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Science Weekly
Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer: ‘The clock is ticking but the world will teach us what we need to do’
20 mins; June 03, 2024
Election risks, safety summits and Scarlett Johansson: the week in AI
18 mins; May 29, 2024
Concrete without CO2: can our biggest building material go green?
14 mins; May 27, 2024
Why is air turbulence getting worse?
13 mins; May 22, 2024
In their prime: how trillions of cicadas pop up right on time
16 mins; May 20, 2024
AI, algorithms and apps: can dating be boiled down to a science?
16 mins; May 15, 2024
Backstabbing, bluffing and playing dead: has AI learned to deceive?
15 mins; May 13, 2024
How much protein is too much?
15 mins; May 08, 2024
Why are the world’s cities sinking?
16 mins; May 06, 2024
The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines
13 mins; May 01, 2024
The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?
15 mins; April 29, 2024
From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic?
15 mins; April 24, 2024
Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?
20 mins; April 23, 2024
Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?
16 mins; April 17, 2024
Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world
16 mins; April 15, 2024
The senior Swiss women who went to court over climate change, and won
15 mins; April 10, 2024
Remembering physicist Peter Higgs
17 mins; April 10, 2024
Horny tortoises and solar mysteries: what scientists can learn from a total eclipse
17 mins; April 08, 2024
The science of ‘weird shit’: why we believe in fate, ghosts and conspiracy theories
18 mins; April 03, 2024
Hypermobility: a blessing or a curse?
15 mins; April 01, 2024
The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS
15 mins; March 28, 2024
What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared?
14 mins; March 26, 2024
Havana syndrome: will we ever understand what happened?
16 mins; March 21, 2024
Should forests have rights?
16 mins; March 19, 2024
A waterworld with a boiling ocean and the end of dark matter? The week in science
19 mins; March 14, 2024
Why do we lose our hair as we age, and what can we do about it? – podcast
17 mins; March 12, 2024
What’s behind the rapid rise of cancer in the under-50s?
14 mins; March 07, 2024
Classic older child? What the science says about birth order and personality
16 mins; March 04, 2024
The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue
14 mins; March 02, 2024
The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help
19 mins; February 28, 2024
How green are electric cars?
16 mins; February 26, 2024
Mistakes, fakes, and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted?
19 mins; February 21, 2024
Nitazenes and xylazine: what’s behind the rise of dangerous synthetic drugs?
16 mins; February 19, 2024
What apes can tell us about the origins of teasing
14 mins; February 14, 2024
Retinol, acids and serums for kids? A dermatologist’s guide to age appropriate skincare
14 mins; February 12, 2024
Why are we still waiting for a male contraceptive pill?
16 mins; February 07, 2024
What happens now bird flu has reached the Antarctic?
13 mins; February 05, 2024
A fasting prime minister and a mind-reading billionaire: the week in science
16 mins; January 31, 2024
Secrets of the microbiome: the skin
15 mins; January 29, 2024
Secrets of the microbiome: the vagina
15 mins; January 24, 2024
Secrets of the microbiome: the gut
21 mins; January 22, 2024
How to stop doomscrolling and reclaim your brain
16 mins; January 17, 2024
Is guilt-free flying on the horizon?
17 mins; January 15, 2024
Our science predictions for 2024
16 mins; January 10, 2024
What the science says about how to get active (and make it stick)
16 mins; January 08, 2024
Revisited: Weight of the world, the climate scientists who hold out hope
34 mins; January 03, 2024
Weight of the world revisited: the climate scientists who copped it
42 mins; January 02, 2024
Revisited: Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming
35 mins; January 01, 2024
Best of 2023, Killing the Skydancer: episode three, An Open Secret
27 mins; December 27, 2023
Best of 2023, Killing the Skydancer: episode two, The Perfect Crime
27 mins; December 26, 2023
Best of 2023: Killing the Skydancer episode one, Susie’s chicks
22 mins; December 25, 2023
All the buzz and no hangover? The next generation of alcohol-free drinks
19 mins; December 20, 2023
Can machines ever be like us? Prof Michael Wooldridge on the future of AI
19 mins; December 18, 2023
Cop28: what just happened?
