ingenious organs allowed our primordial ancestors to grow bigger and more... more

25 Aug 2021 · 26 minutes
The mysteries of endometriosis

This common chronic condition — where tissue similar to what grows inside the uterus grows elsewhere in the body —... more

18 Aug 2021 · 31 minutes
A 150-year-old human

Two scientists. A billion-dollar wager. One unanswered question: Is the first human who will live to 150 already alive? The... more

11 Aug 2021 · 30 minutes
How low can you go?

Earlier this year, Nicole Yamase explored the bottom of the Challenger Deep, the deepest place in the ocean, where few... more

04 Aug 2021 · 27 minutes
The tornado problem

8 minutes, 24 seconds. That’s the average amount of warning time people get before a tornado touches down. To do... more

28 Jul 2021 · 25 minutes
Moon poop

Astronauts left something on the moon that could help unlock the origins of life itself. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable It’s a... more

21 Jul 2021 · 25 minutes
Hot pink flying squirrels

An accidental discovery on a nighttime walk led one scientist and his team to wonder: How many mammals glow under... more

14 Jul 2021 · 30 minutes
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This common chronic condition — where tissue similar to what grows inside the uterus grows elsewhere in the body — is barely... more