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Weekly: Life-saving mice perform first aid; tiny lab-grown human brains; making skyscrapers and hair...

Episode 290 Mice have been found saving the lives of their cagemates by performing a resus... more

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25:48

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#356

Weekly: Resurrecting frozen brains; giant asteroid heads to Earth; you really do have a ‘dessert sto...

Episode 289 Slices of mouse brains have been revived after being in deep freeze, hinting a... more

14 Feb 2025

31 MINS

31:53

14 Feb 2025

#355

Weekly: Trump’s war on science; How whale song resembles human language; How to boil the perfect egg...

Episode 288 President Trump has launched what’s being described as an all-out assault on s... more

07 Feb 2025

23 MINS

23:46

07 Feb 2025

#354

Weekly: Is DeepSeek really the ChatGPT killer?; alarming scale of ocean warming; dolphin peeing cont...

Episode 287 Chinese AI company DeepSeek unexpectedly stormed onto the scene just a few day... more

31 Jan 2025

29 MINS

29:15

31 Jan 2025

#353

Weekly: The Trump impact on climate and global health; the placebo effect’s evil twin; the mystery o...

Episode 286 President Trump has signed executive orders pulling the US out of the Paris cl... more

24 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:14

24 Jan 2025

#352

Weekly: The truth about Iron Age women; Climate whiplash and the LA wildfires; Rebooting the world’s...

Episode 285 [New archaeological evidence from Iron Age Britain] (https://www.newscientist.... more

17 Jan 2025

30 MINS

30:20

17 Jan 2025

#351

Weekly: Gene-editing to make superhumans; first bird flu death in the US; perfect pasta with physics

Episode 284 Creating disease-resistant humans may before too long be a reality thanks to a... more

10 Jan 2025

28 MINS

28:07

10 Jan 2025

#350

Weekly: All You Need To Know For Science in 2025

Episode 283 On this special episode of the podcast, we set you up for the year ahead. 2025... more

03 Jan 2025

23 MINS

23:53

03 Jan 2025

#349

Weekly: The Best of New Scientist in 2024: From Volcanic Diamonds to Immortal Brains

Episode 282 Looking back at some of the best stories New Scientist has published in 2024, ... more

27 Dec 2024

34 MINS

34:41

27 Dec 2024

#348

Weekly: Most Amazing Science Stories of 2024 | Live at the Science Museum

Episode 281 In this special episode recorded live at the Science Museum in London, we cele... more

20 Dec 2024

45 MINS

45:12

20 Dec 2024

#347

Weekly: Does Google’s new quantum computer prove the multiverse exists?; 8 ways to keep your brain y...

Episode 280 Google claims it has pulled ahead in the race for quantum supremacy. Its new W... more

13 Dec 2024

25 MINS

25:30

13 Dec 2024

#346

Weekly: Antarctica special, brain implant made from living cells, best TV and film of 2024

Episode 279 Antarctic sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. A collapse like the one... more

06 Dec 2024

32 MINS

32:22

06 Dec 2024

#345

Weekly: Is bird flu spreading between people? Plus 2024’s best science books

Episode 278 Concerns about bird flu are rising as two cases in North America suggest the v... more

29 Nov 2024

23 MINS

23:04

29 Nov 2024

#344

Weekly: Why chimps are still in the Stone Age and humans are in the Space Age

Episode 277 Chimps are an intelligent species, capable of using tools and developing cultu... more

22 Nov 2024

36 MINS

36:02

22 Nov 2024

#343

Weekly: COP29: Are UN climate summits failing us and our planet?

Episode 276 Are the COP climate summits doing enough to help us avoid the most devastating... more

15 Nov 2024

30 MINS

30:35

15 Nov 2024

#342

Weekly: The origins of writing revealed; world’s largest (and oldest?) tree

Episode 275 The origins of the world’s oldest known writing system are being uncovered. Cu... more

08 Nov 2024

34 MINS

34:02

08 Nov 2024

#341

Weekly: Microbiome special: how to boost your vital gut bacteria

Episode 274 World leaders are in Colombia for the COP16 biodiversity summit. As delegates ... more

01 Nov 2024

32 MINS

32:08

01 Nov 2024

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#357

Weekly: Life-saving mice perform first aid; tiny lab-grown human brains; making skyscrapers and hair...

#356

Weekly: Resurrecting frozen brains; giant asteroid heads to Earth; you really do have a ‘dessert sto...

#355

Weekly: Trump’s war on science; How whale song resembles human language; How to boil the perfect egg...

#354

Weekly: Is DeepSeek really the ChatGPT killer?; alarming scale of ocean warming; dolphin peeing cont...

#353

Weekly: The Trump impact on climate and global health; the placebo effect’s evil twin; the mystery o...

#352

Weekly: The truth about Iron Age women; Climate whiplash and the LA wildfires; Rebooting the world’s...

#351

Weekly: Gene-editing to make superhumans; first bird flu death in the US; perfect pasta with physics

#350

Weekly: All You Need To Know For Science in 2025

#349

Weekly: The Best of New Scientist in 2024: From Volcanic Diamonds to Immortal Brains

#348

Weekly: Most Amazing Science Stories of 2024 | Live at the Science Museum

#347

Weekly: Does Google’s new quantum computer prove the multiverse exists?; 8 ways to keep your brain y...

#346

Weekly: Antarctica special, brain implant made from living cells, best TV and film of 2024

#345

Weekly: Is bird flu spreading between people? Plus 2024’s best science books

#344

Weekly: Why chimps are still in the Stone Age and humans are in the Space Age

#343

Weekly: COP29: Are UN climate summits failing us and our planet?

#342

Weekly: The origins of writing revealed; world’s largest (and oldest?) tree

#341

Weekly: Microbiome special: how to boost your vital gut bacteria