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Unexpected Elements Episodes

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    Some Beautiful Science

    The Miss Universe pageant final has us examining the science of beauty

  2. A keg of beer-based science

    Inspired by the opening of a 150-year-old bottle of ale, we pore over beer-based stories

  3. A storm of science

    Hurricane Melissa has us thinking about the science of storms

  4. A science heist

    The Louvre jewel theft has us inspecting heists and crime scenes in science.

  5. How does biometric data work?

    Europe鈥檚 new entry/exit system has us looking at the science behind biometric data.

  6. Why are gold prices so high?

    Record-high gold prices have us searching for science nuggets

  7. The strongest stuff in the Universe

    The Unexpected Elements team are flexing their muscles and tackling all things strong.

  8. Science inspired by Taylor Swift

    Taylor Swift鈥檚 new album The Life of a Showgirl inspires this week鈥檚 episode.

  9. Two-hundred years of trains

    The anniversary of the first passenger steam train has us examining the science of trains

  10. Pirate science ahoy!

    For International Talk Like a Pirate Day, we set anchor on some swashbuckling science.

  11. Some dam awesome science

    How do we decide when, where, and even whether to build dams?

  12. Punk rock science

    A new, spiky dinosaur has us riffing through all things punk, rock and metal.

  13. Where do beaches come from?

    With people visiting the seaside, we investigate bucketloads of beach-based science

  14. Mountains of overtourism

    As Nepal makes 97 non-Everest peaks free to climb, we look at the science of overtourism.

  15. Why do we follow trends?

    The fad for ugly-cute Labubu dolls has us playing around with the science of trends.

  16. Floods, mangroves and rampaging tractors

    This week, the team discusses the causes of floods and possible solutions.

  17. Traffic science

    A Shanghai robo-traffic-cop has the team contemplating the science of traffic.

  18. The science of ageing

    The world鈥檚 oldest president presents us with the chance to explore some ageing science.

  19. How dust affects the world

    A new report on the dangers of dust sends us storming off into dust-related science.

  20. Sharks, albatrosses, the Jaws theme and fishing

    Shark Awareness Day sends us on a deep dive into marine biology.

  21. Cargo ships, chemical spills and caribou

    The X-Press Pearl disaster takes us on a voyage through shipping-related science.

  22. A roarsome episode

    This week, a brand-new dinosaur sent us on a palaeontological stomp.

  23. Some really cool science

    This week, ice hockey鈥檚 Stanley Cup sent us skating into ice-related science

  24. Defuse and diffuse

    World War II bombs were defused in Cologne, Germany, so we鈥檙e exploring diffusion science

  25. Gaming-inspired science

    The Nintendo Switch 2 has sent us on a supersonic spin into gaming-related science

  26. Mission unexpectedly possible

    Turning lead into gold, talking to animals and time travel seem impossible but are they?

  27. Story time

    The news you know, the science you don't

  28. Enduring it all

    We're looking at the science that helps you put one foot in front of the other.

  29. Ant antics

    A Kenyan court sentenced four men for ant smuggling, so we鈥檙e getting into ant antics!

  30. In memoriam

    The death of the Pope inspired Unexpected Elements to look at the science of loss

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