Podcast Science Wekly

Cop28: what just happened?

A deal has been announced at Cop28 in Dubai, and depending who you talk to, it’s either a...

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The incredible world of animal perception, and what it can teach us

Ian Sample meets Ed Yong, who recently won 2023’s Royal Society book prize for An Immense World,...

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All the drama from the first week of Cop28

Madeleine Finlay hears from biodiversity and environment reporter Patrick Greenfield who is...

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Why are we still struggling to get contraception right?

As the pill becomes available over the counter and free of charge in England, Madeleine Finlay...

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Everything you need to know about Cop28 as the summit begins

Every year the world’s leaders gather for the UN climate change conference, and after a year of...

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Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming

Science Weekly brings you episode one of a new mini-series from Full Story. Pioneering Australian...

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What have we learned from the James Webb space telescope so far?

Madeleine Finlay sits down with science correspondent Hannah Devlin to discuss the amazing...

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Superyachts and private jets: the carbon impact of the ‘polluter elite’

Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s Europe environment correspondent Ajit Niranjan, and...

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The mysteries of volcanoes: what’s going on beneath the ground in Iceland?

As Iceland braces for a volcanic eruption, Madeleine Finlay hears from volcanologist Helga...

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CBD: what’s the science behind the wellness trend?

Last month the UK’s Food Standards Authority slashed the recommended safe daily intake of...

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Why is the Amazon rainforest drying up?

Ian Sample talks to Guardian global environment editor Jon Watts about the withering drought...

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Understanding the science of addiction

After Matthew Perry’s death was announced, a clip of the actor debating the science of addiction...

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Nuclear fusion, new drugs, better batteries: how AI will transform science

As the UK hosts the first global AI safety summit, Guardian science editor Ian Sample joins...

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What could near-death experiences teach us about life, death and consciousness?

Seeing a bright light, floating above your body, being guided by an angel. All of these are...

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Black holes, but backwards: unlocking the mysteries of white holes

Ian Sample meets the Italian physicist Carlo Rovelli to find out about his cutting-edge research...

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‘We’ve lost control’: what happens when the west Antarctic ice sheet melts?

Madeleine Finlay hears from environment editor Damian Carrington about why Antarctic ice may be...

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Could AI help diagnose schizophrenia?

Madeleine Finlay meets neuroscientist and psychiatrist Matthew Nour, whose research looks at how...

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Scarier than lions: how fear of ‘super predator’ humans is shaping the animal kingdom

Ian Sample meets the conservation biologist Liana Zanette, whose recently published research...

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Inside the UK’s first gaming disorder clinic

In 2018 the World Health Organisation formally included gaming disorder in its diagnostic manual...

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What’s really going on with Paris’s bedbug crisis?

The Guardian’s Paris correspondent, Angelique Chrisafis, tells Madeleine Finlay about the...

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