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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 award-winning journalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- The climate crisis: What the data really say | Cooked? Ep 1 · 37 minIn the first of our new podcast series, a Nature reporter looks for reasons for hope in the face of overwhelming climate anxiety. The past year has been... a lot…
- Too dry for cacti: extreme droughts could push iconic species to extinction · 24 minIn this episode: 00:45 How extreme climatic events threaten cacti Research Article: Pillet et al. 11:08 Research Highlights Nature: Cholera bacterium’s good deed: inspiring a…
- Briefing Chat: Meet the snakes that cartwheel away from trouble · 11 minIn this episode: 00:27 The snake that rolls at the first sign of danger Tiktok: This snake does cartwheels Research article: Kojima et al. 05:10 Evidence of ancient blood cells…
- Ancient DNA charts spread of Celtic and Germanic languages · 25 minAncient genomes from thousands of individuals show how migrations helped shape Celtic and Germanic languages — plus, how the brain may regulate emotions differently than we…
- Briefing Chat: Dog years: could longevity science extend your pets' lives? · 10 minNature staff discuss the emerging field of pet longevity — plus, a researcher decides not to care about their student reviews. Are they wrong? 00:24 Could research help boost…
- This Arabian desert was once a lush paradise. Why did ancient humans avoid it? · 26 minExpedition revealed that water wasn’t enough for human settlement — plus, proposals to block sunlight get serious. 00:49 A failed desert expedition to find human tools reveals…
- Briefing Chat: How physicists successfully trapped the electron's antimatter equivalent · 15 minIn this episode: 00:21 New experiment looking for mismatch between matter and antimatter Nature: A single antimatter particle in a cage opens door to ‘revolutionary’ physics…
- Scientists put a salt marsh in a giant wave-machine: here's what they learned · 20 minIn this episode: 00:46 How salt marshes could protect coastal regions from super-storms Research Article: Willemsen et al. 10:56 Research Highlights Nature: Orangutan mothers…
- Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking · 16 minCritical thinking is a skill that is under threat from the AI revolution in large language models. But all is not lost. Specialists in education and cognition have long been…
- Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears · 10 minIn this episode: 00:15 An appearing, disappearing tattoo ink Nature: Watch this invisible tattoo appear under UV light 04:13 How the epigenome could help explain why big dogs…
- The world is closer to a major conservation target than scientists thought · 22 minAnalysis suggests number of protected areas is hugely underestimated but biodiversity is still in peril — plus, a huge study looking at the health effects of brown fat. 00:45 The…
- Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being misled by sham academic societies · 13 minIn this episode we discuss a recent Nature exclusive investigating an international constellation of sham academies and societies that have successfully misled some of the…
- Nobel Prizes 2026: ‘ghost’ particles, mirror molecules and light switches in the brain · 24 minIn this episode: 00:45 The Nobel Prizes 2026 Nature: Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light Nature: ‘What took them so long?’ This year’s…
- ‘Learning about physics changed my life’: author Hernan Diaz on his new novel Ply · 32 minIn this episode, we speak with Hernan Diaz whose most recent novel Ply blends a vision of a dystopian future with questions about selfhood and asks whether advanced physics could…
- These optical illusions are why butterflies are so hard to catch · 18 minHigh-speed footage of takeoffs reveal that the butterfly markings mislead the eye, making them harder to catch. 00:45 Butterflies in flight create confusing motion cues that…
- Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them · 12 minIn this episode 00:23 How detecting lead could help researchers read damaged Roman scrolls Nature: Watch scientists decipher burned scrolls without unrolling them 06:42 A…
- Bank accounts reveal the fingerprints of abusive financial control · 24 min00:45 Investigating the day-to-day impacts of Financial Abuse Nature: Trendl et al. Support organizations UK: Surviving Economic Abuse US: National Domestic Violence Helpline…
- Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb · 13 minIn this episode: 00:22 Could secret rooms lie beyond Tutankhamun's tomb? Nature: Exclusive: New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb 05:55 A multifunctional…
- Transplanted human brain-tissue takes root in mice without a cortex · 28 minIn this episode: 00:46 Human brain-organoids transplanted into mice missing their cortex Nature: Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever…
- Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air · 16 minNature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of nine billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization may be based on tradition alone…
- Phone tutoring boosts math scores when schools are forced to close · 21 minIn this episode: 00:46 How telephone teaching could boost education during school shutdowns Nature: Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools…
- Briefing Chat: How 1,000 pairs of buried underpants helped measure soil health · 12 minIn this episode: 00:21 Our picks of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes Nature: Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes 07:47 Massive xenon…
- Audio long read: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life? · 18 minScientists are amassing evidence that unrepaired or poorly repaired DNA damage underlies many of the hallmarks of ageing. This has led to research into whether boosting DNA…
- Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science · 14 minIn this episode: 00:18 Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science Nature: Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science…
- Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies · 19 minWhy extreme temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks — plus, how mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss. 00:46 The world’s oceans reach a record…
- Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies · 12 minNature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet. 00:28 The promise of a new…
- A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star · 29 minStar orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans move. 00:46 The star that could reveal a black hole’s spin…
- Briefing Chat: Anthropic rolls out new AI watermark — will it make a difference? · 17 minIn this episode: 00:29 What does Anthropic’s new watermark mean for research? Nature: Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical 10:57…
- The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes · 20 minGenetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to safely watch a solar eclipse. 00:45 A living diabetes treatment Research article: Guan et…
- Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole-rats offer tantalizing hints · 14 minNature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses. 00:25 Could reawakened viruses…
- Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick · 13 minResearchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug. 00:45 The chemistry behind…
- Briefing Chat: Orcas smashed a sunfish to bits — researchers aren't sure why · 14 minIn this episode: 00:24 The quest to count the Amazon's insects Nature: Tiny patch of Amazon likely holds 40,000 insect species — many new to science 07:31 The orcas that…
- Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization · 21 minIn this episode: 00:45 Ancient structures hidden beneath the Amazon’s canopy Research article: Pärssinen et al. 09:15 Research Highlights Nature: It’ll grow on you: live fungi…
- Briefing Chat: Baby T. rex were killers from birth, suggest new fossils · 13 minNature staff discuss the young but deadly dinosaur kings, the prowess of ancient Egyptian princesses, and how London is becoming the world’s AI safety capital. 00:34 London is…
- What counts as a moon? Huge ‘exosatellite’ sparks debate · 24 min00:45 The discovery of a moon-like object in a distant star system Research article: Hoy et al. 10:34 Research Highlights Nature: Moving floors keep buildings from swaying with…
- Briefing Chat: Sweet! Elusive sugar molecules found in space · 10 minIn this episode: 00:24 A sweet discovery near the Milky Way’s centre Nature: First ‘true sugar’ molecule found in space — offering hints to life’s origins 05:05 Mathematical…
- ‘Holy grail’ of naked mole-rat research reveals how queens rule · 23 min00:45 The secret scent behind a naked mole-rat's rule Research article: Khallaf et al. 08:34 Research Highlights Nature: Pair of ‘super-puff’ planets are lighter than candyfloss…
- Briefing Chat: The 30 year-legacy of a science icon – Dolly the sheep · 10 minIn this episode: 00:29 Dolly the sheep’s 30-year legacy Metro: Dolly the sheep at 30: The clone that changed science (and celebrity petdom) Nature: From cloning to gene-editing…
- Nukes in space? Orbital detector could sniff out warheads · 25 minIn this episode: 00:45 A neutron detector could sniff out a secret space nuke Research article: Danagoulian 11:52 Research Highlights Nature: Volcanic magma sculpts eerie domes…
- Togetherness: How co-operation built the world · 32 minIn this episode, we speak with science journalist Rowan Hooper, whose book Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life's Greatest Collaborations takes a deep-dive into…
- Audio long read: Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype · 17 minPeptides — short chains of amino acids — have become huge online. The popularity of these molecules has skyrocketed and they are now the latest cure-all trend on social media…
- Briefing Chat: What tickling a chimpanzee can tell us about the evolution of speech · 12 minNature staff discuss how apes share a rhythm of laughter, and how AI use may degrade skills in medicine and computer science. 00:32 Early evidence suggests that AI use causes…
- Medical records could be revealed by AI training-data vulnerability · 20 minIn this episode: 00:46 How sensitive information can be gleaned from medical AIs Research article: Knolle et al. Correction: The story about medical AI-data privacy incorrectly…
- Briefing Chat: Testosterone and sperm may get a boost from obesity drugs · 12 minNature staff discuss preliminary data on the effects of GLP-1 drugs on male fertility plus a two-year trial of a brain-computer interface. 00:18 Brain-computer interface makes a…
- DNA from hunter-gatherer teeth reveals secrets of ancient plague · 27 minIn this episode: 00:45 Ancient evidence of deadly plague outbreaks Research article: Macleod et al. 12:33 Research Highlights Nature: Bones of Iron Age skeleton were whittled…
- Briefing Chat: The epic journey of Stonehenge’s central stone · 11 minIn this episode: 00:37 Evidence that Stonehenge's Altar Stone travelled by glacier BBC Science Focus: We may have just cracked one of Stonehenge's greatest mysteries 05:44…
- Newly-discovered whale graveyard dates back millions of years · 22 minIn this episode: 00:46 A giant, ancient whale necropolis Research article: Peng et al. News & Views: A vast whale necropolis has been found 08:52 Research Highlights Nature…
- Briefing chat: Spinosaurs with salt glands could have lived in marine environments · 11 minIn this episode: 00:23 Fossil evidence that spinosaurs had an aquatic lifestyle Science: Some spinosaurs cried salty tears to thrive in brackish waters 04:57 The explosive…
- Your phone can use tiny skin-colour changes to measure your heart rate · 18 minIn this episode: 00:57 How your smartphone’s camera could measure your heart rate Research article: Liao et al. 08:55 Research Highlights Nature: A star gone rogue tears…
- Briefing Chat: When to trust eyewitness memory – according to science · 17 minIn this episode: 00:21 When witnesses identify suspects from police line-ups, confidence matters Nature: Memory on trial: the new science of when to trust eyewitness testimony…
