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

Published: March 14, 2024, 5 a.m.

b'Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a new theory challenging the existence of dark matter to an alarming study about the possible impact of microplastics on our health and a glimpse of a \\u2018waterworld with a boiling ocean\\u2019 deep in space. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod'