Unexplainable

From blood transfusions to enzyme boosters, our friends at Science Vs dive into the latest research on the search for the fountain of youth. For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts] For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox: vox.com/givepodcasts [http://vox.com/givepodcasts] Please take a second to help us learn more about you! vox.com/podcastsurvey [http://vox.com/podcastsurvey] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

A snake. A ray. A shark. They each got pregnant with no male involved. In fact, scientists are finding more and more species that can reproduce on their own. What’s going on? For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts [http://vox.com/unxtranscripts] For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox: vox.com/givepodcasts [http://vox.com/givepodcasts] Please take a second to help us learn more about you! vox.com/podcastsurvey [http://vox.com/podcastsurvey] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Itch used to be understood as a mild form of pain, but scientists are learning this sense is more than just skin deep. How deep does it go? For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG] For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox: vox.com/givepodcasts [https://www.vox.com/pages/support-now?utm_campaign=contribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast] Please take a second to help us learn more about you! vox.com/podcastsurvey [https://voxmedia.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_80NiOhwtezB9wy2] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

Life as we know it needs water, but scientists can’t figure out where Earth’s water came from. Answering that question is just one piece of an even bigger mystery: “Why are we here?” (Updated from 2023) For show transcripts, go to vox.com/unxtranscripts [https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1bMXuLuyy3zTLCnblKVWUBq4Gd84PY8sG] For more, go to vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] Vox is also currently running a series called Home Planet, which is all about celebrating Earth in the face of climate change: vox.com/homeplanet [http://vox.com/homeplanet] And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox: vox.com/givepodcasts [https://www.vox.com/pages/support-now?utm_campaign=contribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=podcast] Please take a second to help us learn more about you! vox.com/podcastsurvey [https://voxmedia.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_80NiOhwtezB9wy2] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

A cell is alive. So is a leaf and so is a tree. But what about the forest they’re a part of? Is that forest alive? And what about the planet that forest grows on? Is Earth alive? Science writer Ferris Jabr says: Yes. For show transcripts, go to bit.ly/unx-transcripts [http://bit.ly/unx-transcripts] For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable [http://vox.com/unexplainable] Vox is also currently running a series called Home Planet, which is all about celebrating Earth in the face of climate change: http://vox.com/homeplanet [http://vox.com/homeplanet] And please email us! unexplainable@vox.com [unexplainable@vox.com] We read every email. Support Unexplainable by making a financial contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts [http://bit.ly/givepodcasts] Please take a second to help us learn more about you! vox.com/podcastsurvey [http://vox.com/podcastsurvey] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]