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Science Weekly

Science Weekly


Science Weekly

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Length:
300 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 300 episodes

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How much protein is too much?

Sales of cottage cheese are booming thanks to a boost from protein-hungry social media ...

15 minutes
May 09, 2024

Why are the world’s cities sinking?

A study has found that more than two dozen US coastal cities are sinking by more than 2...

16 minutes
May 07, 2024

The extraordinary promise of personalised cancer vaccines

Glioblastomas are an extremely aggressive type of brain tumour, which is why the news t...

13 minutes
May 02, 2024

The stream of plastic pollution: could a global treaty help us turn off the tap?

Guardian Seascapes reporter Karen McVeigh tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to...

15 minutes
Apr 30, 2024

From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic?

As bird flu is confirmed in 33 cattle herds across eight US states, Ian Sample talks to...

15 minutes
Apr 25, 2024

Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?

Labradors are known for being greedy dogs, and now scientists have come up with a theor...

20 minutes
Apr 23, 2024

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, ...

16 minutes
Apr 18, 2024

Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world

What can sound tell us about nature loss? Guardian biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston ...

16 minutes
Apr 16, 2024

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 Switzerlan...

15 minutes
Apr 11, 2024

Remembering physicist Peter Higgs

The Nobel prize-winning British physicist Peter Higgs has died aged 94. The confirmatio...

17 minutes
Apr 10, 2024