#300Is curiosity the key to ageing well?Psychologists have traditionally believed we become less curious as we age, but recent res... moreYesterday16 MINS16:06Yesterday
#299RFK Jr and the chaos at the CDCIt’s been a dramatic week at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In t... more02 Sep 202517 MINS17:4702 Sep 2025
#298‘AI psychosis’: could chatbots fuel delusional thinking?There are increasing reports of people experiencing delusions after intensive use of AI ch... more28 Aug 202516 MINS16:3428 Aug 2025
#297A decade long mystery - why were billions of starfish turned to goo?For more than a decade, scientists have been puzzling over what was causing billions of st... more26 Aug 202516 MINS16:2026 Aug 2025
#296Can science crack the mystery of ME?Scientists have found the first robust evidence that people’s genes affect their chances o... more21 Aug 202519 MINS19:0721 Aug 2025
#295Why can’t the world get its act together on plastics?After three years of negotiating, talks over a global plastics treaty came to an end in Ge... more19 Aug 202515 MINS15:5719 Aug 2025
#294Staying cool in Europe’s record-breaking heatEurope is suffering from another heatwave as deadly temperatures of up to 44C hit the cont... more14 Aug 202516 MINS16:4014 Aug 2025
#293Is sunscreen really toxic?For many of us, slathering on sunscreen to protect our skin in the summer months is a no-b... more12 Aug 202516 MINS16:1212 Aug 2025
#292Summer picks: Where do our early childhood memories go?It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Freud called the phenomenon infantile am... more07 Aug 202518 MINS18:4207 Aug 2025
#291Summer picks: what is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm?Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create ‘mir... more05 Aug 202517 MINS17:3305 Aug 2025
#290Summer picks: The science of racism, and how to fight itIn this episode from January 2025, Ian Sample speaks to Keon West, a professor of social p... more31 Jul 202519 MINS19:1731 Jul 2025
#289Summer picks: Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back?In 2024, the Oxford English Dictionary announced its word of the year was ‘brain rot’. The... more29 Jul 202517 MINS17:1029 Jul 2025
#288Why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not a simply linear process. Instead... more24 Jul 202514 MINS14:1424 Jul 2025
#287The babies born with DNA from three parentsDoctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a grou... more22 Jul 202517 MINS17:1022 Jul 2025
#286Two black holes collide, lab-grown organs, world’s first climate visaMadeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science and environme... more17 Jul 202521 MINS21:4417 Jul 2025
#285Why are parents using melatonin to help their kids sleep?Guardian feature writer Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett recently wrote about the growing cohort of ... more15 Jul 202517 MINS17:3215 Jul 2025
#284Texas floods and forecasting cuts: a sign of things to come?In the days since the deadly floods in the Texas Hill Country, speculation has grown about... more09 Jul 202516 MINS16:4909 Jul 2025
#283What are microplastics doing to our health?The actor Orlando Bloom recently posted a photo of himself undergoing a £10,000 procedure ... more08 Jul 202515 MINS15:5808 Jul 2025
#282Why British women are freezing their eggs abroadThe number of women choosing to freeze their eggs has increased sharply, according to figu... more03 Jul 202518 MINS18:2603 Jul 2025
#281What does it take to make a nuclear weapon?In an interview last weekend, Iran’s ambassador to the UN said his country’s nuclear enric... more01 Jul 202515 MINS15:5401 Jul 2025