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Unexpected Elements Episodes

  1. Dating the Moon, Mission to Mars, Wiki houses

    A new way to date the moon, Europe鈥檚 first mission to Mars, building a house from scratch

  2. Noses; GM; Back pain; TB; Animal decisions; Teen e-lives

    Human Nose can detect one trillion odours, far more than we previously thought.

  3. Cosmic inflation; Chicken from Hell: Crowd Psychology

    Big Bang鈥檚 gravitational waves discovered? Views from cosmology鈥檚 greatest minds.

  4. Stem cells questioned; Black box; Ultrathin sensors

    Controversy has arisen over stem cell research published earlier this year.

  5. Chemical weapons, 30,000 year old virus, Maternal health Ethiopia

    The difficulties of destroying Syria鈥檚 chemical weapons

  6. Windfarms, Twins and pain, Wearable computers

    Offshore windfarms could stop hurricanes

  7. Bumblebee disease, HIV Teens, Fear and Neurons

    Declining bee populations, the plight of teens with HIV, and inhibiting fearful memories

  8. Nuclear fusion, genetic diseases, whale watching from space

    Breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion.

  9. Mount Sinabung; Blind mice; Oceans and climate change

    Relief efforts are continuing at Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia鈥檚 North Sumatra.

  10. Stem cells; Childhood amnesia; Neanderthal DNA

    A cheap and simple way to make stem cells.

  11. Rosetta Probe to Comet Awakes

    The Rosetta space probe awakes to begin its final approach to a distant comet

  12. Gene Therapy for Eyes

    How Gene therapy can improve the vision of patients who would have gone blind

  13. Deadly pneumonic plague in Madagascar, importance of carnivores, time travelling clues on the internet.

    Deadly pneumonic plague in Madagascar

  14. Solitary confinement

    Psychologists and political prisoners reveal how to stay sane in solitary confinement

  15. The Impact of War on Syrian Children

    It's a misconception that children are resilient - what helps to alleviate the suffering?

  16. Microbes, Music and Mice

    Reversing ageing in mice and the potential dangers of antimicrobial handwashes.

  17. Planets, Crystallography, Dementia

    Earth and planetary science

  18. Ancient Human DNA Recovered, Comet ISON, Panspermia

    400,000 year old DNA from ancient human remains is recovered

  19. Bananas threatened, Bedtime aspirin, Microbial terroir

    The deadly Panama disease is spreading throughout banana crops worldwide.

  20. Extragalactic neutrinos, Hepatitis C in Egypt, Satellite Maps

    Discovery in particle physics marks new era for astronomy

  21. Typhoon Haiyan

    Ferocious winds drove powerful storm surge

  22. Chelyabinsk meteorite, India space launch, Intersex

    How common is the type of meteorite that exploded above Chelyabinsk in Russia?

  23. Unemployment 'health time bomb'; Alzheimers genes; Sugary drinks tax

    Why unemployment is a health issue according to a new report from the WHO.

  24. Australian bush fires, Popular Science comments page closure, Project to help Roma fasmilies

    We look at the causes of the current Australian bush fires.

  25. Monkey Conversation; Human Evolution; HPV Vaccine in Laos

    Marmoset monkey conversation is remarkably similar to ours.

  26. Nobel Prizes; Correlation vs. Causation; Healthy Obesity

    A rundown of the winners and work of this year's Nobel Prizes.

  27. Free Health Care for all Americans, Volcanoes, Fairphones

    What does Obamacare mean for Americans who currently don鈥檛 have medical insurance

  28. Some results from the IPCC meeting, Pakistan earthquake forms mud island, Water on Mars?

    Navin Khadka reports from the IPCC meeting in Stockholm

  29. No Methane on Mars, Cilantro Cleans Drinking Water, Chemical Weapons

    Mars rover Curiosity records no evidence of methane on Mars. Is there no life on Mars?

  30. Subglacial Lakes, Stem cells, Discrimination in Parkinson鈥檚

    Scientists on a mission to get to a subglacial lake in one the remotest places on Earth

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