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Science Weekly

Science Weekly

By: The Guardian
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 Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news© 2025 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Science
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  • ‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing island

    ‘Chunks of earth just disappear’: life on a collapsing island
    Nov 20 2025
    As the Cop30 climate talks continue in Brazil, Madeleine Finlay hears about a landscape at the opposite end of the planet facing the direct impacts of the climate crisis. The Guardian reporter Leyland Cecco recounts a recent trip to Qikiqtaruk (also known as Herschel Island) off the coast of Canada’s Yukon territory, where he saw first hand how indigenous groups and scientists are reckoning with an ecosystem collapsing into the sea. He tells Madeleine about efforts to preserve the history of the island and how scientists are racing to understand what it means for the fate of other arctic communities.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    16 mins
  • Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season?

    Should the UK brace for a brutal flu season?
    Nov 18 2025
    This year’s flu season has begun more than a month earlier than usual, with a mutated strain spreading widely among younger people and expected to drive a wave of hospital admissions as it reaches the elderly. Science editor Ian Sample speaks to Madeleine Finlay about what we know so far and Prof Ed Hutchinson of the University of Glasgow explains how people can best protect themselves and each other. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    16 mins
  • Why everyone’s talking about 3I/Atlas, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacy

    Why everyone’s talking about 3I/Atlas, a lupus breakthrough, James Watson’s legacy
    Nov 13 2025
    Ian Sample joins Madeleine Finlay to discuss some of the most intriguing science stories from the week. They discuss the complicated legacy of James Watson, who won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA; a new breakthrough in the quest to understand the autoimmune disease lupus; and why everyone from Joe Rogan to Kim Kardashian is talking about comet 3I/Atlas.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    21 mins
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