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Unexpected Elements Episodes

  1. Fast Storage of CO2 in Volcanic Rock

    Volcanic rock converts carbon dioxide quickly, effectively locking away greenhouse gas.

  2. The Peppered Moth Mutation

    The peppered moth's dark secret revealed

  3. Gene Barcoding

    Tracking individual cells from early embryo to adult

  4. Health Advice for Gay Men When Homosexuality is Illegal

    Getting health information to gay men in countries where homosexuality is illegal

  5. Genetics and Educational Attainment

    A small but possibly significant link between genetics and educational attainment

  6. Human Embryos

    Scientists can keep human embryos alive for longer - should they?

  7. Chernobyl

    Thirty years since Chernobyl's nuclear accident, its impacts on human health

  8. Why Birds Survived Dinosaur Extinction

    Beaks rather than teeth could be the reason why birds survived dinosaur extinction

  9. Stephen Hawking鈥檚 Tiny Spaceship

    Why a microchip-sized spacecraft might open up other worlds for human exploration

  10. Ketamine - an Essential Anaesthetic and a Party Drug

    Controlling access to ketamine could have dire consequences for surgery in Africa

  11. Mini Meter to Measure Gravity

    Small cheap gravity gadget will peer underground

  12. The Simplest Synthetic Life Form Yet?

    Scientists design and build a microbe containing a 鈥渕inimal鈥� number of genes

  13. Elephant Anti-Poaching Patrol

    Hunting elephant poachers in Democratic Republic of Congo

  14. Gain of Function

    Gain of Function: is some science just too dangerous?

  15. Oldest Known Land Fossil

    'Humble little fungus' is oldest known land fossil

  16. Sex of Organs

    What sex are internal organs?

  17. The Medical Scandal Engulfing Top Swedish University

    The 鈥淢acchiarini Affair鈥� which involved ground-breaking surgery with artificial windpipes

  18. Gravitational Waves Detected

    Gravitational waves detected 鈥� scientists prove Einstein right after 100 years

  19. The Essential Guide to Zika

    The latest science about Zika; its impact on mothers and how science can help

  20. Baroness Shields Mounts a Fight Against Online Abuse

    Britain鈥檚 Baroness Shields and the tools to fight terrorism online

  21. Could There Be a Ninth Planet?

    Tantalising evidence of an undiscovered ninth planet on the edge of our solar system

  22. Nepal Earthquake Explained

    Nepal earthquake 鈥� what happened beneath the surface?

  23. Brazilian Babies Born with Microcephaly

    Why as many as 4,000 babies in Brazil have been born with brains that are too small

  24. History of Everyday Technology

    History of technologies that have changed our lives

  25. Animals of The Year

    The most amazing and noteworthy critters of 2015

  26. Life on the ISS

    Astronaut Chris Hadfield describes what life for the ISS crew involves

  27. Bright Spots on Ceres

    Detailed observations from the surface of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt

  28. The Latest Science from Biosphere 2

    The latest climate change science from Biosphere 2, an earth science lab in Arizona

  29. Paris Climate Talks: Good COP or Bad COP?

    On the eve of the COP21 meeting in Paris, a look at the challenges of climate consensus

  30. Antarctic Ice Sheet Instability

    Are sea-level rises overestimated?

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