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The news you know, the science you don’t.

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.

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Unexpected Elements: Ageing Secrets of the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur

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30/05/2015

Ageing Secrets of the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur

BBC World Service - Unexpected Elements, Ageing Secrets of the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur

Broken robots which can soldier on.  Positive stories of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.

Self-adapting robots carry on regardless.  A fold-up flying drone for your handbag.  Songs and stories of HIV/AIDS survival in Uganda.

Gareth Mitchell presents the pick of what’s been happening in the world of science, health and tech.  Featuring broken robots which can figure out what’s wrong, self-correct and soldier on, stories of HIV/AIDS in Uganda, new developments in skin and breast cancer research, new early human ancestors in Ethiopia and the oldest known stone tools from Kenya, gibbons and the evolution of language,  the ageing secrets of a lemur, and tackling racism with virtual reality.

Science Hour was presented by Gareth Mitchell with comments from Rebecca Morelle.

Producer: Andrew Luck-Baker

Image: Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemurs courtesy of David Haring, Duke Lemur Center

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