Unexpected Elements

A podcast by BBC World Service - Fridays

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237 Episodes

  1. Drug resistant malaria found in East Africa

    Published: 10/3/2021
  2. New evidence for SARS-CoV-2’s origin in bats

    Published: 9/26/2021
  3. Ebola can remain dormant for five years

    Published: 9/19/2021
  4. Keep most fossil fuel in ground to meet 1.5 degree goal

    Published: 9/12/2021
  5. Hurricane season intensifies

    Published: 9/4/2021
  6. World’s first DNA Covid-Vaccine

    Published: 8/28/2021
  7. Seismic citizen science in Hispaniola

    Published: 8/21/2021
  8. Methane - a climate solution?

    Published: 8/15/2021
  9. Record-shattering weather

    Published: 8/8/2021
  10. Insects in incredible detail

    Published: 7/4/2021
  11. Evolving viral variant trickery

    Published: 6/12/2021
  12. Zoonotic hotspots and where to find them

    Published: 6/5/2021
  13. Nyiragongo Eruption

    Published: 5/29/2021
  14. Robot revolution

    Published: 5/23/2021
  15. Covid and clean air

    Published: 5/16/2021
  16. Africa’s oldest burial

    Published: 5/9/2021
  17. Melting glaciers, warming coffee and a Dragonfly on Titan

    Published: 5/1/2021
  18. Uncovering history with Little Foot's skull

    Published: 3/7/2021
  19. Waste not, want not

    Published: 2/28/2021
  20. Weird weather

    Published: 2/21/2021

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The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.