# The World, the Universe and Us

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Official site: https://www.newscientist.com/
Author: New Scientist
Episodes: 444

## Resource

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

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## Episodes
- [Scientists Mapped Earth's Vast Fungal Network - And It's Critical For The Climate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/scientists-mapped-earth-s-vast-fungal-network-and-it-s-critical-for-the-climate) — 2026-06-12T13:54:00+00:00
- [Millions of Fossil Whale Bones Found in Deep Ocean Graveyard](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/millions-of-fossil-whale-bones-found-in-deep-ocean-graveyard) — 2026-06-11T10:13:00+00:00
- [DeepMind Is Simulating Entire Worlds - Ready for AI Robots](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/deepmind-is-simulating-entire-worlds-ready-for-ai-robots) — 2026-06-05T18:09:00+00:00
- [Ötzi the Ice Man Contains Still-Living Microbes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/tzi-the-ice-man-contains-still-living-microbes) — 2026-06-03T15:03:00+00:00
- [The Thwaites 'Doomsday' glacier's ice shelf is about to break away](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-thwaites-doomsday-glacier-s-ice-shelf-is-about-to-break-away) — 2026-05-25T00:00:00+00:00
- [Some Scientists Want To Resurrect Extinct Species – Is It Even Possible?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/some-scientists-want-to-resurrect-extinct-species-is-it-even-possible) — 2026-05-22T11:17:00+00:00
- [The Hidden Methane Time Bomb That Could Accelerate The Climate Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-hidden-methane-time-bomb-that-could-accelerate-the-climate-crisis) — 2026-05-20T10:16:00+00:00
- [Science Reveals Neanderthals Had Dentists 60,000 Years Ago](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/science-reveals-neanderthals-had-dentists-60-000-years-ago) — 2026-05-15T12:08:00+00:00
- [Scientists Concerned By a Sudden Increase in the Rate of Sea Level Rise](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/scientists-concerned-by-a-sudden-increase-in-the-rate-of-sea-level-rise) — 2026-05-13T09:16:00+00:00
- [The Strange Case Of The Man Immune To Alzheimer’s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-strange-case-of-the-man-immune-to-alzheimer-s) — 2026-05-08T08:58:00+00:00
- [Astronomers Stunned by a Tiny World With an Atmosphere](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/astronomers-stunned-by-a-tiny-world-with-an-atmosphere) — 2026-05-06T14:26:00+00:00
- [Craig Venter’s Legacy: The Most Influential Geneticist Since Watson and Crick](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/craig-venter-s-legacy-the-most-influential-geneticist-since-watson-and-crick) — 2026-05-01T13:44:00+00:00
- [Record Heat, Wildfires and Drought - The Climate Crisis Is About To Accelerate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/record-heat-wildfires-and-drought-the-climate-crisis-is-about-to-accelerate) — 2026-04-30T11:31:00+00:00
- [The Wood Wide Web: The Forest Discovery That Sparked a Backlash](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-wood-wide-web-the-forest-discovery-that-sparked-a-backlash) — 2026-04-27T00:00:00+00:00
- [Chernobyl 40 Years On: Legacy of the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/chernobyl-40-years-on-legacy-of-the-world-s-worst-nuclear-disaster) — 2026-04-23T13:03:00+00:00
- [A “Super El Niño” Is Coming - And It Could Trigger Global Climate Chaos](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/a-super-el-ni-o-is-coming-and-it-could-trigger-global-climate-chaos) — 2026-04-20T09:30:00+00:00
- [Britain’s First Astronaut on the New Race to the Moon | Helen Sharman](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/britain-s-first-astronaut-on-the-new-race-to-the-moon-helen-sharman) — 2026-04-17T09:50:00+00:00
- [How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower: New Scientist's stargazing companion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/how-to-spot-the-lyrid-meteor-shower-new-scientist-s-stargazing-companion) — 2026-04-16T08:46:00+00:00
- [Genetic analysis reveals how the Neanderthals went extinct](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/genetic-analysis-reveals-how-the-neanderthals-went-extinct) — 2026-04-10T00:00:00+00:00
- [The Male G-Spot Has Finally Been Found](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-male-g-spot-has-finally-been-found) — 2026-04-06T00:00:00+00:00
- [Food shock is inevitable due to the Iran war – and it could get bad](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/food-shock-is-inevitable-due-to-the-iran-war-and-it-could-get-bad) — 2026-04-02T00:00:00+00:00
- [World’s First Antimatter Truck Carries Most Valuable And Volatile Substance on Earth](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/world-s-first-antimatter-truck-carries-most-valuable-and-volatile-substance-on-earth) — 2026-03-27T11:09:00+00:00
- [Scientists Can Now Preserve a Brain After Death - What’s Next?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/scientists-can-now-preserve-a-brain-after-death-what-s-next) — 2026-03-25T11:25:00+00:00
- [The Dangerous Bias Shaping the Future of AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-dangerous-bias-shaping-the-future-of-ai) — 2026-03-23T01:01:00+00:00
- [Rebecca Solnit On Why the Future Isn’t as Dark as It Looks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/rebecca-solnit-on-why-the-future-isn-t-as-dark-as-it-looks) — 2026-03-21T01:05:00+00:00
- [Why The Iran War Is Speeding The End Of The Fossil Fuel Era](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/why-the-iran-war-is-speeding-the-end-of-the-fossil-fuel-era) — 2026-03-19T13:06:00+00:00
- [Mathematics is Undergoing the Biggest Change in its History](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/mathematics-is-undergoing-the-biggest-change-in-its-history) — 2026-03-13T15:54:00+00:00
- [The Radical Theory That Could Force Us To Rethink Alzheimer’s](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/the-radical-theory-that-could-force-us-to-rethink-alzheimer-s) — 2026-03-11T15:47:00+00:00
- [We Now Have Early Warning Signal Of Ocean Current Collapse](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/we-now-have-early-warning-signal-of-ocean-current-collapse) — 2026-03-09T00:01:00+00:00
- [Two 'Extinct' Mammals Species Have Been Discovered in New Guinea](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-world-the-universe-and-us-601524/two-extinct-mammals-species-have-been-discovered-in-new-guinea) — 2026-03-05T13:01:00+00:00

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