Our Changing World for Thursday 26 September 2019
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Protactinium - a very dull chemical element
8:00 AM.Protactinium is a rare, radioactive element that has no uses and may be the most boring element, says Prof Allan Blackman from AUT in ep 65 of Elemental. Read more Audio
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Our Changing World for 26 September 2019
9:05 PM.As the world considers taking more action to combat climate change we revisit Antarctica with the Voice of the Iceberg podcast & hear about protactinium. Read more Audio
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Voice of the Iceberg 1: Discovery
7:00 AM.Artist Joseph Michael and a team of eight film-makers head to Antarctica on a yacht, to record the sights and sounds of icebergs. Read more Audio, Gallery
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Radium - famous but not very useful
8:00 AM.Radium was famously found by the Curies, and was once widely used in face creams, drinks and luminous watch dials, despite being highly radioactive, says Allan Blackman in ep 66 of Elemental. Read more Audio
