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Science Weekly
Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
Is it time to try geoengineering?
14 mins; May 14, 2025
Have we got the appendix all wrong?
13 mins; May 12, 2025
Surviving 200 snake bites, decoding ancient scrolls and the countries ‘flourishing’
21 mins; May 07, 2025
How old are we really? What a test can tell us about our biological age
16 mins; May 05, 2025
Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?
16 mins; April 30, 2025
Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?
18 mins; April 28, 2025
Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour?
20 mins; April 24, 2025
Is ‘de-extinction’ really possible?
16 mins; April 21, 2025
RFK Jr’s mixed messages on vaccines
17 mins; April 17, 2025
What 40 years as Observer science editor has taught Robin McKie
19 mins; April 14, 2025
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act
15 mins; April 09, 2025
Streams of medicines: what’s hiding in the UK’s waterways?
15 mins; April 07, 2025
‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate
18 mins; April 02, 2025
Keto: what’s the science behind the diet?
17 mins; March 31, 2025
The rise and fall of DNA testing company 23andMe
21 mins; March 27, 2025
Where do our early childhood memories go?
18 mins; March 25, 2025
What a dark energy discovery means for the fate of the universe
16 mins; March 20, 2025
A mysterious millionaire and the quest to live under the sea
16 mins; March 18, 2025
Use it or lose it: how to sharpen your brain as you age
14 mins; March 13, 2025
Mars-a-lago? Did the red planet once have sandy beaches?
13 mins; March 11, 2025
Moon missions, Musk v scientists, sperm and longevity
22 mins; March 05, 2025
Why it’s boom time for beavers in England
14 mins; March 04, 2025
Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy?
15 mins; February 27, 2025
How Trump unleashed chaos in science
21 mins; February 24, 2025
Singing mice, constipated kids and nurture beats nature: science stories of the week
19 mins; February 19, 2025
Should we ban cats?
16 mins; February 17, 2025
What is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm?
17 mins; February 12, 2025
Don’t look up: is an asteroid heading for Earth?
15 mins; February 10, 2025
DeepSeek, weapons and climate? What’s on the table at the Paris AI summit?
16 mins; February 05, 2025
Can Trump and RFK Jr make America healthy again?
17 mins; February 03, 2025
Protein, weights and the best way to keep fit: your exercise questions answered
22 mins; January 29, 2025
Sugar, seed oils, and avoiding sickness: your health questions answered
23 mins; January 27, 2025
The science of racism, and how to fight it
18 mins; January 22, 2025
Telepathy…what’s the evidence?
17 mins; January 20, 2025
Our science predictions for 2025
18 mins; January 15, 2025
How weather ‘whiplash’ set the stage for the LA fires
14 mins; January 14, 2025
Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back?
17 mins; January 08, 2025
Are we hardwired to commit ‘deadly sins’?
20 mins; January 06, 2025
Revisited: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up?
30 mins; January 01, 2025
Revisited: just how bad is alcohol for us?
17 mins; December 30, 2024
Revisited: the endless sexual diversity of nature
18 mins; December 25, 2024
Revisited: are the world’s oldest people really that old?
16 mins; December 23, 2024
‘Soft and calorie dense’: Chris van Tulleken on how ultra-processed foods keep us hooked
18 mins; December 18, 2024
Is our model of the universe wrong?
17 mins; December 16, 2024
Does Google’s ‘mindboggling’ new chip bring quantum computers any closer?
18 mins; December 11, 2024
The science of laughing
18 mins; December 10, 2024
Revisited: Secrets of the gut microbiome
21 mins; December 04, 2024
What really helps with hangovers?
18 mins; December 02, 2024
What’s going on with fluoride?
16 mins; November 27, 2024
‘Travesty of justice’: Cop29’s controversial deal
15 mins; November 25, 2024
The science behind yo-yo diets, bird flu news and which Brits can spot a fake accent
21 mins; November 20, 2024
What does it take to become an astronaut?
