The release of the latest batch of documents relating to the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has shed further light on his close relationship with the world of science. To find out why he cul…
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Is your body really full of microplastics? – podcast ⊕
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Studies detecting microplastics throughout human bodies have made for alarming reading in recent years. But last week, the Guardian’s environment editor, Damian Carrington, reported on major doubts a…
87 days ago
Is AI making us stupid? – podcast ○
Artificial intelligence can execute tasks in seconds that once took humans hours, if not days to complete. While this may be great for productivity, some researchers are concerned that our increasing…
3 months ago
Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season? – podcast ⊖
This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches th…
4 months ago
All the news and science from the 2025 Nobel prizes – podcast ⊕⊕
This year’s Nobel prizes in chemistry, physics and physiology or medicine have celebrated work that paves the way for the next generation of quantum technology, the creation of porous materials that …
The real science of weight loss with the US’s leading nutritional scientist – podcast ⊖
Kevin Hall spent 21 years at the US National Institutes of Health and became known globally for his pioneering work on ultra-processed foods. In April he unexpectedly took early retirement, citing ce…
5 months ago
Fact-checking Trump’s autism announcement – podcast ○
In a televised press conference on Monday, Donald Trump and health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr made a series of unproven claims about autism and its links to paracetamol use in pregnant women, and …
6 months ago
Can science crack the mystery of ME? – podcast ○
Scientists have found the first robust evidence that people’s genes affect their chances of developing myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), a mysterious and debilitating il…
Is sunscreen really toxic? – podcast ○
For many of us, slathering on sunscreen to protect our skin in the summer months is a no-brainer. But recently social media has been awash with influencers airing their concerns about the potential d…
7 months ago
Why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it? – podcast ○
Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not a simply linear process. Instead, recent research appears to show that we age in three accelerated bursts; at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. …