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Our shiny new podcast brings you the most important, startling or just plain weird happenings in the world of science.

Presented each week by �鶹��ý’s Rowan Hooper (podcast editor) and Penny Sarchet (news editor), with guests from our expert editorial staff, the Weekly gives you the inside knowledge on three must-know stories from the past week.

Introduced with our unique blend of verve, insight and extraordinary attention to detail, the show is essential listening for anyone interested in how the world works, how life evolved… and whether the creation of a nano-sized wormhole in the fabric of space-time is a cause for concern.

“I’m really excited to launch this excellent new podcast from �鶹��ý,” says Rowan. “There are so many important and entertaining developments in science and technology each week, and we can’t wait to tell you everything you need to know about them,” says Penny.

New episodes go live each Friday, and are available on all the usual places you get your podcasts: iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn/Alexa. You can find them all at newscientist.com/podcasts. We also have a dedicated Twitter feed for the show, .

Watch this space for two more �鶹��ý podcasts, launching soon. Join us each week to keep up to date with the latest science breakthroughs and discoveries. But mostly to massively impress your friends with your brilliant science knowledge.

The three new podcasts are a joint venture between �鶹��ý and Right Angles.

Ollie Guillou, head of podcasts at Right Angles said:

“Right Angles has a great track record of podcast production, from the nature series Trees A Crowd with David Oakes to the Tech Against Terrorism podcast. This is the start of a brilliant and fruitful relationship with the world’s best loved science magazine, and it’s incredibly exciting to work with top journalists at �鶹��ý.”

Meet our hosts

Rowan has been at �鶹��ý 15 years. He has a PhD in evolutionary biology and worked as a biologist in Japan before becoming Science Editor of the Japan Times in Tokyo. He has also written for The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Economist. His first book, published in 2018, is Superhuman: Life at the Extremes of Mental and Physical Ability. Follow him on Twitter

Penny is �鶹��ý’s news editor. She previously specialised as a reporter and editor covering health, biology and science policy, and has a DPhil in developmental genetics. She has also written for The Guardian, BBC Science Focus, Nature, Mosaic and The Telegraph. She tweets at @

Listen to the first episode now at newscientist.com/podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts