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

People shamed and ordered to leave shops after being misidentified then ‘given no help’ to investigate verdicts

It’s all in a name.

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.” ...

Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, the Atlantic journalist Ross Andersen, and Jan Wörner, a former director general of the European Space Agency

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

Survey examines how often academics attempt jokes during conference talks — and how these attempts at comedy land.

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

Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

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...

Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds More than 60,000 penguins in colonies off the coast of South Africa have starved to death as a result of disappearing sardines, a new paper has found. More than 95% of the African penguins in two of the most important breeding colonies, on Dassen Island and Robben Island, died between 2004 and 2012. The breeding penguins probably starved to death during the moulting period, according to the paper, which said the climate crisis and overfishing were driving declines. Continue reading...

About half of the teens surveyed believe that journalists frequently “make up details, such as quotes” and “pay for sources.”

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...

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

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Hybridisation event took place about 9 million years ago, helping to ‘spark the emergence of a new organ’

Ian Sample is joined by Dr James Kinross, colorectal surgeon and author of the book Dark Matter: The New Science of the Microbiome, to answer all your questions about gut health. In episode one, James...

Gina Rinehart is Australia’s richest person – and as her wealth continues to rise, so does her power and influence. But what does she want?

Exclusive: Andrew Bowie says Kemi Badenoch could pull UK out of Paris climate agreement

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...

Since February we’ve gone in search of the invertebrate of the year. Now it’s your chance to choose