Ranked #1
This Headline Might Kill You
This Headline Might Kill You
In this Undiscovered Cares Report, Annie and Elah dig into a scary science headline to help Elah’s friend, David, figure... Read more
6 Nov 2018
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27mins
Ranked #2
The Meteorite Hunter
The Meteorite Hunter
Deep in Antarctica, a rookie meteorite hunter helps collect a mystery rock. Could it be a little piece of Mars? In Antar... Read more
15 May 2017
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32mins
Ranked #3
Born This Gay
Born This Gay
At the turn of the 20th century, a German doctor sets out to prove that homosexuality is rooted in biology—but his resea... Read more
23 May 2017
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33mins
Ranked #4
Sick and Tired
Sick and Tired
When researchers publish a new study on chronic fatigue syndrome, a group of patients cry foul—and decide to investigate... Read more
30 May 2017
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30mins
Ranked #5
Six Degrees
Six Degrees
Are you just six handshakes away from every other person on Earth? Two mathematicians set out to prove we’re all connect... Read more
6 Jun 2017
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32mins
Ranked #6
Kurt Vonnegut and the Rainmakers
Kurt Vonnegut and the Rainmakers
In the mid 1940s, no one would publish Kurt Vonnegut’s stories. But when he gets hired as a press writer at General Elec... Read more
20 Jun 2017
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31mins
Ranked #7
Mouse’s Vineyard
Mouse’s Vineyard
Martha’s Vineyard has a Lyme disease problem. Now a scientist is coming to town with a possible fix: genetically enginee... Read more
27 Jun 2017
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29mins
Ranked #8
The Wastebook
The Wastebook
After a senator calls her research a waste of taxpayer dollars, biologist Sheila Patek heads to Capitol Hill to prove wh... Read more
13 Jun 2017
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31mins
Ranked #9
Mini: The Undercover Botanist
Mini: The Undercover Botanist
In 1767, a young French servant sailed around the world, collecting plants previously unknown to Western science. The sh... Read more
28 Mar 2019
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15mins
Ranked #10
Mini: Cats, Villains At Heart
Mini: Cats, Villains At Heart
Undiscovered is back between seasons with a listener question: What saved the cats? If you rewind to the Middle Ages, ca... Read more
17 Dec 2018
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10mins