Science Weekly podcast

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Science Weekly

Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news

Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news

 

#296

Are baby girls more sociable? Super El Niño, meningitis outbreak explained

Madeleine Finlay sits down with her co-host and Guardian science editor, Ian Sample, to di... more

24 Sep 2026

22 MINS

22:28

24 Sep 2026


#295

From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us?

As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by... more

22 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:24

22 Sep 2026


#294

The week that changed maths for ever

In early September, OpenAI announced it had solved a major mathematics problem that has st... more

17 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:46

17 Sep 2026


#293

Is collagen all hype?

Collagen powders, gummies and pills have boomed in popularity in recent years boosted by c... more

15 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:54

15 Sep 2026


#292

Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds

In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast ... more

13 Sep 2026

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:51

13 Sep 2026


#291

‘One of the biggest discoveries in science’: have scientists found dark matter?

For decades physicists have been puzzling over the enigma of dark matter. We think it make... more

10 Sep 2026

16 MINS

16:50

10 Sep 2026


#290

Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science

Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A stu... more

08 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:01

08 Sep 2026


#289

Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots

From the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to bel... more

06 Sep 2026

39 MINS

39:45

06 Sep 2026


#288

There’s a quick way to slow climate change. Why isn’t everyone doing it?

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more than 80 times as much heat than carbon ... more

03 Sep 2026

13 MINS

13:47

03 Sep 2026


#287

Could humans ever communicate with whales?

Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have b... more

01 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:23

01 Sep 2026


#286

Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them?

AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsight... more

27 Aug 2026

16 MINS

16:55

27 Aug 2026


#285

Creatine: is there truth behind the hype?

Creatine has become the go-to supplement for anyone wanting to give their fitness a boost ... more

25 Aug 2026

15 MINS

15:38

25 Aug 2026


#284

It’s finally raining. Will it be enough to end the drought?

After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records be... more

20 Aug 2026

15 MINS

15:57

20 Aug 2026


#283

The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science

One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called... more

18 Aug 2026

14 MINS

14:56

18 Aug 2026


#282

The immortal jellyfish and other mindblowing invertebrates

Each year the Guardian runs a competition to find the invertebrate of the year. To find ou... more

13 Aug 2026

15 MINS

15:27

13 Aug 2026


#281

We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid

Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for ... more

11 Aug 2026

19 MINS

19:58

11 Aug 2026