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A news podcast for the instatiably curious by the world's most popular weekly science magazine. Everything from the latest science and technology news to the big-picture questions about life, the universe and what it means to be human. For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts Hosted on Acast. See a...
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First brain engineering in a mammal; landmark in fossil fuel lawsuits, the legacy of Pope Francis
Episode 300
The first genetically engineered synapses have been implanted in a mammal’s brain. Chemical brain signals have been bypassed in the...
Why the climate crisis is an issue of injustice and inequality
Episode 299
In a climate justice special episode of the podcast, the biggest issue of the century is up for discussion. Find out the true impact...
Have we really just found the strongest evidence for alien life yet?
Episode 298
Big news has just broken - astronomers claim they’ve detected the strongest evidence for alien life yet. The news has got the world’...
Dire wolves (not) brought back from extinction; US science in existential crisis; how to pour the perfect coffee
Episode 297
The “de-extinction company” Colossal Biosciences claims to have brought dire wolves back from extinction. This is an ancient animal...
How plant skin transplants could supercharge crops; China’s pollution win spikes global temperatures; the oldest ivory tools ever found
Episode 296
There’s a strange phenomenon in the plant world that we’ve known about for ages - but have only just figured out how to make use of...
A remarkable view of pregnancy; how to waste less time on your smartphone; superacid diamond rain
Episode 295
The changes the body goes through during and after pregnancy have been examined in more detail than ever before. A landmark study is...
Life on Mars; biggest dark energy discovery in decades; the mystery of dark oxygen
Episode 294
Markings discovered on rocks from Mars look to be good evidence that microbial life once existed on the Red Planet. NASA’s Persevera...
America is turning its back on science and the cosmos; photosynthesis limits; mysterious memory illusion
Episode 293
The future of NASA and of US science is under threat, following cuts made by the Trump administration. Johns Hopkins University lost...
Chimps, bonobos and humans have more in common than you might think
Episode 292
Chimps are often seen as our hyper-aggressive ancestral cousins, while bonobos are famously more peaceful and caring. But studies of...
How to finally get a good night’s sleep - with science
Episode 291
Who got better sleep - hunter-gatherers or modern-day humans? We’re constantly being told we’re in the midst of an epidemic of poor...
Life-saving mice perform first aid; tiny lab-grown human brains; making skyscrapers and hair condition from wood
Episode 290
Mice have been found saving the lives of their cagemates by performing a resuscitation technique similar to CPR. After opening the m...
Resurrecting frozen brains; giant asteroid heads to Earth; you really do have a ‘dessert stomach’
Episode 289
Slices of mouse brains have been revived after being in deep freeze, hinting at the future possibility of reanimating humans who hav...
Trump’s war on science; How whale song resembles human language; How to boil the perfect egg with science
Episode 288
President Trump has launched what’s being described as an all-out assault on science and medicine. Given America’s impact on global...
Is DeepSeek really the ChatGPT killer?; alarming scale of ocean warming; dolphin peeing contests
Episode 287
Chinese AI company DeepSeek unexpectedly stormed onto the scene just a few days ago - a move that has shaken the big US AI companies...
The Trump impact on climate and global health; the placebo effect’s evil twin; the mystery of dark oxygen
Episode 286
President Trump has signed executive orders pulling the US out of the Paris climate agreement, and out of the World Health Organizat...
The truth about Iron Age women; Climate whiplash and the LA wildfires; Rebooting the world’s first chatbot
Episode 285
New archaeological evidence from Iron Age Britain has shaken up long-held beliefs about the role of women in ancient civilisations....
Gene-editing to make superhumans; first bird flu death in the US; perfect pasta with physics
Episode 284
Creating disease-resistant humans may before too long be a reality thanks to advancements in CRISPR gene editing. It’s now possible...
All You Need To Know For Science in 2025
Episode 283
On this special episode of the podcast, we set you up for the year ahead. 2025 has been declared the year of humanoid robots. Futuri...
The Best of New Scientist in 2024: From Volcanic Diamonds to Immortal Brains
Episode 282
Looking back at some of the best stories New Scientist has published in 2024, this episode is a treasure trove of knowledge that wil...
