Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?
Billed as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games, set to take place in 2025, is a...
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Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?
Billed as a rival to the Olympic Games, the Enhanced Games, set to take place in 2025, is a...
16:41
Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world
What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells...
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The senior Swiss women who went to court over climate change, and won
This week, in a landmark case, the European court of human rights ruled that Switzerland’s weak...
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Remembering physicist Peter Higgs
The Nobel prize-winning British physicist Peter Higgs died this week aged 94. The confirmation in...
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Horny tortoises and solar mysteries: what scientists can learn from a total eclipse
For most people seeing a total solar eclipse is a once in a lifetime experience. But for...
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The science of ‘weird shit’: why we believe in fate, ghosts and conspiracy theories
Psychologist Chris French has spent decades studying paranormal claims and mysterious...
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Hypermobility: a blessing or a curse?
Being more flexible than the average person can have its advantages, from being great at games...
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The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS
On 28 March it is the 60th anniversary of the discovery of Epstein-Barr virus, the most common...
15:35
What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared?
The sun is currently ramping up to hit the peak of its 11-year activity cycle. In the past few...
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Havana syndrome: will we ever understand what happened?
In late 2016, US officials in Cuba’s capital began experiencing a mysterious and often...
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A growing movement of ecologists, lawyers and artists is arguing that nature should have legal...
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A waterworld with a boiling ocean and the end of dark matter? The week in science
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have...
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Why do we lose our hair as we age, and what can we do about it? – podcast
For some people, going bald or experiencing thinning hair can have a significant impact on mental...
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What’s behind the rapid rise of cancer in the under-50s?
Ian Sample speaks to the Guardian’s health editor, Andrew Gregory, about the worrying global rise...
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Classic older child? What the science says about birth order and personality | Podcast
We all know the cliches about older siblings being responsible, younger ones being creative, and...
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The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue
We wanted to bring you this episode from our new series, Black Box. In it, Michael Safi explores...
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The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help
It’s thought that about 15% of us are affected by tinnitus, and despite its potentially...
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Electric cars might seem like a no-brainer on a warming planet, but there are plenty of people...
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Mistakes, fakes, and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted?
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. To find out what’s driving this trend,...
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Nitazenes and xylazine: what’s behind the rise of dangerous synthetic drugs?
Social affairs correspondent Robert Booth tells Madeleine Finlay why a class of synthetic opioids...
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