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Has the world entered an era of ‘water bankruptcy’?
Jan 27, 2026Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ with many human water systems past the point at which they can be restored to former levels. To find out ...
How positivity affects health, the rise of scabies and bovine intelligence
Jan 22, 2026The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that suggests positive thinking can boost immune response...
Is your body really full of microplastics?
Jan 20, 2026Studies 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 am...
The surprising science of dreams and nightmares
Jan 15, 2026Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, director of the Dream Engineering Laboratory in Montreal’s Centre for Advanced Research in Sleep Medicine, and author...
How to sleep well in 2026
Jan 13, 2026Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions on sleep to Dr Allie Hare, consultant physician in respiratory and sleep medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals and president of the British Sleep Society. The...
Our science predictions for 2026
Jan 08, 2026Last year was full of unexpected science news, from the discovery of a new colour, to the interstellar visitor 3I/Atlas passing by our solar system, and a world-first treatment with a personalised gen...
Crude appeal: why Trump wants Venezuela’s oil
Jan 05, 2026The US capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on Saturday left many people wondering why? Donald Trump hinted at an answer when he claimed the Venezuelan regime had stolen US oil rights...
Revisited: the real science of weight loss
Jan 01, 2026Kevin 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 cen...
Revisited: do medicinal mushroom products actually work?
Dec 30, 2025More of us are turning to products containing mushroom extracts, with the medicinal fungi market worth billions of pounds. Promises of mental and physical health benefits have seen its popularity spil...
Revisited: is curiosity the key to ageing well?
Dec 25, 2025Psychologists have typically believed that we become less curious as we age, but recent research has shown curiosity actually becomes more targeted and specific in our later years. In this episode fro...