#299Kim Kardashian and the comet, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacy – podcastIan Sample joins Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories f... more13 Nov 202520 MINS20:4313 Nov 2025
#298Never forget a face? You could be a super recogniserDo you have an uncanny recall for faces? Have you ever recognised the same extra in TV sho... more11 Nov 202515 MINS15:4511 Nov 2025
#297Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode three: ask the people that knowGlobal environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question the journali... more07 Nov 202525 MINS25:0007 Nov 2025
#296Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode two: the magic and mysteryJon Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor, goes in search of answers to the ques... more06 Nov 202524 MINS24:2806 Nov 2025
#295Revisited: How to save the Amazon episode one: the stakesGlobal environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question the journali... more05 Nov 202527 MINS27:5705 Nov 2025
#294‘We must change course’: a stark climate warning from the UN chiefAs global leaders and environmental activists descend on Brazil for next week’s Cop30 clim... more04 Nov 202515 MINS15:5404 Nov 2025
#293A Scottish tea mystery: a bag for life – episode threeScience correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his a... more30 Oct 202520 MINS20:5630 Oct 2025
#292A Scottish tea mystery: the list – episode twoScience correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his a... more29 Oct 202523 MINS23:0029 Oct 2025
#291A Scottish tea mystery: green shoots – episode oneScience correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his a... more28 Oct 202522 MINS22:0228 Oct 2025
#290The ‘remarkable’ implant that can restore sightAn electronic eye implant half the thickness of a human hair has helped people with incura... more23 Oct 202515 MINS15:1923 Oct 2025
#289The seed bank storing the planet’s futureAs biodiversity declines, locating and conserving the planet’s plant life is becoming more... more21 Oct 202516 MINS16:5821 Oct 2025
#288Why is ‘chronic’ lyme disease so controversial?Celebrities including Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber and Miranda Hart have talked about their ... more16 Oct 202519 MINS19:5716 Oct 2025
#287Traitor or faithful: how to spot a liarThe Traitors has returned to UK screens with its biggest viewing figures ever as 19 celebr... more14 Oct 202515 MINS15:5114 Oct 2025
#286All the news and science from the 2025 Nobel prizesThis year’s Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have celebrated ... more08 Oct 202520 MINS20:5508 Oct 2025
#285The real science of weight loss with the US’s leading nutritional scientistKevin Hall spent 21 years at the US National Institutes of Health and became known globall... more07 Oct 202521 MINS21:1707 Oct 2025
#284Remembering primatologist Jane GoodallThe renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died aged 91. She will be remembered for her o... more02 Oct 202517 MINS17:0502 Oct 2025
#283Fraud, AI slop and huge profits: is science publishing broken?Scientists are warning that academic publishing needs urgent reform in order to retain tru... more02 Oct 202518 MINS18:2802 Oct 2025
#282Does a bit of booze really make us better at languages?The Ig Nobel prizes were awarded recently – for science that makes you laugh and then thin... more30 Sep 202513 MINS13:0730 Sep 2025
#281Fact-checking Trump’s autism announcementIn a televised press conference on Monday, Donald Trump and health secretary Robert F Kenn... more24 Sep 202520 MINS20:1824 Sep 2025