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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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