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In Their Element

Mercury - Chemistry's Jekyll and Hyde

The most beautiful and shimmering of the elements, the weirdest, and yet the most reviled

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Oxygen: The breath of Life

Trevor Cox takes a deep breath and tells the story of oxygen on earth and in space

• 26 mins

In Their Element

And then there was Li

The element that links the formation of the universe with the functioning of our brains

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Carbon - the backbone of life

Why is all known life built on carbon?

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Silicon - The World's Building Block

The key component of rocks, sand and materials from glass and concrete to microelectronics

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Lead

The impact of the use and abuse of lead on humanity.

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Phosphorus

How a discovery in boiled urine led to the trade union movement and chemical weapons.

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Iodine

Why iodine is essential for our health?

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Gold and silver

Science and art of gold and silver

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Aluminium and strontium

Science and art of aluminium and strontium

• 26 mins

In Their Element

Helium

Science and art of helium

• 26 mins