Unexplainable is a science show about everything we don’t know. Host Noam Hassenfeld is joined by an array of experts and Vox reporters each week to look at the most fascinating unanswered questions in science and the mind-bending ways scientists are trying to answer them. In this feed, you will find clean versions of any episodes that include explicit language. New episodes drop every Wednesday. From Vox and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Astronauts left something on the moon that could help unlock the origins of life itself.
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Moon poop [CLEAN]

When scientists examined the DNA of ancient bones found near a Himalayan lake, they were forced to confront a seemingly impossible conclusion.
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Skeleton Lake [CLEAN]

Scientists all over the world are searching for dark matter: an invisible, untouchable substance that holds our universe together. But they haven't found it. Are they chasing a ghost?
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Most of the universe is missing [CLEAN]

Believe it or not, scientists still don't know how the sense of smell works. But they're looking at how powerful it is - dogs can actually sniff out cancer and many other diseases - and they're trying to figure out how to reverse engineer it. In fact, one MIT scientist may have built a robot nose ... without completely understanding how his invention works.
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