Unexpected Elements Episodes Episode guide
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Gravitational Waves Detected
Gravitational waves detected – scientists prove Einstein right after 100 years
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The Essential Guide to Zika
The latest science about Zika; its impact on mothers and how science can help
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Baroness Shields Mounts a Fight Against Online Abuse
Britain’s Baroness Shields and the tools to fight terrorism online
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Could There Be a Ninth Planet?
Tantalising evidence of an undiscovered ninth planet on the edge of our solar system
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Nepal Earthquake Explained
Nepal earthquake – what happened beneath the surface?
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Brazilian Babies Born with Microcephaly
Why as many as 4,000 babies in Brazil have been born with brains that are too small
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History of Everyday Technology
History of technologies that have changed our lives
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Animals of The Year
The most amazing and noteworthy critters of 2015
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Life on the ISS
Astronaut Chris Hadfield describes what life for the ISS crew involves
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Bright Spots on Ceres
Detailed observations from the surface of Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt
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The Latest Science from Biosphere 2
The latest climate change science from Biosphere 2, an earth science lab in Arizona
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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
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Antarctic Ice Sheet Instability
Are sea-level rises overestimated?
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Cryovolcanoes on Pluto
The New Horizons mission to Pluto show possible volcanic-type structures made from ice
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What Does Rest Mean to You?
A global survey on rest, the Rest Test is launched
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How Sound Waves Lift Objects
Researchers have built the first sonic tractor beam that lifts objects using sound waves
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Atlantic Seabed Drilling
RRS James Cook sails on Monday carrying teams of scientists and 100 tonnes of equipment
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Back to the Future
Film fans across the world are building up to Back to the Future Day
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Ancient African Genome
Researchers extracted DNA from a 4,500-year-old skull discovered in Ethiopia
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Flowing Water on Mars
Science news and highlights of the week
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Rigging Car Emission Tests
VW admits that more than 11m cars could be affected by rigging emission tests in the US
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New Pictures of Pluto
Pluto’s glaciers, weird ice dunes and chaotic mountains.
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New Human-like Species Discovered
The Rising Star cave system in South Africa has yielded a haul of early human bones.
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Global Tree Count Growing
There is a global increase in trees
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Genetics of Obesity
Can we switch obesity off with the flick of a genetic switch?
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Brain in a Dish
Scientists claim to have grown an almost fully-formed human brain for the first time.
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Invasive Species from the Suez Canal
Ecological alarm at invasive species entering the extended Suez Canal.
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Nepal-India Earthquake Risk
Increased risk of a future major earthquake in an area that straddles Nepal and India
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Lessons from Hunting Cecil the Lion
The issues surrounding hunting from population control, to poaching and for sport
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Earth 2.0
Planets from the Kepler telescope include a world sharing many characteristics of Earth.