<h2>00:47 Pinpointing the season when an asteroid wiped out the dinosaurs</h2><p>Around 66 million years ago, an enormous asteroid struck the Earth, leading to the end of the time of the dinosaurs. In a new paper, a team of scientists looked at evidence from fossilised fish, and suggest it happened in springtime in the Northern Hemisphere.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04446-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>During et al.</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>08:42 Research Highlights</h2><p>Transparency shrinks the gender pay-gap in academia, and how Tutankhamen’s meteorite-metal dagger was forged.</p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00434-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Gender pay gap closes after salary information goes public</em></a></p><p><em>Research Highlight: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00436-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>How a space rock became King Tut’s dagger</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>11:01 How climate change is affecting nighttime wildfires</h2><p>Cool, damp nights are a critical barrier to fire progression around the world. But a recent study has revealed that the duration and intensity of nighttime fires has increased in many places, as a result of climate change. The researchers say this trend is likely to continue, hampering efforts to control blazes.</p><p><em>Research article: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04325-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Balch et al.</em></a></p><h2></h2><h2>18:56 Briefing Chat</h2><p>We discuss some highlights from the <em>Nature Briefing</em>. This time, how transgenic, fluorescent fish found their way into Brazil’s watercourses, and the ecological impact of a giant oil spill in Peru.</p><p><em>Science: </em><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/transgenic-glowing-fish-invades-brazilian-streams" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Transgenic glowing fish invades Brazilian streams</em></a></p><p><em>Nature News: </em><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00333-x" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Unprecedented oil spill catches researchers in Peru off guard</em></a></p><h2></h2><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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