Nature Podcast
The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's jour
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How climate change is affecting global timekeeping
In this episode:01:28 Inflammation’s role in memoryH...
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Mar 27 2024 26m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Advances in Neuroinflammation and MemoryChapter 2 7 mins
Earth's Rotation and Leap SecondsChapter 3 8 mins
AI Antibody Design & Cosmic Background
AI hears hidden X factor in Zebra finch love songs
In this episode:00:48 How mysterious skyrmions could...
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Mar 20 2024 29m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Advancements in Magnetic Scurrion TechnologyChapter 2 9 mins
Female Bird Song Preference DiscoveryChapter 3 10 mins
Antarctic Bird Flu and Snake Farming
Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why
In this episode:00:45 Making a map of the human hear...
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Mar 13 2024 27m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Mapping the Developing Human HeartChapter 2 7 mins
Whale Menopause Evolution and ReproductionChapter 3 8 mins
Impact of Microplastics on Health
These tiny fish combine electric pulses to probe the environment
In this episode:00:48 Bumblebees can teach each othe...
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Mar 6 2024 36m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Exploring Animal Culture and Social LearningChapter 2 10 mins
Bumblebees and Social Learning ExperimentChapter 3 11 mins
Animal SensingChapter 4 9 mins
Organoids and Whale Mass Debate
Could this one-time ‘epigenetic’ treatment control cholesterol?
In this episode:00:49 What caused the Universe to be...
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Feb 28 2024 26m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Discovering the Universe's Re-Ionization SourceChapter 2 7 mins
Eternal Cholesterol Reduction via EpigeneticsChapter 3 9 mins
Genetic Basis of Tail LossChapter 4 29 sec
Leap Day Fitness Promotion
Audio long read: Chimpanzees are dying from our colds — these scientists are trying to save them
The phenomenon of animals catching diseases from hum...
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Feb 26 2024 24m
How whales sing without drowning, an anatomical mystery solved
The deep haunting tones of the world's largest anima...
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Feb 23 2024 14m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Whale Song Sound Production Study
Why are we nice? Altruism's origins are put to the test
In this episode:00:45 Why are humans so helpful?Huma...
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Feb 21 2024 30m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Evolution of Human Cooperation TheoriesChapter 2 5 mins
Data Storage Beyond Diffraction LimitChapter 3 10 mins
Fake Fossil and Meat Rice
Why are we nice? Altruism's origins put to the test
In this episode:00:45 Why are humans so helpful?Huma...
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Feb 21 2024 21m
Chapter 1 10 mins
Exploring Smoking's Impact on ImmunityChapter 2 13 mins
Buried Ocean on Saturn's Moon
Smoking changes your immune system, even years after quitting
00:45 Smoking's long-term effects on immunityIt's we...
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Feb 14 2024 21m
Chapter 1 11 mins
Effects of Smoking on Immunity, New Ocean DiscoveryChapter 2 11 mins
Water on Moon Mimas
Why we need to rethink how we talk about cancer
For over a century, cancer has been classified by ar...
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Feb 9 2024 14m
Chapter 1 15 mins
Rethinking Cancer ClassificationChapter 2 1 min
Science, Nature, and Opportunities in UK
Cancer's power harnessed — lymphoma mutations supercharge T cells
In this episode:0:46 Borrowing tricks from cancer co...
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Feb 7 2024 35m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Boosting T-Cell Therapy for CancerChapter 2 8 mins
Advancements in Sprinkler, Glacier, Battery TechnologiesChapter 3 9 mins
Battery Technology and AI Learning AdvancementsChapter 4 5 mins
Sea Otters and Coastal Erosion
Cervical cancer could be eliminated: here's how
Cervical cancer is both treatable and preventable, a...
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Feb 4 2024 17m
Chapter 1 6 mins
Cervical Cancer Elimination in Low-Income CountriesChapter 2 12 mins
Challenges and Successes of HPV VaccinationChapter 3 44 sec
ACAS Podcast Recommends "I Know That's Right"
Ancient DNA solves the mystery of who made a set of stone tools
In this episode:0:48 How hominins spread through Eur...
