‘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...
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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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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...
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid
Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less a...
Four types of thinker, the cyclosporiasis outbreak, and the UK’s biggest telescope threatened
Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, Guardian science editor, to discuss three eye-catching science stories including an investigation...
The fight to save a historic English landscape
Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, in north-east England. It’s a piece of land that has been in the same fam...
Revisited: Saunas and cold plunges, where does the evidence stand?
Saunas and cold plunge pools are popping up everywhere in the UK, bringing fiery heat and icy cold to a beach, city farm or park near you. T...
Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares
In this episode from January 2026, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, the director of the...
Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode three – a bag for life
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode three...
Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode two – the list
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode two of...
Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode one – green shoots
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode one of...
Can a world-first gene therapy reverse ageing?
The first person has been treated with a highly anticipated new gene therapy that aims to turn back the clock on ageing cells. The trial is...
Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet
Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet, but Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and...