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

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Total: 173

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

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

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

AI has the potential to impact our society in dramatic ways, but researchers can’t explain precisely

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

Dreams are weird, but can they be a scientific tool? Can they teach us anything about humanity? Abou

The Indus Valley civilization was one of the largest, most advanced civilizations in the ancient wor

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

Many states have extremely punitive policies around cannabis and pregnancy. But researchers don't ac

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

Fetuses leave cells behind in their parents' bodies, where they braid themselves into tissues, and r

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

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

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

Studies suggesting trees communicate through an elaborate underground fungal network have captured i

This week, we tackle three listener questions — on sleepwalking, deja vu, and Earth’s magnetic field

Scientists are digging into what makes something funny. We compare their notes with comedians — incl

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

How did life on Earth start? To help answer that, researchers are trying to create some life for the

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