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The high stakes of the Paralympics has us chasing a thrill!
Ng膩 Wai Hono i te P艒: The new M膩ori Kuini
The crowing of the new M膩ori Kuini (Queen) is cause for a scientific celebration
Shiny: Why we are dazzled by new sparkly things
Like magpies, we're obsessed with everything shiny. What is behind this attraction?
All things Oregon!
Join Marnie Chesterton and science journalists Chhavi Sachdev and Jes Burns, on their Ore
Science to make you smile
What better way to celebrate World Smile Day other than with scientific excellence
The world's longest treasure hunt
We dig for scientific gold in the form of seeds, aliens and cats
TV made me do it
Macron鈥檚 comments on Emily in Paris has us unpicking the power of television.
Mystery blobs
Blobs are appearing on beaches, so the team look at the science of gooey things.
The Swing of Things
So-called swing states inspire us to look into swing science.
Supermassive numbers
As Russia fines Google an unpayable sum of money, we look at some extremely large numbers
Are you not entertained?
Gladiator II is hitting the cinemas, so the Unexpected Elements team enters the arena.
Super Science
Geopolitical superpowers have Team Unexpected on the hunt for scientific superheroes.
Doing a deal
It's Black Friday! And Unexpected Elements are on a hunt for the best deals
Going home
A potential homecoming for Chagossians got us investigating the science of home.
Totally bananas
The Unexpected Elements team have gone bananas鈥 for bananas!
The science of Santa
The Unexpected Elements team are unwrapping the science of Santa!
Festive trash talk
December is a month of waste, rubbish and trash talk
(Re)New Year
New year is giving Team Unexpected renewed chances to learn about regenerative science
Scientist spotlight
Humans outrunning horses, mountains made from plankton and much, much more.
Circles, circumferences and Covid
From ancient Earth measurements to viral cycles and the science of friendly limits
Keep it clean
A whole bathtub of science, from brains cleaning themselves to how space keeps sparkling