15 mins; November 18, 2024
Secrets of happiness: the happiness hacks backed up by science
16 mins; November 13, 2024
Secrets of happiness: what makes a country happy?
18 mins; November 11, 2024
What will Trump 2.0 mean for science?
17 mins; November 06, 2024
Could we really live on Mars?
21 mins; November 04, 2024
Love motels and gridlocked talks: all the news from Cop16
15 mins; October 31, 2024
The US tech startup promising smarter babies
19 mins; October 29, 2024
What’s at stake for the climate if Trump wins?
16 mins; October 23, 2024
How the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs made ants into farmers
16 mins; October 21, 2024
Is sleep perfectionism making us more exhausted?
17 mins; October 17, 2024
What Milton and Helene reveal about the future of hurricanes
15 mins; October 14, 2024
All the news and science from the 2024 Nobel prizes
23 mins; October 09, 2024
Could AI help fight conspiracy theories?
16 mins; October 07, 2024
Everything you need to know about Covid this autumn
16 mins; October 02, 2024
End of an era: Britain finally says goodbye to coal
17 mins; September 30, 2024
Is the ocean becoming too acidic to sustain life?
14 mins; September 25, 2024
Are the world’s oldest people really that old?
16 mins; September 23, 2024
Live episode: will AI make a good companion?
36 mins; September 20, 2024
The sweeping reorganisation of the brain in pregnancy, and why it matters
14 mins; September 18, 2024
From dementia to heart disease: could weight-loss jabs transform chronic conditions?
16 mins; September 16, 2024
Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science
16 mins; September 11, 2024
Into the abyss beneath Greenland’s glaciers
15 mins; September 09, 2024
The race to understand mpox
16 mins; September 04, 2024
The arrest of Telegram’s founder, and what it means for social media
17 mins; September 02, 2024
Summer picks: the science of ‘weird shit’
18 mins; August 28, 2024
Summer picks: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?
20 mins; August 26, 2024
Summer picks: why are so many science papers being retracted?
19 mins; August 21, 2024
Summer picks: what does the science say about birth order and personality?
16 mins; August 19, 2024
What’s happened to all the butterflies?
16 mins; August 14, 2024
Just how bad is alcohol for us?
16 mins; August 12, 2024
How Team GB’s psychologist gets the athletes mentally ready
16 mins; August 07, 2024
Secrets of ageing: making our last years count
18 mins; August 05, 2024
Secrets of ageing: how long could I live?
23 mins; July 31, 2024
Secrets of ageing: what makes me age?
20 mins; July 29, 2024
Trophy hunting: can killing and conservation go hand in hand?
15 mins; July 24, 2024
George Monbiot on the record jail terms given to Just Stop Oil activists
16 mins; July 22, 2024
Is there any point in taking multivitamins?
15 mins; July 17, 2024
Can the climate survive AI’s thirst for energy?
18 mins; July 15, 2024
‘Lesbian’ seagulls and ‘gay’ rams: the endless sexual diversity of nature
18 mins; July 10, 2024
ZOE and personalised nutrition: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up?
29 mins; July 08, 2024
‘Spermageddon’: is male fertility really in crisis?
16 mins; July 03, 2024
Caroline Lucas on climate, culture wars, and 14 years as the only Green MP
18 mins; July 01, 2024
The surprising psychology behind extremism, and how politics is driving it
17 mins; June 26, 2024
The infection that affects half of women and its link to antibiotic resistance
16 mins; June 24, 2024
A black hole awakens and why some people avoid Covid: the week in science
19 mins; June 19, 2024
What are the main UK parties promising on climate and is it enough?
20 mins; June 17, 2024
Are cold and wet UK summers here to stay?
15 mins; June 12, 2024
Slaughter-free sausages: is lab-grown meat the future?
14 mins; June 10, 2024
Golden rice: why has it been banned and what happens now?
15 mins; June 05, 2024
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