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The Guardian's Science Weekly
The award winning Science Weekly is the best place to learn about the big discoveries and debates in biology, chemistry, physics, and sometimes even maths. From the Guardian science desk Ian...
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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 plague research centre following a reported accide...
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 living with narcolepsy is anything but funny. Thi...
The incredible science of memory manipulation
Madeleine Finlay hears from Steve Ramirez, an associate professor of psychological and brain sciences at Boston University, whose book How t...
Are household cleaning products damaging our health?
Our use of cleaning products has increased since the pandemic, but do we understand what they could be doing to our health? The journalist R...
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 discuss three science stories from the week, includi...
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 science and which should be ignored. From paleo t...
The week that changed maths for ever
In early September, OpenAI announced it had solved a major mathematics problem that has stumped humans for nearly a century. The news left m...
Is collagen all hype?
Collagen powders, gummies and pills have boomed in popularity in recent years boosted by claims that they smooth wrinkles, promote glossy ha...
Live episode: how AI is reshaping our minds
In this episode of Science Weekly, recorded in front of an audience at the London podcast festival on 3 September, Ian Sample hears from Mic...
‘One of the biggest discoveries in science’: have scientists found dark matter?
For decades physicists have been puzzling over the enigma of dark matter. We think it makes up 85% of the matter in the universe, but the my...
Are rich people really worse behaved? Here’s the science
Who’s more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it’s the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the m...
Introducing Black Box: The Chatbots
From the Guardian Investigates team: Across the world, hundreds of people have come to believe they have made extraordinary scientific disco...
There’s a quick way to slow climate change. Why isn’t everyone doing it?
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that traps more than 80 times as much heat than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period and causes 25% of gl...
Could humans ever communicate with whales?
Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails, rumbles, clicks, grun...
Everyone hates datacentres. Do we really need them?
AI companies have promised us world-shifting technology. But there’s a cost: loud, unsightly datacentres that drain environmental resources....
Creatine: is there truth behind the hype?
Creatine has become the go-to supplement for anyone wanting to give their fitness a boost and build muscle. It’s even made it out of the gym...
It’s finally raining. Will it be enough to end the drought?
After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon. But with rese...
The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science
One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which is no...
The immortal jellyfish and other mindblowing invertebrates
Each year the Guardian runs a competition to find the invertebrate of the year. To find out more about the 2026 nominees science editor Ian...