Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 13 hours 54 minutes
Why is it so hard to lose that festive weight – and keep it off? – podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to health journalist David Cox on the science of metabolism, and what it means for our health
From the archive: Carlo Rovelli on how to understand the quantum world (part two)
In the second of two episodes, Ian continues his conversation with Carlo Rovelli as they discuss how we should think about quantum physics, and how it affects our understanding of the world
From the archive: Carlo Rovelli on the weirdness of quantum mechanics (part one)
In the first of two episodes, Ian Sample sits down with physicist Carlo Rovelli to discuss the ideas in his book Helgoland, and the strange consequences of quantum theory
Covid-19: what will Omicron mean for 2022? podcast
A day after the UK recorded 106,122 new daily cases, Madeleine Finlay speaks to the Guardian’s science editor Ian Sample about what the weeks and months ahead might look
Environment stories you might have missed in 2021
Madeleine Finlay hears about the top environment stories of the year, from wood burners to wild bison
The climate crisis and devastating drought in eastern Africa
As countries in eastern Africa suffer its third poor rainy season, millions are facing starvation and both livestock and wildlife are dying in large numbers. So what’s causing the droughts, and what can be done to help people in these regions?
Covid-19: Will boosters be enough to slow down Omicron?
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Ian Sample about the spread of Omicron, and what we can do to prevent a tidal wave of hospitalisations and deaths
Nasa’s new space telescope and its search for extraterrestrial life
Ian Sample is joined by Prof Beth Biller to talk about the James Webb space telescope, which is scheduled to launch on 22 December, and could give us a view of the universe deeper and more sensitive than we’ve ever had before
Covid-19: How fast is the Omicron variant spreading? podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Nicola Davis for update on the Omicron variant, and how quickly it might be spreading
Is TikTok giving people Tourette’s Syndrome?
Madeleine Finlay talks to Sirin Kale and Dr Seonaid Anderson about the apparent increase in young people on social media developing Tourette’s-like tics and seizures