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Science Weekly
Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
Sauna and cold plunge: where does the evidence stand?
16 mins; April 01, 2026
Does going to the moon still matter?
19 mins; March 30, 2026
Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth
15 mins; March 26, 2026
What sets human consciousness apart from AI?
21 mins; March 24, 2026
Off Duty: The Crime
26 mins; March 21, 2026
Meningitis explained: who is most at risk?
15 mins; March 18, 2026
What’s behind the injectable peptide craze?
17 mins; March 17, 2026
Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast
20 mins; March 12, 2026
Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon?
16 mins; March 10, 2026
Will China own the green energy future?
17 mins; March 04, 2026
Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war?
16 mins; March 02, 2026
Can degrowth save the climate?
18 mins; February 25, 2026
The truth about fat, and its complex role in our health
16 mins; February 23, 2026
Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?
19 mins; February 18, 2026
Should we really all be taking magnesium supplements?
16 mins; February 16, 2026
What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listening
16 mins; February 11, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein and the scientists
18 mins; February 09, 2026
‘Everything is quagga mussel now’: can invasive species be stopped?
16 mins; February 04, 2026
Why are women turning to testosterone?
15 mins; February 02, 2026
Are men being misled over testosterone?
17 mins; January 28, 2026
Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?
18 mins; January 26, 2026
How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence
21 mins; January 21, 2026
Is your body really full of microplastics?
14 mins; January 19, 2026
The surprising science of dreams and nightmares
21 mins; January 15, 2026
How to sleep well in 2026
21 mins; January 12, 2026
Our science predictions for 2026
20 mins; January 07, 2026
Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oil
14 mins; January 05, 2026
Revisited: the real science of weight loss
21 mins; December 31, 2025
Revisited: do medicinal mushroom products actually work?
19 mins; December 29, 2025
Revisited: is curiosity the key to ageing well?
16 mins; December 24, 2025
Revisited: why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?
14 mins; December 22, 2025
Life beyond Earth? Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock on the mysteries of space
15 mins; December 17, 2025
What’s worse for us, sugar or sweeteners?
20 mins; December 15, 2025
The Birth Keepers: I choose this, episode one
36 mins; December 12, 2025
Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestarters
19 mins; December 10, 2025
Rage room or yoga class? How to beat anger
16 mins; December 08, 2025
The brain’s 5 eras, the vaccine that protects against dementia, altruistic ants
18 mins; December 03, 2025
Is AI making us stupid?
20 mins; December 01, 2025
Is it the beginning of the end for animal testing?
17 mins; November 26, 2025
Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed
15 mins; November 24, 2025
‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing island
16 mins; November 19, 2025
Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season?
16 mins; November 17, 2025
Why everyone’s talking about 3I/Atlas, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacy
20 mins; November 12, 2025
Never forget a face? You could be a super recogniser
15 mins; November 10, 2025
Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode three: ask the people that know
25 mins; November 06, 2025
Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode two: the magic and mystery
24 mins; November 05, 2025
Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode one: the stakes
27 mins; November 04, 2025
‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chief
15 mins; November 03, 2025
A Scottish tea mystery: a bag for life – episode three
20 mins; October 30, 2025
A Scottish tea mystery: the list – episode two
23 mins; October 29, 2025
A Scottish tea mystery: green shoots – episode one
22 mins; October 28, 2025
The ‘remarkable’ implant that can restore sight
15 mins; October 22, 2025
The seed bank storing the planet’s future
16 mins; October 20, 2025
Why is ‘chronic’ lyme disease so controversial?
19 mins; October 15, 2025
Traitor or faithful: how to spot a liar
15 mins; October 13, 2025
All the news and science from the 2025 Nobel prizes
20 mins; October 08, 2025
The real science of weight loss with the US’s leading nutritional scientist
21 mins; October 06, 2025
Remembering primatologist Jane Goodall
17 mins; October 02, 2025
Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken?
18 mins; October 01, 2025
Does a bit of booze really make us better at languages?
13 mins; September 29, 2025
Fact-checking Trump’s autism announcement
20 mins; September 24, 2025
Is there hope on the horizon for patients with Alzheimer’s?
14 mins; September 22, 2025
Is the US on the brink of a new era of political violence?
18 mins; September 17, 2025
Putin’s quest for longevity
18 mins; September 15, 2025
Shrinking states: a positive future with fewer people?
16 mins; September 10, 2025
Shrinking states: are we on a path to depopulation?
19 mins; September 08, 2025
Is curiosity the key to ageing well?
16 mins; September 03, 2025
RFK Jr and the chaos at the CDC
17 mins; September 01, 2025
‘AI psychosis’: could chatbots fuel delusional thinking?
16 mins; August 27, 2025
A decade long mystery - why were billions of starfish turned to goo?
16 mins; August 25, 2025
Can science crack the mystery of ME?
19 mins; August 20, 2025
Why can’t the world get its act together on plastics?
15 mins; August 18, 2025
Staying cool in Europe’s record-breaking heat
16 mins; August 13, 2025
Is sunscreen really toxic?
16 mins; August 11, 2025
Summer picks: Where do our early childhood memories go?
18 mins; August 06, 2025
Summer picks: what is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm?
17 mins; August 04, 2025
Summer picks: The science of racism, and how to fight it
19 mins; July 30, 2025
Summer picks: Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back?
17 mins; July 28, 2025
Why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?
14 mins; July 23, 2025
The babies born with DNA from three parents
17 mins; July 21, 2025
Two black holes collide, lab-grown organs, world’s first climate visa
21 mins; July 16, 2025
Why are parents using melatonin to help their kids sleep?
17 mins; July 14, 2025
Texas floods and forecasting cuts: a sign of things to come?
16 mins; July 09, 2025
What are microplastics doing to our health?
15 mins; July 08, 2025
Why British women are freezing their eggs abroad
18 mins; July 02, 2025
What does it take to make a nuclear weapon?
15 mins; June 30, 2025
‘Huge advances in cancer and rare diseases’: 25 years of the human genome
18 mins; June 25, 2025
Can a revolutionary new telescope solve the mystery of planet nine?
15 mins; June 23, 2025
Do medicinal mushroom products actually work?
18 mins; June 18, 2025
Does the UK need nuclear to reach net zero?
15 mins; June 16, 2025
How to Save the Amazon part three: ask the people that know – podcast
25 mins; June 11, 2025
How to save the Amazon part two: the magic and mystery
24 mins; June 10, 2025
How to save the Amazon part one: the stakes
28 mins; June 09, 2025
Missing in the Amazon: the disappearance – episode 1
26 mins; June 05, 2025
Into the photic zone: does a darkening ocean threaten marine life?
14 mins; June 04, 2025
The incredible world of animal medicine
16 mins; June 02, 2025
Your microbiome questions answered: part two
18 mins; May 28, 2025
Your microbiome questions answered: part one
17 mins; May 26, 2025
The extraordinary promise of gene editing
16 mins; May 21, 2025
The latest twist in a Canadian medical mystery
19 mins; May 19, 2025
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