The World, the Universe and Us

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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, ...

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Rutger Bregman on the crisis of moral ambition; Why primates have same-sex relationships; Living longer is easier than you think; Bizarre method to fight climate change contributed by Lukas · Jan 16
Why does America want Greenland?; Mystery of dark DNA; Ozempic weight rebound contributed by Lukas · Jan 9
Humans are finally heading back to the moon; Cheaper weight loss drugs are coming; Milestone for LSD trials; Promise of new carbon tax contributed by Lukas · Jan 2
Best science TV, film and books of 2025 | The New Scientist culture review contributed by Lukas · Dec 26, 2025
Top Science Stories of 2025 | The New Scientist Features Special contributed by Lukas · Dec 19, 2025
Orcas and dolphins are now hunting together; Genetic root of psychiatric conditions; Black hole stars and cosmic ecology contributed by Lukas · Dec 12, 2025
How exercise shrinks tumours and starves cancer; Weird molecules found on comet 3I/ATLAS; Einstein v Bohr on the nature of light contributed by Lukas · Dec 5, 2025
The evolution of sperm and the enduring mystery of the scrotum; How our brain rewires itself 4 times in life; The (real) disaster scenarios of imminent climate breakdown contributed by Lukas · Nov 28, 2025
The origin and evolution of music: Steve Pretty plays the conch contributed by Lukas · Nov 21, 2025
New genome of ancient human; 95% of us have a dormant virus that causes disease; Formula E cars faster than F1; Bill Bryson joins the pod! contributed by Lukas · Nov 14, 2025
Why the claims about Hitler’s genome are misleading contributed by Lukas · Nov 13, 2025
COP30: The world's climate future hinges on this meeting contributed by Lukas · Nov 7, 2025
The collapse of America’s health data system; How sleep affects your focus; Life on Mars in liquid veins? contributed by Lukas · Oct 31, 2025
How mRNA vaccines teach your body to kill cancer; Grim state of climate action; Why birds sing the dawn chorus contributed by Lukas · Oct 24, 2025
Neuroscience of reality; Quest for dark matter; Folklore of geoscience (New Scientist Live Special) contributed by Lukas · Oct 20, 2025
First climate tipping point triggered; Man controls another person's body by brain implant; health worries over sumo wrestlers contributed by Lukas · Oct 17, 2025
Space 2075: How Humanity Will Live, Work and Make Drugs off-planet | Live Recording at the Royal Society contributed by Lukas · Oct 13, 2025
How Jane Goodall changed the world; How the universe ends; How “selfish sperm” affect male fertility contributed by Lukas · Oct 10, 2025
Emergency in Antarctica; How movement changes the brain; Why women live longer than men contributed by Lukas · Oct 2, 2025
Skull rewrites story of human evolution; Autism and Tylenol; discovery of wind coming from black hole contributed by Lukas · Sep 26, 2025
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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 Ne...

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As of 2026-09-19, The World, the Universe and Us ranks #13 in the Science category on Apple Podcasts in New Zealand.

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First charted2025-12-17
Best ever#118 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-05-03
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