Are there things science cant explain

Cancer is a mutation of a cell or cells that cause exponential and uncontrolled growth. Humans actually have higher cancer rates compared to other animals, and scientists really aren't sure why.

Theoretically speaking, given that cancer is understood as a purely probabilistic risk based on the number of cells in a human's body, animals with more cells should see higher cancer rates. Most animals get cancer, but there seems to be no correlation between cancer rates and the number of cells in an organism. This problem is known as Peto's paradox. The theory suggests that blue whales should see higher cancer rates based on the fact that they have more cells than any other mammal. Here's the thing, though predictive models suggest that all blue whales over the age of 80 should have cancer, but that isn't the case.

This has lead scientists to one of two conclusions: either cancer isn't based on cells and is not purely a probabilistic problem, or whales have an unknown method of fighting off cancer. Neither conclusion has been proven, but either one would present diverging facts from current hypotheses. The measurement of coastlines actually breaks down into a problem of fractals. Every number associated with the length of a coastline is actually just an estimate.

This is due to the fact that the length of a coastline actually depends on the length of the measuring stick you use. This problem is called the coastline paradox. Because of this fractal problem, scientists don't know how long any coastline is, and they could be infinite. If you don't believe us, check out the video below. Perhaps the most mind-boggling thing that scientists still don't understand is just how bicycles work.

If you thought that it was because of the gyroscopic motion of the wheels, that theory was disproven in the s. Scientists really aren't sure why bicycles are able to be so stable when ridden. Ever since the gyroscopic theory was disproven, scientists shifted their thinking to something called the caster effect.

They thought that the stability of a bicycle came from the angle at which the front wheel made contact with the ground relative to the frame. However, that theory was proven false in by researchers at Cornell. The mechanics behind the machine of bicycles can be understood rather simply, whether it be gear ratios or friction. All the latest blogs and news. Actually, as it turns out, no.

Everybody does it. Its status as essential has also been questioned, since researchers discovered a gene mutation that allows people to sleep for just two hours and be totally fine. School without your pants on, an amorous liaison with a hated boss, falling and falling and falling; there are some dreams that feel just a little too real. But what is the point of these terrifying nightly insights into your psyche?

Some scientists theorise that dreams help you solve problems, and others suggest that they are just random images with no meaning. Some suggest that it is caused by the constriction and dilation of the larynx, but that remains something of a speculation. Many species of birds migrate over incredibly long distances in order to lay their eggs or escape harsh winters. For example, some birds migrate to their ancestral lands without any guidance at all. Your brain, as powerful as any drug.

Well, some drugs anyway. As long as you expect a pill to have an effect, it does, even if that pill is made of nothing but sugar.

The brain is an incredibly powerful thing, and scientists are only beginning to touch the tip of the iceberg when it comes to understanding how it works. As long as the brain thinks surgery has been performed, the body will begin to get better.

How Paracetamol Works. Some scientists think they affect the chemical messengers of inflammation and pain, while others suggest that it involves neurotransmission in the brain and spinal cord. If you were under the impression that Newton had sorted this question out, then you, like me, were wrong. Ah tomatoes, that most complex of fresh produce. Is it a fruit?

Recently, the scientific community has moved toward the idea that yawning is a thermoregulatory behavior that c ools down the brain , but its true biological function is still unclear. What's more, scientists aren't entirely sure why it's contagious among social animals, such as humans.

A study published in Cognitive Brain Research found that the networks in your brain responsible for empathy and social skills are activated when you see someone yawn. Researchers have also observed that chimpanzees can "catch" yawns from humans. This is why, according to one study , psychopaths aren't as susceptible to contagious yawning. Read more: Catching someone's yawn is linked to empathy, and psychopaths are often immune. The Chorioactis geaster is the only mushroom species in the Chorioactis genus, and it's found only in Texas and Japan.

The two locations are on the same latitude, but mycologists have not been able to figure out why these mushrooms grow only in these two spots. A study of the mushrooms' DNA, published by Harvard University Herbaria , suggested that the populations were separated into two lineages about 19 million years ago.

In Texas, the mushroom is known as the "devil's cigar," since it looks like a cigar before it opens into a star shape. At Saturn's north pole, there's a weather system the size of two Earths in the curious shape of a hexagon. The storm was photographed and observed for years by NASA's Cassini spacecraft , but it remains mysterious. The only other naturally occurring hexagonal shape scientists have found is in crystals, so they have no idea how Saturn's storm came to look like this.

To make matters more confusing, the storm appears to have changed color, shifting from turquoise to yellow over just a few years. Humpback whales are ordinarily solitary, but they have begun to feed in packs of 20 to off the coast of South Africa over the past several years, according to a study from the University of Pretoria. Marine scientists aren't sure why the nature of this ancient creature has changed, but there has also been a rise in the population of humpbacks , so that may partially explain this change.

Nicknamed the " Dancing Forest ," this area in Kaliningrad is filled with pine trees that are contorted into spirals, rings, and other configurations.

They were planted in the s and are the only tree species to ever do this. According to Atlas Obscura , some theories include extreme winds, unstable soil, and interference from caterpillars. Some locals call it the "Drunken Forest. Matter is made of protons, neutrons, and electrons, but dark matter's makeup is still a mystery. One theory is that dark matter is made of particles that we simply haven't detected or identified.

A study suggested dark matter might be made of primordial black holes. Dark matter doesn't reflect or emit light, but high concentrations of the substance can bend light, which is how scientists know that it exists.