#299Will China own the green energy future?The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that imp... more05 Mar 202617 MINS17:2005 Mar 2026
#298Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war?In the past three months, Donald Trump’s White House has reportedly used AI twice to effec... more03 Mar 202616 MINS16:3003 Mar 2026
#297Can degrowth save the climate?Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living standards have reached reco... more26 Feb 202618 MINS18:1626 Feb 2026
#296The truth about fat, and its complex role in our healthFor a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodie... more24 Feb 202616 MINS16:3224 Feb 2026
#295Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample and science correspondent Nicola... more19 Feb 202619 MINS19:4119 Feb 2026
#294Should we really all be taking magnesium supplements?Testimonials about the beneficial health effects of magnesium supplements abound online, w... more17 Feb 202616 MINS16:5817 Feb 2026
#293What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listeningIn late January a new social media site took a certain corner of the internet by storm. Mo... more12 Feb 202616 MINS16:4312 Feb 2026
#292Jeffrey Epstein and the scientistsThe release of the latest batch of documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffr... more10 Feb 202618 MINS18:0210 Feb 2026
#291‘Everything is quagga mussel now’: can invasive species be stopped?On a recent trip to Lake Geneva in Switzerland, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston witnes... more05 Feb 202616 MINS16:1105 Feb 2026
#290Why are women turning to testosterone?Just like men, women are increasingly being told by online influencers that the classic sy... more03 Feb 202615 MINS15:4003 Feb 2026
#289Are men being misled over testosterone?If TikTok influencers are to be believed, testosterone, or T, is the answer to everything ... more29 Jan 202617 MINS17:5529 Jan 2026
#288Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era of ‘global water bankrup... more27 Jan 202618 MINS18:0827 Jan 2026
#287How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligenceThe Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catch... more22 Jan 202621 MINS21:2022 Jan 2026
#286Is your body really full of microplastics?Studies detecting microplastics throughout human bodies have made for alarming reading in ... more20 Jan 202614 MINS14:2420 Jan 2026
#285The surprising science of dreams and nightmaresIan Sample puts listeners’ questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, directo... more15 Jan 202621 MINS21:4315 Jan 2026
#284How to sleep well in 2026Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on sleep to Dr Allie Hare, consultant physician in re... more13 Jan 202621 MINS21:3913 Jan 2026
#283Our science predictions for 2026Last year was full of unexpected science news, from the discovery of a new colour, to the ... more08 Jan 202620 MINS20:4808 Jan 2026
#282Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oilThe US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people ... more05 Jan 202614 MINS14:1405 Jan 2026
#281Revisited: the real science of weight lossKevin Hall spent 21 years at the US National Institutes of Health and became known globall... more01 Jan 202621 MINS21:4801 Jan 2026