#299The Birth Keepers: I choose this, episode oneThe Free Birth Society was selling pregnant women a simple message: they could exit the me... more16 hrs Ago36 MINS36:5916 hrs Ago
#298Social media and ADHD diagnosis, new mpox strain in England and early firestartersThe Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay to disc... more11 Dec 202519 MINS19:3611 Dec 2025
#297Rage room or yoga class? How to beat angerAt this time of year when stress levels are high, we can find ourselves being sent over th... more09 Dec 202516 MINS16:0909 Dec 2025
#296The brain’s 5 eras, the vaccine that protects against dementia, altruistic antsScience editor Ian Sample sits down with co-host Madeleine Finlay and science corresponden... more04 Dec 202518 MINS18:1104 Dec 2025
#295Is AI making us stupid?Artificial intelligence can execute tasks in seconds that once took humans hours, if not d... more02 Dec 202520 MINS20:3502 Dec 2025
#294Is it the beginning of the end for animal testing?Patrick Vallance, the minister for science, research and innovation, recently unveiled a p... more27 Nov 202517 MINS17:3127 Nov 2025
#293Bitter rows and overnight talks: how a fragile Cop30 deal was agreedAfter bitter arguments, threatened walkouts and heated all-night negotiations, delegates e... more24 Nov 202515 MINS15:5224 Nov 2025
#292‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing islandAs the Cop30 climate talks continue in Brazil, Madeleine Finlay hears about a landscape at... more20 Nov 202516 MINS16:0220 Nov 2025
#291Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season?This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated stra... more18 Nov 202516 MINS16:1418 Nov 2025
#290Why everyone’s talking about 3I/Atlas, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacyIan Sample joins Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories f... more13 Nov 202520 MINS20:4313 Nov 2025
#289Never 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
#288Revisited: 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
#287Revisited: 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
#286Revisited: 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
#285‘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
#284A 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
#283A 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
#282A 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
#281The ‘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