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Jonathan Freedland is joined this week by Dara Lind, senior fellow at the American Immigration Council about President Biden’s stance on immigration

Recent research has suggested a global reproductive crisis could be in the offing, with researchers in Israel saying average sperm counts may have more than halved in the past 40 years. But a study published last month appears to call this narrative into question. Ian Sample is joined by the Guardian’s science correspondent Nicola Davis to unpick why these studies have come to different conclusions – and what could be causing the crisis, if declines are as dramatic as they appear

A new study suggests that although animal scientists widely observe same-sex sexual behaviours in primates and other mammals, they seldom publish about it. To find out why and to hear about some of the examples of sexual diversity from the animal kingdom, Ian Sample talks to science writer Josh Davis, author of A Little Gay Natural History

This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by the political commentator and author Anne Applebaum to look at what the US should be doing to tackle the growing threat of autocracy

This week, Jonathan Freedland is joined by the political commentator and author Anne Applebaum to look at what the US should be doing to tackle the growing threat of autocracy

Artificial intelligence companies have lofty ambitions for what the technology could achieve, from curing diseases to eliminating poverty. But the energy required to power these innovations is threatening critical environmental targets. Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s energy correspondent, Jillian Ambrose, and UK technology editor, Alex Hern, to find out how big AI’s energy problem is, and whether it can be solved before it is too late

Jonathan Freedland is joined by a former Republican congressional communications director, Tara Setmayer, to find out more about Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance

Columnist and campaigner George Monbiot tells Ian Sample why the record sentences handed down to Just Stop Oil activists are so significant

Why are Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore staying onboard the International Space Station much longer than planned? Richard Luscombe reports

This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about Donald Trump’s current challenges as he tries to turn things around after a less than stellar month on the campaign