Tony Onuchukwu

Prof Gloria Mark explains why she believes our powers of concentration are not beyond rescue, and reveals her top tips for finding focus

Prof Keon West explains what science can reveal about racism, inventive methods scientists have used to study it and scientifically proven ways of tackling it

Recently, a group of world-leading scientists called for a halt on research to create ‘mirror life’ microbes amid concerns that the synthetic organisms would present an ‘unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about why this work initially seemed exciting for scientists and what the risks of it continuing could be. And Kate Adamala, assistant professor of genetics, cell biology and development at the University of Minnesota, describes what made her change her mind about pursuing her own research on mirror cells

This week, from 2022: Germany has been forced to admit it was a terrible mistake to become so dependent on Russian oil and gas. So why did it happen?By Patrick Wintour. Read by Andrew McGregor

This week, from 2022: I assumed I would be part of the first generation to have full agency over my reproduction – but I was wrongBy Edna Bonhomme. Read by Nerissa Bradley

This week, from 2022: Kenya’s great lakes are flooding, in a devastating and long-ignored environmental disaster that is displacing hundreds of thousands of peopleBy Carey Baraka. Read by Reice Weathers

In this episode from June, Ian Sample chats to Madeleine Finlay about the appeal of mushroom drinks and supplements, and hears from the mycologist Prof Nik Money on what we really know about how fungi can affect our minds and bodies