It’s just a week until the first whistle of the 2026 World Cup. To mark the occasion, Madeleine Finlay talks to Ian Sample about the science behind the tournament. It’s likely to be one of the hottes…
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The surprising value of boring chats, ‘super El Niño’ and Alzheimer’s evidence reviewed – podcast ⊕
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Madeleine Finlay sits down with co-host and science editor Ian Sample to discuss three eye-catching stories from the week, including a review into the effectiveness of a new class of Alzheimer’s drug…
57 days ago
Helium: the invisible gas that powers AI, and why it’s in short supply – podcast ○
Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today’s economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron …
62 days ago
Everything you need to know about Artemis II so far – podcast ⊖
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This week Artemis II’s four-astronaut crew broke Apollo 13’s distance record, becoming the humans to travel the farthest from Earth. Now on their way home, the team has experienced tech malfunctions,…
71 days ago
Does going to the moon still matter? – podcast ○
If all goes to plan, Artemis II, Nasa’s mission to return humans to the moon, will launch this week. The mission will mark the farthest that humans have travelled from Earth, and the first return to …
76 days ago
Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth – podcast ⊕
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A box the size of a filing cabinet was lifted by crane, slowly moved and placed very carefully in the back of an unassuming lorry earlier this week. What looked like a casual drive around the Cern ca…
3 months ago
Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon? – podcast ⊖⊖
Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the cou…
Jeffrey Epstein and the scientists – podcast ○
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…
4 months ago
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…
6 months 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…