Science Weekly

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

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

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

Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, Guardian science editor, to discuss three eye-ca... more

Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, in north-east England. ... more

Saunas and cold plunge pools are popping up everywhere in the UK, bringing fiery heat and ... more

In this episode from January 2026, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and n... more

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

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

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

The first person has been treated with a highly anticipated new gene therapy that aims to ... more

Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet,... more

Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scienti... more

In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its lands... more

Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from nothing after building tiny, quive... more

The Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington DC has hardly been out of the news sinc... more