New Scientist podcasts

Is the black hole in the centre of our universe actually a massive clump of dark matter? ⚫️ Researchers say Sagittarius A* is just the right size that it could defy everything we think we know about it podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Did cloud-seeding just cause snow in Utah? ❄️ A new technique is getting big results in the US. Could it help save us from worldwide “water bankruptcy” podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @PennySarchet, @timothyrevell and the team on: 🌧️Can cloud-seeding fix the global water crisis? 😢Why some people get stuck in grief ⚫️Is our black hole actually a clump of dark matter? podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop, @PennySarchet and the team on: 🌊How ancient humans crossed the vast ocean 🧠Brain training for dementia 🔭Life of science legend Maggie Aderin podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop, @PennySarchet and the team on: 🛰️@elonmusk's plans to launch 1 million satellites 💊Should we be giving sleep drugs to kids? 🪲Why global pesticide risk is not improving podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop, @PennySarchet and the team on: 🧠Mini human brain grows blood vessels ✈️The geoengineering risk of termination shock 🔍Trove of ancient fossils discovered podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop, @abbybeall and the team on the 5 worst ideas of the 21st century: 📱Social media 🪙Bitcoin 🌳Carbon off-sets 🙏Effective altruism ⛽️Biofuels podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Human-plant hybrid cells are being used to answer the mystery of “dark DNA” 🧬 A new experiment supports the claim that only about 10 per cent of our DNA is useful…the rest is just rubbish podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Why does America really want Greenland? The list is long… President Trump says it's moved from an issue of economic security, to one of national security.... podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop, @PennySarchet and the team on: 🇬🇱 Why does America want Greenland? 🧬 Mystery of dark DNA 💉 Ozempic weight rebound podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The first phase 3 trials of LSD are taking place this year. The psychedelic drug is being tested for its ability to reduce anxiety. Findings from a smart new trial on 200 people are due to be published in 2026 podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

2026 may well go down as the year that kick-started our spread off planet 🚀 NASA’s heading to the moon, SpaceX is heading to Mars - and a new American space station is on the way 2026 promises to be an exciting year for space exploration podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop, @PennySarchet and the team on: 🌑Humans are finally heading back to the moon 💉Cheaper weight loss drugs are coming 💊Milestone for LSD trials 🌳Promise of new carbon tax podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Need a great book for this festive period? Check out The Last Neanderthal by Ludovic Slimak. This book about the uncovering of "Thorin", comes highly recommended by New Scientist’s Culture Editor @alisonflood podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Andor is the TV series you need this Christmas 🎄 This Star Wars spin-off is a top choice from New Scientist’s TV and film reviewer @inkerley Despite its links to the sci-fi franchise, @rowhoop says it’s “grown-up TV” podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @rowhoop and the team cover the best science TV, film and books of 2025, including: 📺TV Andor Season 2 My Husband the Cyborg 📚Books Every Version of You by Grace Chan Positive Tipping Points by Tim Lenton podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

Humans very nearly failed to conquer the world - mysteriously vanishing 43,000 years ago. @PennySarchet explores the fasinating history of the LRJ people - who left no genetic trace in our history podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

We’ve been getting autism in girls wrong for decades. On this week's #podcast, @catdl explains why so many autistic girls get to the age of 18 without a diagnosis... podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The world, the universe and us is LIVE 🚨 @PennySarchet and the team on the top science stories of 2025: 🧠We’ve got autism in girls all wrong ⌛️Longevity with Bryan Johnson ▪️A new quantum vision of reality 🦴The ancient humans that vanished ➕And more podfollow.com/the-world-the-…

The interstellar object #3IATLAS may be even weirder than we thought. No - it’s not an alien spacecraft 🛸 But it does seem to be home to surprising amounts of chemicals like carbon dioxide and methanol - essential ingredients for life podfollow.com/the-world-the-…