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It’s not great to be a lab rat. And it turns out, lab rats might not be that great for science eithe

This week on Unexplainable or Not, we’ve got three scientific mysteries all about left and right. Jo

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

Drugs like ecstasy and mushrooms have shown promise as mental health treatments, but they’re also ex

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

As the world gets warmer and storms get worse, insurance companies are jacking up rates — or refusin

Doctors have started transplanting animal organs into people, hoping this experimental procedure cou

Scientists have lots of ways to try to answer that question, and lots of different predictions. So h

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

Scientists just discovered oxygen being produced without sunlight — without photosynthesis — at the

For decades, search and rescue teams followed an accepted playbook. Now, scientists are helping them

With antibiotic resistance on the rise, some scientists are turning to viruses as a medical tool. Bu

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

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

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

Send this episode to the person who constantly hounds you not to slouch.Guest: Beth Linker, author o

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

Can a physicist predict our messy economy by building an enormous simulation of the entire world?For

Inflation is one of the most significant issues shaping the 2024 election. But how much can we actua

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