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Unexpected Elements Episodes

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

    Breakthrough in the quest for nuclear fusion.

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

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

  3. Stem cells; Childhood amnesia; Neanderthal DNA

    A cheap and simple way to make stem cells.

  4. Rosetta Probe to Comet Awakes

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

  5. Gene Therapy for Eyes

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

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

    Deadly pneumonic plague in Madagascar

  7. Solitary confinement

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

  8. The Impact of War on Syrian Children

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

  9. Microbes, Music and Mice

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

  10. Planets, Crystallography, Dementia

    Earth and planetary science

  11. Ancient Human DNA Recovered, Comet ISON, Panspermia

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

  12. Bananas threatened, Bedtime aspirin, Microbial terroir

    The deadly Panama disease is spreading throughout banana crops worldwide.

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

    Discovery in particle physics marks new era for astronomy

  14. Typhoon Haiyan

    Ferocious winds drove powerful storm surge

  15. Chelyabinsk meteorite, India space launch, Intersex

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Marmoset monkey conversation is remarkably similar to ours.

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

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

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

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

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

    Navin Khadka reports from the IPCC meeting in Stockholm

  22. 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?

  23. 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

  24. Fukushima鈥檚 ice wall, Uncovering Egypt鈥檚 ancient timeline, A giant volcano

    Ice wall to be built around Fukushima nuclear plant to stop leaks of radioactive water

  25. The Temperature Pause, Henry Molaison, Ethics of Genomic Sequencing

    Natural Pacific ocean cooling is potentially counteracting global warming since 1998

  26. Artificial Reefs

    How do artificial reefs change marine environments?

  27. Sacrifice: The Story of SARS - Part Two

    Kevin Fong continues to explore the personal and medical impact of SARS ten years on.

  28. Sacrifice: The Story of SARS - Part One

    What has been learnt since the first outbreak of SARS disease a decade ago?

  29. Climate conflict, Whooping cough rise, New antibiotic and virus evolution

    The connections between conflict and climate change

  30. Sustainable Farming, Antarctic Architecture, Harmful Herring

    Marrying Genetic Modification with organic farming to secure future food production

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