Most Amazing Science Stories of 2024 | Live at the Science Museum
Episode 281
In this special episode recorded live at the Science Museum in London, we celebrate some of the best, most awe-inspiring science sto...
Does Google’s new quantum computer prove the multiverse exists?; 8 ways to keep your brain young
Episode 280
Google claims it has pulled ahead in the race for quantum supremacy. Its new Willow chip has completed a task in 5 minutes that a cl...
Antarctica special, brain implant made from living cells, best TV and film of 2024
Episode 279
Antarctic sea ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. A collapse like the one we’re seeing was given just a 1 in 700 billion year c...
Is bird flu spreading between people? Plus 2024’s best science books
Episode 278
Concerns about bird flu are rising as two cases in North America suggest the virus is adapting to humans. Evidence of human-to-human...
Why chimps are still in the Stone Age and humans are in the Space Age
Episode 277
Chimps are an intelligent species, capable of using tools and developing culture - so why have humans surpassed them to such a huge...
COP29: Are UN climate summits failing us and our planet?
Episode 276
Are the COP climate summits doing enough to help us avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change, or are they not fit for pu...
The origins of writing revealed; world’s largest (and oldest?) tree
Episode 275
The origins of the world’s oldest known writing system are being uncovered. Cuneiform was invented around 3200 BC in ancient Mesopot...
Microbiome special: how to boost your vital gut bacteria
Episode 274
World leaders are in Colombia for the COP16 biodiversity summit. As delegates hash out a path forward, have we actually made any pro...
The gruesome story of the Viking skeleton found in a well
Episode 273
The mystery of “Well Man”, an ancient cold case, has just been solved. A Norse saga tells that in 1197, in the midst of a Viking rai...
SpaceX makes history with Starship rocket; bringing thylacines back from extinction
Episode 272
SpaceX has made history with its Starship rocket, the largest rocket ever built and one that’s hoped to eventually take us to Mars....
Climate overshoot - when we go past 1.5 degrees there is no going back
Episode 271
If we overshoot 1.5 degrees of global warming, there is no going back. The hope has long been that if - and when - we blow past our...
Hope for the world’s coral; the first drone vs drone war
Episode 270
There may be hope for the survival of coral reefs, a vital part of the global underwater ecosystem that is under massive threat from...
The case for Arctic geoengineering; world’s oldest cheese
Episode 269
Could we re-freeze the Arctic… and should we? The Arctic is losing ice at an alarming rate and it’s too late to save it by cutting e...
Does loneliness really cause ill health?; A time-travelling photon; The supermassive mystery of early black holes
Episode 268
Research has long linked loneliness to surprising health conditions, including diabetes and some cancers. The assumption has been th...
Thorin and the lost Neanderthals; Fish that use mirrors; SpaceX’s spacewalk
Episode 267
The remains of an ancient Neanderthal man discovered in France may be one of the last members of a lost line. Researchers analysing...
First living transparent mouse; lab-grown stem cells; Spy balloons
🎧 Episode 266
⚡️ The first human blood stem cells have been created in a lab and successfully turned into functioning bone marrow. This resear...
Could mpox be the next covid-19?; Science of beat drops; Clothes made from potatoes
🎧 Episode 265
⚡️ The latest mpox variant has infected a record number of people in central Africa, has been found in travellers in Sweden and...
1 in 5 coma patients have awareness; How to end the opioid crisis; ‘Wow’ space signal…is lasers?
#264
Some people in comas can understand what’s happening around them. Previously estimated to be 1 in 10, that figure has now shot up to 1 in 5...
Anxiety Special: The science of anxiety and how to make it work for you
#263
Anxiety. We’ve all felt it – some worse than others. But what exactly causes anxiety and why are some of us more likely to be hit by it? Sc...
Deepest hole ever drilled in Earth’s mantle; Glitter on Mars; Quantum telepathy
#262
Geologists have just drilled deeper into Earth’s mantle than ever before. The hole is in an area of the ocean called Atlantis Massif, where...
The first life on Earth; Banana-shaped galaxies; When is smartphone use ‘problematic’?
#261
What was the first life on Earth like? Ancient fossils hint it could be a primitive kind of bacteria – but these 3.5 billion-year-old fossi...