Unexpected Elements

K-pop fans in Taiwan have been turning to the God of love in the hope it will boost their ... more

The Winter Olympics has the Unexpected Elements team looking into some of the incredible s... more

Are You Dead? That’s the name of an app that’s gone massively viral in China. Every two da... more

After the leaders of Japan and South Korea ended their summit with the two participating i... more

This week the Unexpected Elements team has travelled Down Under to sunny Sydney where we d... more

We take a look at some exciting science of the near future. First, the latest developments... more

We revisit our listeners’ favourite topics and dig deeper in this special programme. First... more

This Boxing Day and holiday season, our present to you is the science of gifts. First, we ... more

The end of Australian soap opera Neighbours has us wondering why a television series endin... more

Over the Christmas season, it is estimated that some 3.6 million families in Japan will tu... more

A teddy bear launched into the upper atmosphere as part of a school science project has go... more

The Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer by Gustav Klimt has recently sold for $236m, making it t... more

The Miss Universe pageant final has us considering the science of beauty. How much of our ... more