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.
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  • Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?

    Why did Spain and Portugal go dark?
    May 1 2025
    Authorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday. To understand what might have been at play, and whether there’s any truth to claims that renewable energy sources were to blame, Ian Sample hears from Guardian energy correspondent Jillian Ambrose. And Guardian European community affairs correspondent Ashifa Kassam explains what it was like to experience the blackout and how people reacted. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    16 mins
  • Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?

    Why did Just Stop Oil just stop?
    Apr 29 2025
    Just Stop Oil, the climate activism group behind motorway blockades, petrol station disruption and tomato soup attacks on major artworks, has disbanded after staging a final action in London this weekend. To find out why the group has decided to hang up the famous orange high-vis, Madeleine Finlay hears from our environment correspondent Damien Gayle who has been covering Just Stop Oil since its inception. He explains how policy wins and policing crackdowns combined to bring the movement to a close, and what the future of climate activism could look like in its wake. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    18 mins
  • Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of colon cancer, and a new colour?

    Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of colon cancer, and a new colour?
    Apr 24 2025
    Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet, to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50’s, and news from a group of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has ever seen before.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod
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    21 mins

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