Unexpected Elements Episodes Available now
Unexpected Oscars
As award season reaches its climax, Unexpected Elements holds its own glitzy ceremony.
Leaping in Sync
As the leap year helps keep us in sync, we explore nature’s ways of staying in rhythm
Going the distance
A tribute to marathon runner Kelvin Kiptum and the science behind his record performances
Not so random acts of kindness
Are African spiders behind the ultimate act of kindness in nature?
Deep in thought
News of a microchip implanted in a human brain sends our imagination running wild
How plankton made mountains
The world’s largest cruise ship has set sail – but what stowaways are hiding onboard?
Populations of people, frogs and microbes
With China’s population declining, would decreasing populations be better for the planet?
Rulers and the rules of ageing
Under the stress and strains of leadership, how might power affect youthfulness?
Super corals and science diplomacy
Could tensions around the Red Sea affect research into heat-resistant super corals?
Timing is everything
Can you visualize time? We don’t all see it the same way
