From birds, to cattle, to … us? Could bird flu be the next pandemic?

Hardwired to eat: what can our dogs teach us about obesity?

Who really wins if the Enhanced Games go ahead?

Soundscape ecology: a window into a disappearing world

The senior Swiss women who went to court over climate change, and won

Remembering physicist Peter Higgs

Horny tortoises and solar mysteries: what scientists can learn from a total eclipse

The science of ‘weird shit’: why we believe in fate, ghosts and conspiracy theories

Hypermobility: a blessing or a curse?

The virus that infects almost everyone, and its link to cancer and MS

What could a severe solar storm do to Earth, and are we prepared?

Havana syndrome: will we ever understand what happened?

Should forests have rights?

A waterworld with a boiling ocean and the end of dark matter? The week in science

Why do we lose our hair as we age, and what can we do about it? – podcast

What’s behind the rapid rise of cancer in the under-50s?

Classic older child? What the science says about birth order and personality

The Guardian’s new podcast series about AI: Black Box – prologue

The debilitating impact of tinnitus, and how a new app could help

How green are electric cars?