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

Will China own the green energy future?

The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that imp... more

05 Mar 2026

17 MINS

17:20

05 Mar 2026


#298

Does 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... more

03 Mar 2026

16 MINS

16:30

03 Mar 2026


#297

Can degrowth save the climate?

Since the 1960s, global GDP has been rapidly rising and living standards have reached reco... more

26 Feb 2026

18 MINS

18:16

26 Feb 2026


#296

The truth about fat, and its complex role in our health

For a long time fat was seen simply as an inert yellow substance wrapping around our bodie... more

24 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:32

24 Feb 2026


#295

Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?

Madeleine Finlay sits down with science editor Ian Sample and science correspondent Nicola... more

19 Feb 2026

19 MINS

19:41

19 Feb 2026


#294

Should we really all be taking magnesium supplements?

Testimonials about the beneficial health effects of magnesium supplements abound online, w... more

17 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:58

17 Feb 2026


#293

What bots talk about when they think humans aren’t listening

In late January a new social media site took a certain corner of the internet by storm. Mo... more

12 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:43

12 Feb 2026


#292

Jeffrey Epstein and the scientists

The release of the latest batch of documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffr... more

10 Feb 2026

18 MINS

18:02

10 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... more

05 Feb 2026

16 MINS

16:11

05 Feb 2026


#290

Why are women turning to testosterone?

Just like men, women are increasingly being told by online influencers that the classic sy... more

03 Feb 2026

15 MINS

15:40

03 Feb 2026


#289

Are men being misled over testosterone?

If TikTok influencers are to be believed, testosterone, or T, is the answer to everything ... more

29 Jan 2026

17 MINS

17:55

29 Jan 2026


#288

Has 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... more

27 Jan 2026

18 MINS

18:08

27 Jan 2026


#287

How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence

The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catch... more

22 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:20

22 Jan 2026


#286

Is your body really full of microplastics?

Studies detecting microplastics throughout human bodies have made for alarming reading in ... more

20 Jan 2026

14 MINS

14:24

20 Jan 2026


#285

The surprising science of dreams and nightmares

Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, directo... more

15 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:43

15 Jan 2026


#284

How to sleep well in 2026

Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on sleep to Dr Allie Hare, consultant physician in re... more

13 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:39

13 Jan 2026


#283

Our science predictions for 2026

Last year was full of unexpected science news, from the discovery of a new colour, to the ... more

08 Jan 2026

20 MINS

20:48

08 Jan 2026


#282

Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oil

The US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people ... more

05 Jan 2026

14 MINS

14:14

05 Jan 2026


#281

Revisited: the real science of weight loss

Kevin Hall spent 21 years at the US National Institutes of Health and became known globall... more

01 Jan 2026

21 MINS

21:48

01 Jan 2026