The news you know, the science you don’t.
World Service,·333 episodes
The Christian celebration of Easter got us thinking about egg-related science.
18 Apr 2025,·49 mins
The Northern lights have us wondering how to go north (and other unexpected directions).
11 Apr 2025,·49 mins
Can we make the case for remarkable rats, or are they just rubbish?
04 Apr 2025,·49 mins
Your one stop shop for scientific pranking this April Fools’ Day!
28 Mar 2025,·49 mins
We sniff out stories about death, lies, cinema and COVID...
21 Mar 2025,·49 mins
The Unexpected Elements team takes a whistlestop tour of all things fast!
14 Mar 2025,·49 mins
An album produced by musical legends contains just silence, is there any science to it?
07 Mar 2025,·49 mins
An upturned caravan has everyone baffled in Western France, time for a scientific shakeup
28 Feb 2025,·49 mins
The Unexpected Elements team are going supersized.
21 Feb 2025,·49 mins
Dig into the science of love from monogamous rodents to AI chatbots and compatibility
14 Feb 2025,·49 mins
The Unexpected Elements team are discussing isolation.
07 Feb 2025,·49 mins
The Unexpected Elements team are talking all things snakes!
31 Jan 2025,·49 mins
A whole bathtub of science, from brains cleaning themselves to how space keeps sparkling
24 Jan 2025,·49 mins
From ancient Earth measurements to viral cycles and the science of friendly limits
17 Jan 2025,·49 mins
Humans outrunning horses, mountains made from plankton and much, much more.
10 Jan 2025,·49 mins
New year is giving Team Unexpected renewed chances to learn about regenerative science
03 Jan 2025,·49 mins
December is a month of waste, rubbish and trash talk
27 Dec 2024,·49 mins
The Unexpected Elements team are unwrapping the science of Santa!
20 Dec 2024,·49 mins
The Unexpected Elements team have gone bananas… for bananas!
13 Dec 2024,·49 mins
A potential homecoming for Chagossians got us investigating the science of home.
06 Dec 2024,·49 mins
It's Black Friday! And Unexpected Elements are on a hunt for the best deals
29 Nov 2024,·49 mins
Geopolitical superpowers have Team Unexpected on the hunt for scientific superheroes.
22 Nov 2024,·49 mins
Gladiator II is hitting the cinemas, so the Unexpected Elements team enters the arena.
15 Nov 2024,·49 mins
As Russia fines Google an unpayable sum of money, we look at some extremely large numbers
08 Nov 2024,·49 mins
So-called swing states inspire us to look into swing science.
01 Nov 2024,·49 mins
Blobs are appearing on beaches, so the team look at the science of gooey things.
25 Oct 2024,·49 mins
Macron’s comments on Emily in Paris has us unpicking the power of television.
18 Oct 2024,·49 mins
We dig for scientific gold in the form of seeds, aliens and cats
11 Oct 2024,·49 mins
What better way to celebrate World Smile Day other than with scientific excellence
04 Oct 2024,·49 mins
Join Marnie Chesterton and science journalists Chhavi Sachdev and Jes Burns, on their Ore
27 Sep 2024,·49 mins
