Unexpected Elements Episodes Available now
Covid -19 science versus politics
Are the politicians finally coming round to the scientist’s views on the way forward?
Nyiragongo - is Goma under threat?
More than 2 million people live around this volcano, which has become more active
Covid-19 Therapy Controversy
Is convalescent plasma really a ‘tremendous’ treatment for Covid-19?
Trouble in Greenland
Greenland Ice Sheet; stalagmites & climate change;
Putin’s Covid-19 vaccine
Despite widespread alarm, Russia is not about to roll out an untested vaccine.
Counting the heat health threat from climate change
Future heat death toll; infections we catch from wildlife;
NASA rover heads for Mars ancient lake
NASA 2020 rover launched on fresh search for life on Mars
Making a Covid-19 vaccine for two billion people
The challenge of making two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses within the year.
How long do Covid-19 antibodies last?
New research on how long our defences against the coronavirus last.
Rwanda’s game changing coronavirus test
African scientists have developed a reliable, quicker and cheaper mass testing method
