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Unexpected Elements Episodes

  1. Planets, Crystallography, Dementia

    Earth and planetary science

  2. Ancient Human DNA Recovered, Comet ISON, Panspermia

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

  3. Bananas threatened, Bedtime aspirin, Microbial terroir

    The deadly Panama disease is spreading throughout banana crops worldwide.

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

    Discovery in particle physics marks new era for astronomy

  5. Typhoon Haiyan

    Ferocious winds drove powerful storm surge

  6. Chelyabinsk meteorite, India space launch, Intersex

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Marmoset monkey conversation is remarkably similar to ours.

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

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

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

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

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

    Navin Khadka reports from the IPCC meeting in Stockholm

  13. 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?

  14. 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

  15. 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

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

    Natural Pacific ocean cooling is potentially counteracting global warming since 1998

  17. Artificial Reefs

    How do artificial reefs change marine environments?

  18. Sacrifice: The Story of SARS - Part Two

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

  19. Sacrifice: The Story of SARS - Part One

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

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

    The connections between conflict and climate change

  21. Sustainable Farming, Antarctic Architecture, Harmful Herring

    Marrying Genetic Modification with organic farming to secure future food production

  22. What neutrinos might tell us about the big bang

    Neutrinos are helping to explain why there鈥檚 more matter than anti-matter in space

  23. The Colours of an Exoplanet, Hunting sharks and Remote Internet Connection

    Could the blue hue of an exoplanet in deep space be the result of raining glass?

  24. Bone marrow 鈥榝rees men of HIV drugs鈥�; Self-cleaning seabird eggs; New tests for liver disease

    Two HIV patients show no signs of the virus after bone-marrow transplants.

  25. Ancient DNA, the Cambodian Tailorbird and Russian Meteors

    How a 700,000 year old bone has pushed the limits of DNA sequencing and a new bird species

  26. Mers coronavirus outbreak, Irritating currency, When the applause dies down

    What鈥檚 driving the Mers coronavirus outbreaks?

  27. Drug research limitations, Inflight medical emergencies, Arab astronomy

    Do some hallucinogenic drugs have therapeutic power? Should research on them be legalised?

  28. Oldest Primate Fossil, LA Citizen Science and FameLab

    The oldest primate fossil to be found is mouse-sized and from China

  29. Pebbles on Mars, Avatar Therapy and Culture Driven Evolution

    Pebbles found on Mars indicate the planet may have once supported life

  30. Life in Tornado Alley and Alligator Teeth

    What is it about Tornado Alley that makes it susceptible to these destructive phenomena?

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