Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
Is it time to try geoengineering?
May 15, 2025
00:14:20
Have we got the appendix all wrong?
May 13, 2025
00:13:26
Surviving 200 snake bites, decoding ancient scrolls and the countries ‘flourishing’
May 8, 2025
00:21:22
How old are we really? What a test can tell us about our biological age
May 6, 2025
00:16:24
Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?
May 1, 2025
00:16:29
Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?
April 29, 2025
00:18:27
Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour?
April 24, 2025
00:20:43
Is ‘de-extinction’ really possible?
April 22, 2025
00:16:26
RFK Jr’s mixed messages on vaccines
April 17, 2025
00:17:53
What 40 years as Observer science editor has taught Robin McKie
April 15, 2025
00:19:43
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act
April 10, 2025
00:15:54
Streams of medicines: what’s hiding in the UK’s waterways?
April 8, 2025
00:15:55
‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate
April 3, 2025
00:18:16
Keto: what’s the science behind the diet?
April 1, 2025
00:17:16
The rise and fall of DNA testing company 23andMe
March 27, 2025
00:21:49
Where do our early childhood memories go?
March 25, 2025
00:18:37
What a dark energy discovery means for the fate of the universe
March 20, 2025
00:16:08
A mysterious millionaire and the quest to live under the sea
March 18, 2025
00:16:02
Use it or lose it: how to sharpen your brain as you age
March 13, 2025
00:14:03
Mars-a-lago? Did the red planet once have sandy beaches?
March 11, 2025
00:13:52
Moon missions, Musk v scientists, sperm and longevity
March 6, 2025
00:22:46
Why it’s boom time for beavers in England
March 4, 2025
00:14:38
Drinks cans and chicken bones: will ‘technofossils’ be humanity’s lasting legacy?
Feb. 27, 2025
00:15:47
How Trump unleashed chaos in science
Feb. 25, 2025
00:21:07
Singing mice, constipated kids and nurture beats nature: science stories of the week
Feb. 20, 2025
00:19:01
Should we ban cats?
Feb. 18, 2025
00:16:22
What is ‘mirror life’ and why are scientists sounding the alarm?
Feb. 13, 2025
00:17:26
Don’t look up: is an asteroid heading for Earth?
Feb. 11, 2025
00:15:43
DeepSeek, weapons and climate? What’s on the table at the Paris AI summit?
Feb. 6, 2025
00:16:03
Can Trump and RFK Jr make America healthy again?
Feb. 4, 2025
00:17:52
Protein, weights and the best way to keep fit: your exercise questions answered
Jan. 30, 2025
00:22:33
Sugar, seed oils, and avoiding sickness: your health questions answered
Jan. 28, 2025
00:23:31
The science of racism, and how to fight it
Jan. 23, 2025
00:18:49
Telepathy…what’s the evidence?
Jan. 21, 2025
00:17:23
Our science predictions for 2025
Jan. 16, 2025
How weather ‘whiplash’ set the stage for the LA fires
Jan. 14, 2025
00:14:27
Where did our attention spans go, and can we get them back?
Jan. 9, 2025
00:17:10
Are we hardwired to commit ‘deadly sins’?
Jan. 7, 2025
00:20:33
Revisited: does the evidence on glucose tracking add up?
Jan. 2, 2025
00:30:06
Revisited: just how bad is alcohol for us?
Dec. 31, 2024
00:17:00
Revisited: the endless sexual diversity of nature
Dec. 26, 2024
00:18:19
Revisited: are the world’s oldest people really that old?
Dec. 24, 2024
00:16:44
‘Soft and calorie dense’: Chris van Tulleken on how ultra-processed foods keep us hooked
Dec. 19, 2024
00:18:18
Is our model of the universe wrong?
Dec. 17, 2024
00:17:45
Does Google’s ‘mindboggling’ new chip bring quantum computers any closer?
Dec. 12, 2024
00:18:03
The science of laughing
Dec. 10, 2024
00:18:17
Revisited: Secrets of the gut microbiome
Dec. 5, 2024
00:21:21
What really helps with hangovers?
Dec. 3, 2024
00:18:13
What’s going on with fluoride?
Nov. 28, 2024
00:16:06
‘Travesty of justice’: Cop29’s controversial deal
Nov. 25, 2024
00:15:31
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