Killing the Skydancer: episode one, Susie’s Chicks
Killing the Skydancer: episode one, Susie’s Chicks
In this special Age of Extinction mini-series from Science Weekly, Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston explores... Read more
15 Aug 2023
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21mins
Summer picks: are we any closer to understanding long Covid?
Summer picks: are we any closer to understanding long Covid?
In this episode from March 2023, Ian Sample hears from Scotland’s Astronomer Royal, Prof Catherine Heymans, about her ex... Read more
10 Aug 2023
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17mins
Summer picks: should we ban artificial grass?
Summer picks: should we ban artificial grass?
Installing artificial grass is becoming an increasingly popular way to achieve a neat, green lawn without much effort. B... Read more
8 Aug 2023
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15mins
Summer picks: could the multiverse be real?
Summer picks: could the multiverse be real?
The film Everything Everywhere All at Once won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Picture. In this episode from March 2023,... Read more
3 Aug 2023
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18mins
Summer picks: what’s the reality behind the ‘Love Island smile’?
Summer picks: what’s the reality behind the ‘Love Island smile’?
As the 10th series of the ITV show finishes, viewers may have noticed the perfectly straight, white teeth of the contest... Read more
1 Aug 2023
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12mins
Canadian lake could mark the start of new geological epoch
Canadian lake could mark the start of new geological epoch
Plutonium from nuclear weapons, industrial waste, and human activity more broadly have left such a mark on the Earth tha... Read more
27 Jul 2023
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15mins
What can doppelgangers tell us about nature v nurture?
What can doppelgangers tell us about nature v nurture?
The thing about doppelgangers is that despite looking almost identical, they aren’t biologically related. So, what makes... Read more
25 Jul 2023
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14mins
Extreme heat: what does it do to us and how can we adapt?
Extreme heat: what does it do to us and how can we adapt?
As record temperatures spread across the world, Ian Sample sets out to understand what heat does to our bodies and what ... Read more
20 Jul 2023
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22mins
What’s at stake if we mine the deep sea?
What’s at stake if we mine the deep sea?
As the International Seabed Authority gathers in Jamaica to thrash out regulations for mining the deep sea, Chris Michae... Read more
18 Jul 2023
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18mins
Has a 25-year-old bet taken us a step closer to understanding consciousness?
Has a 25-year-old bet taken us a step closer to understanding consciousness?
Twenty-five years ago in a German bar, neuroscientist Christof Koch bet philosopher David Chalmers that we’d understand ... Read more
13 Jul 2023
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14mins