Unexpected Elements

Unexpected Elements

The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.

Latest Episode

Punk rock science (05.09.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • Where do beaches come from? 29.08.2025
  • Mountains of overtourism 22.08.2025
  • Why do we follow trends? 18.08.2025
  • Floods, mangroves and rampaging tractors 08.08.2025
  • Traffic science 01.08.2025
  • Trailer: 13 Minutes Presents: The Space Shuttle 28.07.2025
  • The science of ageing 25.07.2025
  • How dust affects the world 18.07.2025
  • Sharks, albatrosses, the Jaws theme and fishing 11.07.2025
  • Cargo ships, chemical spills and caribou 04.07.2025
  • A roarsome episode 27.06.2025
  • Some really cool science 20.06.2025
  • Defuse and diffuse 13.06.2025
  • Gaming-inspired science 06.06.2025
  • Mission unexpectedly possible 30.05.2025
  • Story time 23.05.2025
  • Enduring it all 16.05.2025
  • Ant antics 09.05.2025
  • In memoriam 02.05.2025
  • Kenya believe it? 25.04.2025

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