Unexpected Elements Episodes Available now
Predictions from the sky and murderous fish
Celebrations of Eid send us on a science-filled odyssey to the stars.
Hayfever, paleobotany and snot palaces
Why does pollen make us sick, what it tells us about the past; and a look at snot palaces
Wildfires and wild animals
Smog in North America leads us to conservationists using air pollution to track animals.
Collapsing pensions and civilisations
French pension protests lead us to the lifespans of people, naked mole rats and societies
Migrate ideas
The science behind migration, a wall of wind and the real life human labour supporting AI
Signals, seaweed and space
The anniversary of the telegraph sparks an unexpected conversation about bioelectricity.
Co-operation and cohesion
Social cohesion, cellular cohesion and glue. Science stories inspired by election news
Coronation exploration
Why are rituals so important to humans - and why do they often involve precious objects?
Animals at the Wuhan Market
What does animal DNA from the Wuhan Market reveal about the start of the pandemic?
Return of Cyclone Freddy
Record-breaking Cyclone Freddy devastates Mozambique for the second time in one month.
