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Creatine: is there truth behind the hype?
Creatine has become the go-to supplement for anyone wanting to give their fitness a boost and build muscle. It’s even made it out of the gym, with in…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
It’s finally raining. Will it be enough to end the drought?
After a summer that has seen England and Wales experience the driest July since records began, rain is finally on the horizon. But with reservoirs at…
2 months ago
The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science
One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the nation. The collection, which is now on disp…
2 months ago
The immortal jellyfish and other mindblowing invertebrates
Each year the Guardian runs a competition to find the invertebrate of the year. To find out more about the 2026 nominees science editor Ian Sample he…
2 months, 1 week ago
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid
Books have never been trendier, but studies show that as more and more things compete for our frazzled attention spans, we’re reading less and less. …
2 months, 1 week ago
Four types of thinker, the cyclosporiasis outbreak, and the UK’s biggest telescope threatened
Madeleine Finlay is joined by Ian Sample, Guardian science editor, to discuss three eye-catching science stories including an investigation that has …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
The fight to save a historic English landscape
Madeleine Finlay travels to the Rothbury estate in Northumberland, in north-east England. It’s a piece of land that has been in the same family for 7…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Revisited: Saunas and cold plunges, where does the evidence stand?
Saunas and cold plunge pools are popping up everywhere in the UK, bringing fiery heat and icy cold to a beach, city farm or park near you. Their user…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares
In this episode from January 2026, Ian Sample puts listeners’ questions about dreams and nightmares to Dr Michelle Carr, the director of the Dream En…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode three – a bag for life
Science correspondent Nicola Davis investigates the strange story of Tam O’Braan and his attempts to grow tea in Scotland. In episode three of this m…
2 months, 4 weeks ago