Unexpected Elements

Unexpected Elements

BBC World Service

543 - The ribbiting science of frogs

The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.

543 - The ribbiting science of frogs
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The news you know, the science you don’t. Unexpected Elements looks beyond everyday narratives to discover a goldmine of scientific stories and connections from around the globe. From Afronauts, to why we argue, to a deep dive on animal lifespans: see the world in a new way.

Episodes

543-

The ribbiting science of frogs

Fri, 17 Apr 2026
542-

Is everyone accounted for?

Fri, 10 Apr 2026
541-

Putting science on the map

Fri, 03 Apr 2026
540-

A bumper edition

Fri, 27 Mar 2026
539-

In the name of science

Fri, 20 Mar 2026