<h2>00:47 Your ability to find your way may depend on where you grew up</h2><p>Researchers have long been trying to understand why some humans are better at navigating than others. This week, researchers show that where someone grew up plays an important role in their ability to find their way; the more winding and disorganised the layouts of your childhood were, the better navigator you’ll be later in life.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04486-7?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Coutrot et al.</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>08:57 Research Highlights</h2><p>How boas can squeeze without suffocating themselves, and why being far from humans helps trees live a long life.</p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00833-w?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How boa constrictors squeeze and breathe at the same time</em></a></p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00832-x?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Where are Earth’s oldest trees? Far from prying eyes</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>11:39 How coastal storminess is changing</h2><p>Coastal flooding causes billions of dollars in damage each year. Rising sea levels are known to be a key driver, but the importance of another factor, storm surges, is less clear. Typically after accounting for increasing sea level, they’re not thought to make much of an impact. However new research suggests that this may not be the case.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04426-5?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Calafat et al.</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>16:10 Briefing Chat</h2><p>We discuss some highlights from the <em>Nature Briefing</em>. This time, a brain implant allows a person who is completely paralysed to communicate, and penguin-like bone density suggests <em>Spinosaurus</em> may have hunted underwater.</p><p><em>Science: </em><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/first-brain-implant-lets-man-complete-paralysis-spell-out-thoughts-i-love-my-cool-son?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>In a first, brain implant lets man with complete paralysis spell out thoughts: ‘I love my cool son.’</em></a></p><p><em>National Geographic: </em><a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/spinosaurus-had-penguin-like-bones-a-sign-of-hunting-underwater?utm_source=naturepod&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=shownotes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Spinosaurus had penguin-like bones, a sign of hunting underwater</em></a></p><p><em>Video: </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDhofM81RQE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>A swimming dinosaur: The tail of Spinosaurus</em></a></p><p><a href="https://go.nature.com/get-the-nature-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</em></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>

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