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The Guardian 1317 - The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science

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Published 18 Aug 2026

Duration 14:56

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The ultra rich are collecting fossils, and that’s bad for science

The immortal jellyfish and other mindblowing invertebrates

We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid

Four types of thinker, the cyclosporiasis outbreak, and the UK’s biggest telescope threatened

The fight to save a historic English landscape

Revisited: Saunas and cold plunges, where does the evidence stand?

Revisited: The surprising science of dreams and nightmares

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?