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Nature Podcast

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Springer Nature Limited

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 journalists and editors. 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.

#895

Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next

On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public ... more

22 May 2026

12 MINS

12:01

22 May 2026

#894

AI ‘scientists’ promise to accelerate research — how do they work?

In this episode: 00:46 Meet the AI scientists designed to accelerate research -----------... more

20 May 2026

27 MINS

27:55

20 May 2026

#893

Briefing Chat: Hantavirus — what this outbreak reveals about the disease

In this episode: 00:34 What questions remain about the hantavirus outbreak? -------------... more

15 May 2026

09 MINS

09:34

15 May 2026

#892

Red-light therapy is all the rage — does it work?

In this episode: 00:42 Is red-light therapy all hype? -----------------------------------... more

13 May 2026

21 MINS

21:56

13 May 2026

#891

Audio long read: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for

Although scientists have long been able to gather DNA from water and soil, it's only recen... more

11 May 2026

19 MINS

19:06

11 May 2026

#890

Briefing Chat: Can't focus? It's not your attention span, it's your notifications

00:31 The science of attention spans ------------------------------------ Nature Feature:... more

08 May 2026

10 MINS

10:53

08 May 2026

#889

Anaesthetized brains can still process podcasts

In this episode: 00:42 Probing the unconscious brain’s processing ability ---------------... more

06 May 2026

15 MINS

15:00

06 May 2026

#888

Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells

In this episode: 00:27 How a parasite unveiled a mitochondrial secret -------------------... more

01 May 2026

12 MINS

12:55

01 May 2026

#887

Immunity gets a boost from a surprising place — breakfast

In this episode: 00:45 How eating can boost the immune system ---------------------------... more

29 Apr 2026

20 MINS

20:36

29 Apr 2026

#886

Inside the evidence revolution — how decision-making became data driven

In this episode of Nature hits the books, we speak withNature's Helen Pearson whose bookBe... more

24 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:23

24 Apr 2026

#885

Meet Ace, the table-tennis robot that can beat elite players

In this episode: 00:45 The table-tennis robot that can mix it with the pros -------------... more

22 Apr 2026

26 MINS

26:10

22 Apr 2026

#884

Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution

In this episode: 00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFAS ------------------------... more

17 Apr 2026

15 MINS

15:01

17 Apr 2026

#883

Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of 'off label' treatments

In this episode: 00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treat... more

15 Apr 2026

27 MINS

27:11

15 Apr 2026

#882

Behind the scenes with Artemis II’s scientists during the historic Moon fly-by

In this episode: On Monday, reporter Alexandra Witze was in the heart of the Artemis II mi... more

10 Apr 2026

13 MINS

13:40

10 Apr 2026

#881

Briefing Chat: The tongue trick that helps sunbirds suck

In this episode: 00:41 Exosome therapies could deliver drugs to hard to reach places ----... more

08 Apr 2026