Science Weekly
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Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
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Episodes (616)
Into the photic zone: does a darkening ocean threaten marine life?
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Jun 5, 202514:32pending
The incredible world of animal medicine
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Jun 3, 202516:24pending
Your microbiome questions answered: part two
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May 29, 202518:08pending
Your microbiome questions answered: part one
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May 27, 202517:38pending
The extraordinary promise of gene editing
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May 22, 202516:55pending
The latest twist in a Canadian medical mystery
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May 20, 202519:27pending
Is it time to try geoengineering?
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May 15, 202514:20pending
Have we got the appendix all wrong?
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May 13, 202513:26pending
Surviving 200 snake bites, decoding ancient scrolls and the countries ‘flourishi...
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May 8, 202521:22pending
How old are we really? What a test can tell us about our biological age
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May 6, 202516:24pending
Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?
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May 1, 202516:29pending
Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?
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Apr 29, 202518:27pending
Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour?
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Apr 24, 202520:43pending
Is ‘de-extinction’ really possible?
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Apr 22, 202516:26pending
RFK Jr’s mixed messages on vaccines
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Apr 17, 202517:53pending
What 40 years as Observer science editor has taught Robin McKie
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Apr 15, 202519:43pending
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act
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Apr 10, 202515:54pending
Streams of medicines: what’s hiding in the UK’s waterways?
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Apr 8, 202515:55pending
‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate
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Apr 3, 202518:16pending
Keto: what’s the science behind the diet?
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Apr 1, 202517:16pending
The rise and fall of DNA testing company 23andMe
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Mar 27, 202521:49pending
Where do our early childhood memories go?
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Mar 25, 202518:37pending
What a dark energy discovery means for the fate of the universe
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Mar 20, 202516:08pending
A mysterious millionaire and the quest to live under the sea
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Mar 18, 202516:02pending
Use it or lose it: how to sharpen your brain as you age
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Mar 13, 202514:03pending
Mars-a-lago? Did the red planet once have sandy beaches?
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Mar 11, 202513:52pending
Moon missions, Musk v scientists, sperm and longevity
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Mar 6, 202522:46pending
Why it’s boom time for beavers in England
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Mar 4, 202514:38pending
Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy...
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Feb 27, 202515:47pending
How Trump unleashed chaos in science
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Feb 25, 202521:07pending
Singing mice, constipated kids and nurture beats nature: science stories of the...
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Feb 20, 202519:01pending
Should we ban cats?
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Feb 18, 202516:22pending
What is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm?
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Feb 13, 202517:26pending
Don’t look up: is an asteroid heading for Earth?
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Feb 11, 202515:43pending
DeepSeek, weapons and climate? What’s on the table at the Paris AI summit?
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Feb 6, 202516:03pending
Can Trump and RFK Jr make America healthy again?
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Feb 4, 202517:52pending
Protein, weights and the best way to keep fit: your exercise questions answered
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Jan 30, 202522:33pending
Sugar, seed oils, and avoiding sickness: your health questions answered
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Jan 28, 202523:31pending
The science of racism, and how to fight it
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Jan 23, 202518:49pending
Telepathy…what’s the evidence?
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Jan 21, 202517:23pending
Our science predictions for 2025
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Jan 16, 202518:37pending
How weather ‘whiplash’ set the stage for the LA fires
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Jan 14, 202514:27pending
Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back?
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Jan 9, 202517:10pending
Are we hardwired to commit ‘deadly sins’?
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Jan 7, 202520:33pending
Revisited: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up?
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Jan 2, 202530:06pending
Revisited: just how bad is alcohol for us?
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Dec 31, 202417:00pending
Revisited: the endless sexual diversity of nature
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Dec 26, 202418:19pending
Revisited: are the world’s oldest people really that old?
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Dec 24, 202416:44pending
‘Soft and calorie dense’: Chris van Tulleken on how ultra-processed foods keep u...
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Dec 19, 202418:18pending
Is our model of the universe wrong?
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Dec 17, 202417:45pending
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