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Unexpected Elements Episodes

  1. Gene Editing Human Embryos

    Using gene editing to 鈥榝ix鈥� gene implicated in heritable heart disease.

  2. Biggest Explosions in the Universe

    鈥楤iggest explosions in the Universe鈥� captured in unprecedented detail by Bath scientists

  3. 8.3 Billion Tons of Plastic in the World

    World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

  4. Giant Iceberg Cleaves Off Antarctica

    Iceberg from Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf finally breaks free

  5. Hold a Soft Robotic Heart in Your Hands

    Hold a soft robotic heart in your hands that beats in time with your pulse

  6. Neonicotinoids Harm Bees

    Prolonged exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides harms wild bees and honeybees

  7. Through the Eye of a Needle

    Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3D vision

  8. Transient Global Amnesia

    Transient global amnesia - a temporary and isolated memory disorder

  9. Oldest Homo Sapiens Found

    Discovery of the oldest Homo sapiens' remains shakes our understanding of human evolution

  10. Ultra-Tough Antibiotic to Fight Superbugs

    United States scientists have developed a new tool to help fight superbugs

  11. Vaginal Microbiome

    The influence of sexual activity on the vaginal microbiota

  12. Recycling Radio Telescopes

    Africa refits redundant satellite dishes for radio astronomy

  13. Do New Violins Sound Better Than Old Famed Instruments?

    Classical concertgoers rate new fiddles better than revered old ones

  14. Birdwatching from Space

    Conservationists use satellites to count albatrosses

  15. Homo Naledi

    A species of hominin is a revealed to be a contemporary of our own recent ancestors.

  16. The Naked Mole-Rat

    Naked mole-rats can survive 18 minutes without oxygen

  17. Sensing the Smell of Parkinson鈥檚

    The woman whose super sense of smell could change the way Parkinson's disease is diagnosed

  18. Geological Brexit

    Scientists reveal how the UK first separated from Europe

  19. Climate Change

    Climate change and extreme weather

  20. Comet 67P

    Seasonal changes on comet 67P

  21. Jet Engine Pollution

    NASA study confirms biofuels reduce jet engine pollution

  22. Mysteries of the Lut Desert

    Unravelling the Mysteries of the Lut Desert

  23. Earth's Earliest Life

    Scientists find 'earliest evidence of life on Earth'

  24. Exoplanet Discovery

    Astronomers have detected a record seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star

  25. Dinosaurs and Egg Laying

    Evidence of first live birth found in relative of the dinosaur

  26. The Biomedical Detectives

    In Ireland, the hunt is on for the women who have a natural resistance to hepatitis C

  27. Birds鈥� Beaks

    How birds鈥� beaks evolved

  28. Social Genetics

    How we are influenced by the genes of unrelated others

  29. Chasm threatens Antarctic Base

    Halley ice station to be evacuated

  30. Red Nova explosion predicted

    Astronomers predict a massive Red Nova explosion visible to the naked eye around 2022

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