Science Weekly

For a long time the appendix was considered disposable. After all, millions of people have... more

Science correspondent Hannah Devlin joins Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science s... more

Direct to consumer tests that claim to tell us our biological – as opposed to chronologica... more

Authorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that le... more

Just Stop Oil, the climate activism group behind motorway blockades, petrol station disrup... more

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. Fr... more

The American biotech company Colossal Biosciences recently made headlines around the world... more

As a measles outbreak expands across the US, comments by health secretary Robert F Kennedy... more

Robin McKie reflects on his 40 years as science editor for the Observer and tells Madelein... more

Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants, a concoction o... more

The UK is known for its national parks: areas of outstanding natural beauty with rolling h... more

Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these u... more

While other diet fads come and go, the ultra low carbohydrate Keto diet seems to endure. B... more

The genetic testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, another twist in the story of a... more

It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Why can’t we remember our early childhoo... more

Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be we... more

Before billionaires dreamed of setting up communities on Mars, the ocean was seen as the n... more

Many of us believe that cognitive decline is an inevitable part of ageing, but a new study... more

The Mars we know now is arid and dusty, with punishing radiation levels. But, as science c... more

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. Fr... more