13 mins; December 13, 2023
The incredible world of animal perception, and what it can teach us
18 mins; December 11, 2023
All the drama from the first week of Cop28
16 mins; December 07, 2023
Why are we still struggling to get contraception right?
16 mins; December 04, 2023
Everything you need to know about Cop28 as the summit begins
16 mins; November 29, 2023
Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming
36 mins; November 27, 2023
What have we learned from the James Webb space telescope so far?
15 mins; November 22, 2023
Superyachts and private jets: the carbon impact of the ‘polluter elite’
18 mins; November 21, 2023
The mysteries of volcanoes: what’s going on beneath the ground in Iceland?
18 mins; November 15, 2023
CBD: what’s the science behind the wellness trend?
14 mins; November 13, 2023
Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up?
16 mins; November 08, 2023
Understanding the science of addiction
16 mins; November 06, 2023
Nuclear fusion, new drugs, better batteries: how AI will transform science
18 mins; November 02, 2023
What could near-death experiences teach us about life, death and consciousness?
16 mins; October 31, 2023
Black holes, but backwards: unlocking the mysteries of white holes
21 mins; October 25, 2023
‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts?
15 mins; October 23, 2023
Could AI help diagnose schizophrenia?
15 mins; October 18, 2023
Scarier than lions: how fear of ‘super predator’ humans is shaping the animal kingdom
15 mins; October 16, 2023
Inside the UK’s first gaming disorder clinic
20 mins; October 11, 2023
What’s really going on with Paris’s bedbug crisis?
19 mins; October 09, 2023
All the news and science from the Nobel Prizes
20 mins; October 04, 2023
Everything you need to know about the menopause
20 mins; October 02, 2023
Could we end migraines for good?
16 mins; September 28, 2023
Deja vu’s lesser-known opposite: why do we experience jamais vu?
15 mins; September 25, 2023
The mystery of Europe’s heat death hotspot
15 mins; September 20, 2023
Will our bees survive the Asian hornet invasion?
17 mins; September 18, 2023
Should American bully XLs be banned?
19 mins; September 13, 2023
Teen mental health and social media: what does the evidence tell us?
19 mins; September 11, 2023
First African climate summit: can development and climate action coexist?
19 mins; September 06, 2023
Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant
15 mins; September 04, 2023
Why are scientists so excited about the vagus nerve? – podcast
12 mins; August 30, 2023
Iris scans: proof of our humanity in an AI future, or marketing gimmick?
17 mins; August 28, 2023
The Y chromosome has finally been sequenced: here’s why it matters
17 mins; August 23, 2023
Apple cider vinegar gummies: what’s the science behind the weight loss trend?
15 mins; August 21, 2023
Killing the Skydancer: episode three, An Open Secret
26 mins; August 16, 2023
Killing the Skydancer: episode two, The Perfect Crime
26 mins; August 15, 2023
Killing the Skydancer: episode one, Susie’s Chicks
21 mins; August 14, 2023
Summer picks: are we any closer to understanding long Covid?
17 mins; August 09, 2023
Summer picks: should we ban artificial grass?
15 mins; August 07, 2023
Summer picks: could the multiverse be real?
18 mins; August 02, 2023
Summer picks: what’s the reality behind the ‘Love Island smile’?
12 mins; July 31, 2023
Canadian lake could mark the start of new geological epoch
15 mins; July 26, 2023
What can doppelgangers tell us about nature v nurture?
14 mins; July 24, 2023
Extreme heat: what does it do to us and how can we adapt?
22 mins; July 19, 2023
What’s at stake if we mine the deep sea?
18 mins; July 17, 2023
Has a 25-year-old bet taken us a step closer to understanding consciousness?
14 mins; July 12, 2023
The awe-inspiring intelligence of octopuses
18 mins; July 10, 2023
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