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Surviving 200 snake bites, decoding ancient scrolls and the countries ‘flourishing’
May 08, 2025Science correspondent Hannah Devlin joins Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science stories from the week, from a global study that puts the UK third from bottom when it comes to flourishing, to ...
How old are we really? What a test can tell us about our biological age
May 06, 2025Direct to consumer tests that claim to tell us our biological – as opposed to chronological – age are getting a lot of attention, but what can they really tell us about our health? Science editor Ian ...
Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?
May 01, 2025Authorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday. To understand what might have been at ...
Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?
Apr 29, 2025Just Stop Oil, the climate activism group behind motorway blockades, petrol station disruption and tomato soup attacks on major artworks, has disbanded after staging a final action in London this week...
Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour?
Apr 24, 2025Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates ar...
Is ‘de-extinction’ really possible?
Apr 22, 2025The American biotech company Colossal Biosciences recently made headlines around the world with claims it had resurrected the dire wolf, an animal that went extinct at the end of the last ice age. But...
RFK Jr’s mixed messages on vaccines
Apr 17, 2025As a measles outbreak expands across the US, comments by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have come under scrutiny. Kennedy has said that the best way to prevent measles is to get vaccinated – but...
What 40 years as Observer science editor has taught Robin McKie
Apr 15, 2025Robin McKie reflects on his 40 years as science editor for the Observer and tells Madeleine Finlay about the game-changing discoveries and scientific controversies that he’s reported on during that ti...
Streams of medicines: how Switzerland cleaned up its act
Apr 10, 2025Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants, a concoction of chemicals often found in bodies of water that look crystal clear. They include common medicines like antidep...
Streams of medicines: what’s hiding in the UK’s waterways?
Apr 08, 2025The UK is known for its national parks: areas of outstanding natural beauty with rolling hills and crystal-clear streams and lakes. But research has shown that England’s most protected rivers are full...