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The strongest stuff in the Universe
The Unexpected Elements team are flexing their muscles and tackling all things strong.
Science inspired by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl inspires this week’s episode.
Two-hundred years of trains
The anniversary of the first passenger steam train has us examining the science of trains
Pirate science ahoy!
For International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we set anchor on some swashbuckling science.
Some dam awesome science
How do we decide when, where, and even whether to build dams?
Punk rock science
A new, spiky dinosaur has us riffing through all things punk, rock and metal.
Where do beaches come from?
With people visiting the seaside, we investigate bucketloads of beach-based science
Mountains of overtourism
As Nepal makes 97 non-Everest peaks free to climb, we look at the science of overtourism.
Why do we follow trends?
The fad for ugly-cute Labubu dolls has us playing around with the science of trends.
Floods, mangroves and rampaging tractors
This week, the team discusses the causes of floods and possible solutions.
