The World, the Universe and Us

From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly dose of science and wonder in an uncertain world. Hosted by journalists Dr Rowan Hooper and Dr Penny Sarchet and joined each week by expert scientists in the field, the show draws on New Scientist’s unparalleled depth of reporting to put the stories that matter into context. Feed your curiosity with the podcast that will restore your sense of optimism and nourish your brain. For more visit newscientist.com/podcasts

Episodes

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COP31: Are the World's Climate Summits Actually Working Anymore?

5 Nov 2026 · 30 min

Climate Overshoot Is Here - And Antarctica Is in Trouble

29 Oct 2026 · 22 min

How Your Brain Cleans Itself - And What Happens When It Goes Wrong

22 Oct 2026 · 24 min

If the AMOC Collapses - Could We Reverse the Damage?

16 Oct 2026 · 30 min

Secrets of the World’s Longest-Lived Animals

9 Oct 2026 · 12 min

New Fossil Shows Birds Weren’t the Only Dinosaurs to Evolve Flight

2 Oct 2026 · 27 min

This El Niño Is About To Cause a Global Catastrophe

25 Sept 2026 · 21 min

How to Be Hopeful: Caitlin Moran and New Scientist Look to the Future

21 Sept 2026 · 48 min

THIS Is What You Need To Worry About With The Rise Of AI

18 Sept 2026 · 31 min

The Mystery of Childbirth Is Finally Being Unravelled

16 Sept 2026 · 23 min

AI Just Solved One of the Hardest Problems in Mathematics

11 Sept 2026 · 32 min

New Discovery Reveals the Secret Lives of Denisovans

10 Sept 2026 · 23 min

The Nepal Disaster: How Climate Change is Reshaping the World

4 Sept 2026 · 23 min

Scientists Find Best Evidence Yet For Dark Matter

3 Sept 2026 · 14 min

Why Humans Like Bigger Breasts - And a New Way to Augment Them

25 Aug 2026 · 13 min

ADHD Is Not a Myth - What the Science Really Says

21 Aug 2026 · 33 min

Wildfires Changed Human Evolution - Is It Happening Again?

17 Aug 2026 · 16 min

New Treatment Saves Children With Terminal Brain Cancer

11 Aug 2026 · 12 min

Latitude Special: Why Festivals Make You Live Longer; Clearing Alzheimer’s Proteins from the Brain;Clouds Made of Rocks and Rubies; Orcas Blow Up Giant Fish

5 Aug 2026 · 49 min

Climate 2026: Record Heat, Tens of Thousands Dead, Mass Evacuations

31 Jul 2026 · 21 min

Scientists Pioneer Surgical Methods for Human Head and Eye Transplants

27 Jul 2026 · 16 min

The Most Promising Alien Planet We've Ever Found?

20 Jul 2026 · 11 min

Climate Crisis Is Triggering Global Food Shortages - New Predictions Are Devastating

17 Jul 2026 · 20 min

7 Essential Lessons We Can Learn From Homer’s Odyssey

13 Jul 2026 · 31 min

Chris Packham on the Untold Story of Evolution

9 Jul 2026 · 28 min

Heatwaves Are Getting Deadlier - And It’s Going To Get Worse

7 Jul 2026 · 20 min

Breakthrough Synthetic Cell Has Just Reproduced - But Is It Alive?

3 Jul 2026 · 20 min

The Science of Football: Inside the 2026 World Cup

2 Jul 2026 · 47 min

Ancient Human DNA Found in Stone Age Cave Art For First Time

30 Jun 2026 · 16 min

A “Super” El Niño May Be Coming - Here’s What It Means

22 Jun 2026 · 25 min

The Lost Solstice Monument That Predates Stonehenge By 500 Years

18 Jun 2026 · 21 min

If We Can Make Genetically Engineered Designer Babies - Should We?

15 Jun 2026 · 19 min

Scientists Mapped Earth's Vast Fungal Network - And It's Critical For The Climate

12 Jun 2026 · 26 min

Millions of Fossil Whale Bones Found in Deep Ocean Graveyard

11 Jun 2026 · 13 min

DeepMind Is Simulating Entire Worlds - Ready for AI Robots

5 Jun 2026 · 27 min

Ötzi the Ice Man Contains Still-Living Microbes

3 Jun 2026 · 15 min

The Thwaites 'Doomsday' glacier's ice shelf is about to break away

25 May 2026 · 16 min

Some Scientists Want To Resurrect Extinct Species – Is It Even Possible?

22 May 2026 · 26 min

The Hidden Methane Time Bomb That Could Accelerate The Climate Crisis

20 May 2026 · 18 min

Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago

15 May 2026 · 20 min

Scientists Concerned By a Sudden Increase in the Rate of Sea Level Rise

13 May 2026 · 16 min

The Strange Case Of The Man Immune To Alzheimer’s

8 May 2026 · 16 min

Astronomers Stunned by a Tiny World With an Atmosphere

6 May 2026 · 21 min

Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick

1 May 2026 · 26 min

Record Heat, Wildfires and Drought - The Climate Crisis Is About To Accelerate

30 Apr 2026 · 24 min

The Wood Wide Web: The Forest Discovery That Sparked a Backlash

27 Apr 2026 · 36 min

Chernobyl 40 Years On: Legacy of the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster

23 Apr 2026 · 32 min

A “Super El Niño” Is Coming - And It Could Trigger Global Climate Chaos

20 Apr 2026 · 14 min

Britain’s First Astronaut on the New Race to the Moon | Helen Sharman

17 Apr 2026 · 36 min

How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower: New Scientist's stargazing companion

16 Apr 2026 · 5 min

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