Science Weekly podcast

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

 

#299

The Birth Keepers: I choose this, episode one

The Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the me... more

16 hrs Ago

36 MINS

36:59

16 hrs Ago


#298

Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestarters

The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to disc... more

11 Dec 2025

19 MINS

19:36

11 Dec 2025


#297

Rage room or yoga class? How to beat anger

At this time of year when stress levels are high, we can find ourselves being sent over th... more

09 Dec 2025

16 MINS

16:09

09 Dec 2025


#296

The brain’s 5 eras, the vaccine that protects against dementia, altruistic ants

Science editor Ian Sample sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay and science corresponden... more

04 Dec 2025

18 MINS

18:11

04 Dec 2025


#295

Is AI making us stupid?

Artificial intelligence can execute tasks in seconds that once took humans hours, if not d... more

02 Dec 2025

20 MINS

20:35

02 Dec 2025


#294

Is it the beginning of the end for animal testing?

Patrick Vallance, the minister for science, research and innovation, recently unveiled a p... more

27 Nov 2025

17 MINS

17:31

27 Nov 2025


#293

Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreed

After bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates e... more

24 Nov 2025

15 MINS

15:52

24 Nov 2025


#292

‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing island

As the Cop30 climate talks continue in Brazil, Madeleine Finlay hears about a landscape at... more

20 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:02

20 Nov 2025


#291

Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season?

This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated stra... more

18 Nov 2025

16 MINS

16:14

18 Nov 2025


#290

Why everyone’s talking about 3I/Atlas, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacy

Ian Sample joins Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories f... more

13 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:43

13 Nov 2025


#289

Never forget a face? You could be a super recogniser

Do you have an uncanny recall for faces? Have you ever recognised the same extra in TV sho... more

11 Nov 2025

15 MINS

15:45

11 Nov 2025


#288

Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode three: ask the people that know

Global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question the journali... more

07 Nov 2025

25 MINS

25:00

07 Nov 2025


#287

Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode two: the magic and mystery

Jon Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the ques... more

06 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:28

06 Nov 2025


#286

Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode one: the stakes

Global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question the journali... more

05 Nov 2025

27 MINS

27:57

05 Nov 2025


#285

‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chief

As global leaders and environmental activists descend on Brazil for next week’s Cop30 clim... more

04 Nov 2025

15 MINS

15:54

04 Nov 2025


#284

A Scottish tea mystery: a bag for life – episode three

Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his a... more

30 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:56

30 Oct 2025


#283

A Scottish tea mystery: the list – episode two

Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his a... more

29 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:00

29 Oct 2025


#282

A Scottish tea mystery: green shoots – episode one

Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his a... more

28 Oct 2025

22 MINS

22:02

28 Oct 2025


#281

The ‘remarkable’ implant that can restore sight

An electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incura... more

23 Oct 2025

15 MINS

15:19

23 Oct 2025