<h2>00:45 Attributing extreme heat events to major energy producers</h2>Major energy producers increased the likelihood and intensity of heatwaves, according to research published in&nbsp;Nature. Using data from an international disaster database, a team developed a methodology to investigate how much anthropogenic climate change had influenced heatwaves. They conclude that many of these events would have been “virtually impossible” without climate change, and that nearly a quarter of the heatwaves recorded from 2000 to 2023 can be directly linked to the greenhouse-gas emissions from individual energy giants.Research Article:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09450-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Juvé et al.</a>News and Views Forum:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02596-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Heatwaves linked to emissions of individual fossil-fuel and cement producers</a>News:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02915-x" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies</a><h2>10:47 Research Highlights</h2>How shifting coastal tides may have spurred the rise of the world’s oldest civilization — plus, the liquid crystal lenses that can refocus in a flash.Research Highlight:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02837-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Changing tides ushered in the world’s first civilization</a>Research Highlight:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02786-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Liquid-crystal specs refocus with the push of a button</a><h2>12:40 The growing resistance to the US war on science</h2>Science in the United States is facing an increasing crisis, in the face of swinging cuts and President Donald Trump’s ongoing attack on anything with a connection to diversity, equity and inclusion. In the face of this crisis, many researchers are fighting back — we hear about some of their efforts, and what they think about their chances of success.News Feature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02811-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scientists take on Trump: the researchers fighting back</a><h2>27:28 Briefing Chat</h2>How CRISPR-edited pancreas cells could offer new hope for those with type 1 diabetes, and what brain scans reveal about how we process colour.Nature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02802-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hope for diabetes: CRISPR-edited cells pump out insulin in a person — and evade immune detection</a>Nature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02901-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">My blue is your blue: different people’s brains process colours in the same way</a><a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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