Unexplainable
Unexplainable takes listeners right up to the edge of what we know…and then keeps on going. The Unexplainable team — Noam Hassenfeld, Julia Longoria, Byrd Pinkerton, and Meradith Hoddinott — tackles scientific mysteries, unanswered questions, and everything we learn diving into the unknown. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday.
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The Unexplainable team includes Noam Hassenfeld, Byrd Pinkerton, Julia Longoria, Meradith Hoddinott, Cristian Ayala, and Jorge Just. The show is a production of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Climate change is pushing the power grid to the limit. Energy storage could help.
More kids and adults are finding out that they can’t eat their favorite foods. Why?
Many animals aren’t endangered or extinct — they’re missing. Species detectives are trying to track them down.
Two tubas, a chicken, and a low-pitched alligator: The weird ways scientists imagine dinosaur voices.
And why even the phrase “reproductive health” might be kind of misleading.
The JWST can simply see more of the universe than the Hubble Space Telescope could.
If there was life on Mars billions of years ago — even just microbial life — it could change our understanding of how life begins.
Why is our moon so weird? Was there ever life on Mars? Big cosmic questions lurk in our celestial backyard.
A marine biologist built a stealth camera that’s collected images of some of the most elusive deep sea animals.
Our senses create our reality. They can trick us, but also teach us.
Our sense of smell is still a mystery. But that’s not stopping research on robot noses.
Scientists are investigating how to treat pain in babies who can’t tell you when it hurts.
A world without bugs is a world we don’t want to live in.
Humanity has an “unbalanced checkbook” of methane pollution.
People say they know what they’re looking for in a partner. Relationship experts say otherwise.
Romance authors are philosophers of love. Here’s how they think about chemistry.
Cats, dogs, and ferrets have been infected by the coronavirus. But outbreaks in deer are different.
NASA is studying how to dodge giant space rocks.
It’s been a long road, but recent advances mean we’re closing in on a game-changing technology.
The James Webb Space Telescope will change how we see the universe.
What is the universe made out of? When did the anus evolve? Can humans live to 150 years old? And more!
The James Webb Space Telescope is finally launching. But so much can still go wrong.
900 degrees Fahrenheit, crushing pressure, and acid clouds. Venus, what the hell happened?
Immune responses to viruses like SARS-CoV-2 may affect mental health, and vice versa. Doctors are uncovering exactly how.
Telegraphs and computers helped scientists reimagine the mind, writes Matthew Cobb in The Idea of the Brain.
A trove of fossils in the Atacama Desert may hold lessons about the plight of modern whales.
Fully aquatic whale-rats. Praying mantises the size of dogs. Scientists imagine the future evolution of life on Earth.
Telescopes are time machines. Someday, they could take us to a time before starlight.
She built a bulletproof case for exploring the concept.
Planetariums for birds, tiny hats for beetles: how scientists have learned that animals look to the stars.
They reproduce without mating and are rapidly chewing through soil across the US. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about “jumping” worms.
Tornado warnings often come just minutes before disaster.
The rise of noctilucent clouds may be yet another unforeseen consequence of burning fossil fuels.
Why clouds are one of the greatest sources of uncertainty for climate change.
The results of a new muon experiment are stirring up particle physics.
Take this sugar pill. Twice a day. And feel better?
Scientists are probing its depths. So are commercial fisheries.
From disturbing the gut microbiome to lingering in the brain, there are many ways the coronavirus might cause lasting symptoms.
The Psychological Science Accelerator could be the future of the field around the globe — if they can sustain it.
Close encounters with mysterious, hovering balls of lightning, illustrated.