Science Weekly podcast

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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

 

#296

‘Ferritin face’: can you really diagnose low iron from a selfie?

Social media is awash with claims iron deficiency can be identified in the mirror by dark ... more

05 Nov 2026

19 MINS

19:45

05 Nov 2026


#295

How a scientist went from hero to traitor in a US water crisis

When the water in Flint, Michigan, became contaminated with dangerous levels of lead, Dr S... more

03 Nov 2026

18 MINS

18:50

03 Nov 2026


#294

‘Assad had one of my books by his bed’: life as a forensic scientist

As one of the world’s leading forensic anthropologists, Dame Sue Black has acted as an exp... more

29 Oct 2026

18 MINS

18:02

29 Oct 2026


#293

Perimenopause is everywhere. How do you know if you’re in it?

Perimenopause has become a hot topic, with celebrities sharing their experiences and docto... more

27 Oct 2026

15 MINS

15:27

27 Oct 2026


#292

Elizabeth Holmes is back in the spotlight: why can’t we look away?

You Can See Everything, a documentary about the disgraced health tech company founder Eliz... more

22 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:25

22 Oct 2026


#291

‘These risks are real’: the threat of AI bioweapons

In his annual speech on threats to the nation, Sir Ken McCallum, the head of the UK’s inte... more

20 Oct 2026

15 MINS

15:33

20 Oct 2026


#290

Is your boss watching you? The rise of AI surveillance at work

Workers have always been monitored by their bosses, first through output targets, and then... more

15 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:45

15 Oct 2026


#289

The surprising psychology of morbid curiosity

US defence secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan ... more

13 Oct 2026

17 MINS

17:00

13 Oct 2026


#288

All the news and science from the 2026 Nobel prizes

This year’s Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have celebrated ... more

07 Oct 2026

23 MINS

23:21

07 Oct 2026


#287

Today in Focus: Should we be worried about a plague outbreak?

Several hospitals in eastern Russia are under quarantine after a lab worker fell ill at a ... more

06 Oct 2026

13 MINS

13:42

06 Oct 2026


#286

Narcolepsy: why you’ve been thinking about it all wrong

The sleep disorder has been the butt of jokes and a comedic plot point, but the reality of... more

06 Oct 2026

16 MINS

16:57

06 Oct 2026


#285

The incredible science of memory manipulation

Madeleine Finlay hears from Steve Ramirez, an associate professor of psychological and bra... more

01 Oct 2026

20 MINS

20:58

01 Oct 2026


#284

Are household cleaning products damaging our health?

Our use of cleaning products has increased since the pandemic, but do we understand what t... more

29 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:51

29 Sep 2026


#283

Are baby girls more sociable? Super El Niño, meningitis outbreak explained

Madeleine Finlay sits down with her co-host and Guardian science editor, Ian Sample, to di... more

24 Sep 2026

22 MINS

22:28

24 Sep 2026


#282

From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us?

As diet trends proliferate on social media, it can be hard to work out which are backed by... more

22 Sep 2026

17 MINS

17:24

22 Sep 2026


#281

The week that changed maths for ever

In early September, OpenAI announced it had solved a major mathematics problem that has st... more

17 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:46

17 Sep 2026