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Jan 31 2024 28m
Chapter 1 13 mins
The Mystery of European Stone ToolsChapter 2 11 mins
Understanding the Slow Development of NeuronsChapter 3 5 mins
Gene Therapies for Deafness
Audio long read: Long COVID is a double curse in low-income nations — here’s why
Evidence so far suggests that the prevalence of long...
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Jan 26 2024 12m
Chapter 1 12 mins
Challenges of Long COVID in Poor NationsChapter 2 36 sec
Uncover Science's Breakthroughs With Nature Plus
Toxic red mud could be turned into 'green' steel
In this episode:0:46 Turning a toxic by-product into...
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Jan 24 2024 24m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Red Mud for Green Steel ProductionChapter 2 6 mins
Long COVID and Sample Container OpeningChapter 3 5 mins
Landing on the Moon
This AI just figured out geometry — is this a step towards artificial reasoning?
In this episode:0:55 The AI that deduces solutions t...
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Jan 17 2024 32m
Chapter 1 13 mins
AI's Impact on Predator Die-OffsChapter 2 8 mins
Mass Mortality Events and Ecosystem ImpactsChapter 3 5 mins
NASA Osiris Rex Update and Fossilized SkinChapter 4 6 mins
Controversial Proposal to Save Caribbean Corals
The science stories you missed over the holiday period
In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up o...
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Jan 10 2024 29m
Chapter 1 7 mins
Innovative Polar Bear-Inspired Jumper TechnologyChapter 2 6 mins
Direct Proof of a Tyrannosaur's DietChapter 3 11 mins
NASA's Asteroid Research and RetractionsChapter 4 6 mins
Cats' Propensity to Fetch
Science in 2024: what to expect this year
In this episode, reporter Miryam Naddaf joins u...
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Jan 3 2024 13m
Chapter 1 13 mins
Science in 2024Chapter 2 46 sec
2024 Astronomy News and Nature Podcast
Audio long read: A new kind of solar cell is coming — is it the future of green energy?
Perovskites are cheap, abundant photovoltaic materia...
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Dec 29 2023 23m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Perovskite Solar CellsChapter 2 9 mins
Perovskite Tandem Solar Panels
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2023
In this episode:00:54 Franklin’s real roleWhen it co...
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Dec 27 2023 45m
Chapter 1 16 mins
Rosalind Franklin's Contribution to DNA DiscoveryChapter 2 14 mins
Using Soundscapes to Monitor Forest RegenerationChapter 3 8 mins
Fruit Flies' Memory and Sensory ConnectionChapter 4 7 mins
Elephant Seals' Deep Sea Sleep Patterns
How AI works is often a mystery — that's a problem
Many AIs are 'black box' in nature, meaning that par...
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Dec 22 2023 37m
Chapter 1 19 mins
Algorithms in Criminal JusticeChapter 2 8 mins
The Complex Debate Surrounding AI ExplainabilityChapter 3 11 mins
The Concept of Human-Centered Explainable AI
The Nature Podcast Festive Spectacular 2023
In this episode:01:55 “Oh GPT”In the first of our fe...
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Dec 20 2023 45m
Chapter 1 14 mins
Annual Festive SpectacularChapter 2 10 mins
Terminator 2 and Cocaine HipposChapter 3 11 mins
Climate, Space, and Fusion AchievementsChapter 4 10 mins
Advancements in Laser Fusion and Superconductivity
Navigating planets, plays and prejudice — a conversation with Aomawa Shields
In the latest episode of Nature hits the books, astr...
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Dec 15 2023 35m
Chapter 1 9 mins
A Journey Through Science and MemoirChapter 2 13 mins
Science to Acting and Back AgainChapter 3 7 mins
Finding Identity in Academic TurmoilChapter 4 5 mins
Writing a Memoir and Searching for Life
Inhaled vaccine prevents COVID in monkeys
Current COVID-19 vaccines offer great protection fro...
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Dec 14 2023 7m
Chapter 1 9 mins
Boosting Mucosal Immunity for Covid Prevention