Unexpected Elements Episodes Available now
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Science and the causes behind Pakistan’s floods
A new report demonstrates the impact of global warming on flooding in Pakistan.
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The genetics of human intelligence
A single gene mutation may have propelled a major leap in human brain development
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The China Heatwave and the New Normal
The record-breaking heatwave in China and its connection to extreme weather elsewhere
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Surprises from a Martian Lake Bed
The latest analysis of Nasa’s perseverance discoveries confounds scientists’ expectations
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Deadly drought
The gloomy predictions for East Africa’s long running drought
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Icelandic volcano erupts again
Science in the heat of Iceland's new volcanic eruption
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Synthetic mouse embryos with brains and hearts
Researchers make synthetic mouse embryos with brains and beating hearts from stem cells
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The first galaxies at the universe's dawn
James Webb Space Telescope expands our view of the universe ever deeper back in time
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Heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere
Heat waves in the Northern Hemisphere - how and why more frequent and more extreme?
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First images from the James Webb Space Telescope
A sensational new view of the universe from the James Webb Space Telescope.