The foreign secretary has drawn rage and respect after announcing trade sanctions on Israeli settlers. Heather Stewart explains how – and why – Ed Miliband got tough

Secretive state begins repairs on ageing facilities after being revealed as worst country for leaks of potent greenhouse gas

Can creatine really help boost your workout routine, and how does the popular fitness supplement work? Madeleine Finlay hears from science editor Ian Sample and Dr Justin Roberts, professor of nutritional physiology at Anglia Ruskin University

Strategic divestment of consumer media portfolio enables Springer Nature to focus on its core business Transaction supports the long-term development

Madeleine Finlay talks to journalist Mattha Busby about the US president’s recent executive order fast tracking research and funding for psychedelic research

Madeleine Finlay hears from natural history writer Patrick Barkham

Madeleine Finlay hears from natural history writer Patrick Barkham

The Artemis II team has experienced tech malfunctions, views like no other and moments of intense emotion, all in under 10 days. To find out all about the mission, Madeleine Finlay hears from Guardian science editor Ian Sample

971 likes, 89 comments - guardian on April 2, 2026: "“I think when we give rights to computers, we’ll lose control of them completely. We gave corporations rights and that didn’t work out very well.” ...

Ian Sample speaks to author and journalist Michael Pollan about his new book A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness

Madeleine Finlay hears from journalist Adrienne Matei and from Dr Anna Barnard, an associate professor at Imperial College London who researches peptides

Cern researchers are testing traps capable of moving antimatter, which explodes into energy as soon as it comes into contact with regular matter

The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week

Madeleine Finlay speaks to senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins and energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose about China’s incredible clean energy transformation

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 cult...

Madeleine Finlay speaks to Patrick Wintour, who has been reporting on Iran’s water crisis, while Prof Mohammad Shamsudduha of UCL explains what can be done to bring water supplies back from the brink

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As global leaders and environmental activists descend on Brazil for next week’s Cop30 climate summit, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s global environment editor, Jon Watts, who recently sat down for an exclusive interview with the UN secretary general, António Guterres.

In episode one, Nicola looks back on her first meeting with Tam while working on a feature about tea plantations in the UK. He was selling his award-winning Scottish grown tea to some of the UK’s finest hotels, but something didn’t quite add up. And Nicola wasn’t the only person taking an interest in his story

Biodiversity reporter Patrick Greenfield tells Madeleine Finlay about a recent trip to the Millennium seed bank. He explains the journey a seed takes from from arrival to cold storage, and how some are already helping to return endangered plant species to the wild

Ian Sample talks to Kevin Hall, a pioneering researcher on ultra-processed foods, about what he wants us all to understand about diet, exercise and weight loss, and why he left the National Institutes...

Ian Sample talks to Kevin Hall, a pioneering researcher on ultra-processed foods, about what he wants us all to understand about diet, exercise and weight loss, and why he left the National Institutes of Health

The renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died aged 91. She will be remembered for her observations that revolutionised our understanding of chimpanzees, as well as her tireless environmental advoca...

Podcast Episode · Science Weekly · 02/10/2025 · 18m

The renowned primatologist Jane Goodall has died aged 91. She will be remembered for her observations that revolutionised our understanding of chimpanzees, as well as her tireless environmental advoca...

At a recent ceremony for world leaders in Beijing, a hot mic picked up a surprising exchange between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping about the possibility of living to 150. Putin suggested the secret mi...

Science editor Ian Sample hears from health reporter Melody Schreiber and former CDC director Mandy Cohen to find out what a week of chaos at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention could me...

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Ian Sample speaks to Dr Stephanie Wright, associate professor of environmental toxicology at Imperial College London’s school of public health. She explains what we know so far about the effects of mi...

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Diagnoses of autism have been rising exponentially. Why?

Madeleine 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...

In the second of a two part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Switzerland to find out how the country has transformed its rivers, from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots. She tells...

In episode one of a two-part series, biodiversity reporter Phoebe Weston tells Madeleine Finlay about the problem of chemical pollution in our waterways, and how it could be contributing to what the W...

Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opene...

To understand the highs and lows of 23andMe’s journey, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian US tech reporter and editor Johana Bhuiyan, and from Timothy Caulfield, a professor of law at the Univer...

To understand the highs and lows of 23andMe’s journey, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian US tech reporter and editor Johana Bhuiyan, and from Timothy Caulfield, a professor of law at the Univer...

It’s a mystery that has long puzzled researchers. Why can’t we remember our early childhood experiences? Freud called the phenomenon infantile amnesia, and for many years scientists have wondered whet...