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Unexpected Elements Episodes

  1. Mexican Earthquakes

    Why have there been two large earthquakes in such a short period of time?

  2. Farewell Cassini

    Farewell Cassini, the epic 20-year mission to Saturn

  3. North Korea Bomb Tests

    Outrage and alarm as North Korea detonates its most powerful nuclear device

  4. Hurricane Harvey

    Forecasting Hurricane Harvey

  5. Conservation Clashes

    Brazil opens vast Amazon reserve to mining

  6. Sleep Disorders Linked to Preterm Birth

    Insomnia linked to premature birth in study of 3 million mothers

  7. Increased Deadly Heatwaves

    Lethal heatwaves are becoming more common due to climate change

  8. Gene Editing Human Embryos

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

  9. Biggest Explosions in the Universe

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

  10. 8.3 Billion Tons of Plastic in the World

    World's plastic waste could bury Manhattan 2 miles deep

  11. Giant Iceberg Cleaves Off Antarctica

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

  12. Hold a Soft Robotic Heart in Your Hands

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

  13. Neonicotinoids Harm Bees

    Prolonged exposure to neonicotinoid pesticides harms wild bees and honeybees

  14. Through the Eye of a Needle

    Dressmakers found to have needle-sharp 3D vision

  15. Transient Global Amnesia

    Transient global amnesia - a temporary and isolated memory disorder

  16. Oldest Homo Sapiens Found

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

  17. Ultra-Tough Antibiotic to Fight Superbugs

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

  18. Vaginal Microbiome

    The influence of sexual activity on the vaginal microbiota

  19. Recycling Radio Telescopes

    Africa refits redundant satellite dishes for radio astronomy

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

    Classical concertgoers rate new fiddles better than revered old ones

  21. Birdwatching from Space

    Conservationists use satellites to count albatrosses

  22. Homo Naledi

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

  23. The Naked Mole-Rat

    Naked mole-rats can survive 18 minutes without oxygen

  24. Sensing the Smell of Parkinson鈥檚

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

  25. Geological Brexit

    Scientists reveal how the UK first separated from Europe

  26. Climate Change

    Climate change and extreme weather

  27. Comet 67P

    Seasonal changes on comet 67P

  28. Jet Engine Pollution

    NASA study confirms biofuels reduce jet engine pollution

  29. Mysteries of the Lut Desert

    Unravelling the Mysteries of the Lut Desert

  30. Earth's Earliest Life

    Scientists find 'earliest evidence of life on Earth'

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