Podcast Episodes

A roarsome episode

This week, Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae has been unveiled at London's Natural History Museum. This newly described herbivorous dinosaur has inspired…

9 months ago

Some really cool science

This week, the Florida Panthers beat the Edmonton Oilers at ice hockey’s Stanley Cup championship, which sent us skating into ice-related science.

Fir…

9 months, 1 week ago

Defuse and diffuse

World War II bombs were defused in Cologne, Germany, which has inspired us to explore the science of diffusion and defusing!

First, we hear how new, a…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaming-inspired science

This week, get ready for a whole loot box of gaming-related stories!

First up, we find out about a video game that could give people the power to batt…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mission unexpectedly possible

With the new Mission Impossible film playing in cinemas, the Unexpected Elements team is channelling Tom Cruise’s energy to see if scientists can pus…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Story time

Much ado was made about a cancelled auction of an ultra-rare set of Shakespeare’s folios, which could have fetched millions of dollars.

This headline…

10 months ago

Enduring it all

This month will see thousands of people take to streets around the world to test their feats of endurance. It’s marathon season. And this week, we’re…

10 months, 1 week ago

Ant antics

This week, a court in Kenya sentenced four men to either a year in prison or a fine of £5,800 for trying to smuggle 5,000 ants out of the country. Th…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

In memoriam

On 21st April 2025, Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died.

His funeral took place on 26th April, with thousands of mourners crowding i…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kenya believe it?

This week the Unexpected Elements team left our windowless BBC studio and paid a visit to the CGIAR conference in Nairobi, Kenya.

In this episode, we…

11 months ago