Even though science has explained a lot about how the world works, there’s still a long list of things we just can’t wrap out heads around, even with the right amount of documentation and advanced technology, we don’t have clear answers.
This is a collection of unexplained phenomena that even though we know about it, and we can experience it, we don’t know how it works, or where it come from, even though people have their own theories about them.
This is the ultimate proof that science is alive and well and there’s always more to find out as long as we stay curious.
1
The hum
A low sound that's been heard by some people around the world, and for others is inaudible.
2
Déjà Vu
The eerie feeling you've lived this moment before, but there's not reliable explanation on why this happens.
3
Dark matter
Something invisible makes up most of the universe's mass, yet it has never been seen.
4
Antartic subglacial lakes
There are vast lakes under miles of life that could have many life forms we don't know about, or it could have nothing at all.
5
Wow! signal
There was a single radio signal detected in 1977 from deep space, then it never recurred.
6
Abiogenesis
We know life exists, but how it was born from non-living matter is still just a hypothesis.
7
Mars' slope lineae
Seasonal dark streaks that appear on martian slopes, the evidence keeps changing so no one knows why this happens.
8
Phantom phone vibrations
People feel their phone buzzing when it isn't, something that's not understood enough in science.
9
The observer effect
Simply observing something can change its behavior, which breaks the logic we know.
10
Spontaneous disease remission
In rare cases, some serious illnesses have vanished without treatment and no one can explain why.
11
Sleep paralysis
People across different cultures seem to agree on the shadowy figures and sensations, no one knows what they actually are.
12
Dark energy
Apparently there's an unknown force pushing the universe apart, no one seems to agree on what it is.
13
Animals predicting earthquakes
It seems they often act weird before earthquakes, but science doesn't know what they're responding to.
14
Mass hysteria
Groups of people can develop physical symptoms that spread in behavior, but there's not a physical cause.
15
Placebo effect
It seems like belief alone can trigger actual healing, even with no active treatment.
16
Spontaneous combustions
There are rare cases where people or animals appear to burn from the inside out, without a clear explanation.
17
Why we dream
We know the brain is active during sleeping, but no why it creates stories or symbolism.
18
NDE (Near Death Experiences)
While clinically dead, people have reported vivid experiences, something that brain shutdown models don't share.
19
Consciousness
Even though we can map the brain in extreme detail, we still don't know why thoughts exist at all.