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Unexpected Elements by BBC World Service

452 - Breaking, climbing, and surfing

Unexpected Elements

452 - Breaking, climbing, and surfing

Science & Medicine

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.

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452 - Breaking, climbing, and surfing

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450 - Political Jet Lag

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449 - Mushroom magic

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448 - Lights out

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447 - Seismic swift

Fri, 21 Jun 2024
446 - An unexpected burger

Fri, 14 Jun 2024
445 - Balloon manoeuvres

Fri, 07 Jun 2024
444 - Eternal flames

Fri, 31 May 2024
443 - A world going on underground

Fri, 24 May 2024
442 - Winning Losers

Fri, 17 May 2024
441 - Unexpected birthday party

Fri, 10 May 2024
440 - Horsey driverless cars and competitive cloning

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439 - A scientific séance

Fri, 26 Apr 2024
438 - Computer memories and quantum futures

Fri, 19 Apr 2024
437 - Beyoncé, banjos and dancing chemistry

Fri, 12 Apr 2024
436 - Unexpected elections

Fri, 05 Apr 2024
435 - G.O.A.T

Thu, 28 Mar 2024
434 - Ancient water, modern solutions

Thu, 21 Mar 2024
433 - Fandom: The next generation

Thu, 14 Mar 2024
432 - Unexpected Oscars

Thu, 07 Mar 2024
431 - Leaping in Sync

Thu, 29 Feb 2024
430 - Going the distance

Thu, 22 Feb 2024
429 - Not so random acts of kindness

Thu, 15 Feb 2024
428 - Deep in thought

Thu, 08 Feb 2024
427 - How plankton made mountains

Thu, 01 Feb 2024
426 - Populations of people, frogs and microbes

Thu, 25 Jan 2024
425 - Rulers and the rules of ageing

Thu, 18 Jan 2024
424 - Super corals and science diplomacy

Thu, 11 Jan 2024
423 - Timing is everything

Thu, 04 Jan 2024
422 - The Best of Unexpected Elements

Thu, 28 Dec 2023
421 - A very dark day

Thu, 21 Dec 2023
420 - An exploration of empathy

Thu, 14 Dec 2023
419 - Boring science

Thu, 07 Dec 2023
418 - Meetings with intelligent worms

Thu, 30 Nov 2023
417 - All about cricket(s)

Thu, 23 Nov 2023
416 - Why we need to talk toilets

Thu, 16 Nov 2023
415 - Working 70 hours a week

Thu, 09 Nov 2023
414 - Scary science

Thu, 02 Nov 2023
413 - Fashion to dye for

Thu, 26 Oct 2023
412 - Putting Madonna to the test

Thu, 19 Oct 2023
411 - How bedbugs took over the world

Thu, 12 Oct 2023
410 - Complete shutdown

Thu, 05 Oct 2023
409 - How inflation affects the entire cosmos

Thu, 28 Sep 2023
408 - Can technology read our mind?

Thu, 21 Sep 2023
407 - Forgetful fish, telescopic worms and bad air days

Thu, 14 Sep 2023
406 - Zombies, cows and coups

Thu, 07 Sep 2023
405 - Protecting the Moon

Thu, 31 Aug 2023
404 - The man who couldn’t lie

Thu, 24 Aug 2023
403 - Corrupted thinking and cancerous co-option

Thu, 17 Aug 2023

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