Science Weekly

By: The Guardian
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  • Twice a week, the Guardian brings you the latest science and environment news
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  • Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science

    Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science
    Sep 12 2024
    Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a new technique that uses food colouring to make skin transparent, to the first case of bird flu in a person with no known contact with sick animals, and a study looking at premature brain ageing in young people during Covid. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    17 mins
  • Into the abyss beneath Greenland’s glaciers

    Into the abyss beneath Greenland’s glaciers
    Sep 10 2024
    Environment editor Damian Carrington tells Madeleine Finlay about his recent trip to Greenland on board a ship with a group of intrepid scientists. They were on a mission to explore the maelstrom beneath Greenland’s glaciers, an area that has never been studied before, and were hoping to find answers to one of the world’s most pressing questions – how quickly will sea levels rise?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    16 mins
  • The race to understand mpox

    The race to understand mpox
    Sep 5 2024
    Last month the World Health Organization declared the recent mpox outbreak that began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo a public health emergency of international concern. As scientists race to find out more about the new strain, Ian Sample talks to Trudie Lang, professor of global health research and director of the global health network at the University of Oxford, to find out what we still need to learn in order to tackle and contain the virus. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    17 mins

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