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1310 - Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode three – a bag for life

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Episodes

Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode three – a bag for life

Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode two – the list

Revisited: A Scottish tea mystery, episode one – green shoots

Can a world-first gene therapy reverse ageing?

Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet

Is male testosterone in freefall?

‘A break from scrolling’: how Gen Z fell in love with birding

‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch?

Reflecting pool algae: the science Trump needs to know

Nature or nurture: can genes make us behave ‘badly’?

Extreme heat: is the UK becoming a 40C country?

The audacious plan to refreeze the Arctic

Should we ban social media for under-16s?

‘The undruggable became druggable’: a gamechanging treatment for the world’s deadliest cancer

The dinosaurs who survived the asteroid

Heatstroke, sports washing and VAR psychology: the science of the World Cup

The incredible science of the sleeping brain

Are robots nearing their ChatGPT moment?

Red-light masks: can they really slow ageing?

Stateside with Kai and Carter: why the fight over abortion pills is only just beginning

Can a name change transform PCOS outcomes for women?

Ebola: how does it spread and can the outbreak be contained?

Stateside with Kai and Carter: Stacey Abrams on why gutting of the US Voting Rights Act is ‘evil’

Hantavirus update, Pentagon’s UFO files, can art slow biological ageing?

Strange trip: why Trump is backing psychedelics

100 years on Earth: celebrating David Attenborough’s birthday

Hantavirus explained: how does it spread and who is most at risk?

‘Historic breakthrough’: could the fossil fuel era be coming to an end?

Sub-two-hour marathon, spooky houses explained and why is UK health in decline?

Food intolerances: how do you know if you have one?

Muons, massive waves and restored sight: the winners at the ‘Oscars of science’

Mythos: are fears over new AI model panic or PR?

The surprising value of boring chats, ‘super El Niño’ and Alzheimer’s evidence reviewed

Helium: the invisible gas that powers AI, and why it’s in short supply

Everything you need to know about Artemis II so far

Can we eradicate a second human disease?

Sauna and cold plunge: where does the evidence stand?

Does going to the moon still matter?

Transporting the most expensive and volatile substance on Earth

What sets human consciousness apart from AI?

Off Duty: The Crime

Meningitis explained: who is most at risk?

Peptides: are they worth the hype?

Exercise and brain function, hedgehog hearing, and can AI change our minds? – podcast

Was Iran really building a nuclear weapon?

Will China own the green energy future?

Does Trump want to wage an AI-powered war?

Can degrowth save the climate?

The truth about fat, and its complex role in our health

Psychedelics for depression, dart frog poison and why do we have chins?