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Nature Podcast

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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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 <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#943

Briefing Chat: Meet the snakes that cartwheel away from trouble

In this episode: 00:27 The snake that rolls at the first sign of danger -----------------... more

06 Nov 2026

10 MINS

10:45

06 Nov 2026


#942

Ancient DNA charts spread of Celtic and Germanic languages

Ancient genomes from thousands of individuals show how migrations helped shape Celtic and ... more

04 Nov 2026

25 MINS

25:16

04 Nov 2026


#941

Briefing Chat: Dog years: could longevity science extend your pets' lives?

Nature staff discuss the emerging field of pet longevity — plus, a researcher decides not ... more

30 Oct 2026

09 MINS

09:59

30 Oct 2026


#940

This Arabian desert was once a lush paradise. Why did ancient humans avoid it?

Expedition revealed that water wasn’t enough for human settlement — plus, proposals to blo... more

28 Oct 2026

26 MINS

26:05

28 Oct 2026


#939

Briefing Chat: How physicists successfully trapped the electron's antimatter equivalent

In this episode: 00:21 New experiment looking for mismatch between matter and antimatter ... more

23 Oct 2026

14 MINS

14:59

23 Oct 2026


#938

Scientists put a salt marsh in a giant wave-machine: here's what they learned

In this episode: 00:46 How salt marshes could protect coastal regions from super-storms -... more

21 Oct 2026

19 MINS

19:53

21 Oct 2026


#937

Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking

Critical thinking is a skill that is under threat from the AI revolution in large language... more

19 Oct 2026

16 MINS

16:05

19 Oct 2026


#936

Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears

In this episode: 00:15 An appearing, disappearing tattoo ink ----------------------------... more

16 Oct 2026

09 MINS

09:33

16 Oct 2026


#935

The world is closer to a major conservation target than scientists thought

Analysis suggests number of protected areas is hugely underestimated but biodiversity is s... more

14 Oct 2026

21 MINS

21:37

14 Oct 2026


#934

Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being misled by sham academic societies

In this episode we discuss a recent Nature exclusive investigating an international conste... more

09 Oct 2026

12 MINS

12:50

09 Oct 2026


#933

Nobel Prizes 2026: ‘ghost’ particles, mirror molecules and light switches in the brain

In this episode: 00:45 The Nobel Prizes 2026 --------------------------- Nature: [Medi... more

07 Oct 2026

23 MINS

23:31

07 Oct 2026


#932

‘Learning about physics changed my life’: author Hernan Diaz on his new novel Ply

In this episode, we speak with Hernan Diaz whose most recent novel Ply blends a vision of ... more

02 Oct 2026

32 MINS

32:19

02 Oct 2026


#931

These optical illusions are why butterflies are so hard to catch

High-speed footage of takeoffs reveal that the butterfly markings mislead the eye, making ... more

30 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:01

30 Sep 2026


#930

Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them

In this episode 00:23 How detecting lead could help researchers read damaged Roman scroll... more

25 Sep 2026

11 MINS

11:32

25 Sep 2026


#929

Bank accounts reveal the fingerprints of abusive financial control

00:45 Investigating the day-to-day impacts of Financial Abuse ----------------------------... more

23 Sep 2026

24 MINS

24:12

23 Sep 2026


#928

Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb

In this episode: 00:22 Could secret rooms lie beyond Tutankhamun's tomb? ----------------... more

18 Sep 2026

12 MINS

12:34

18 Sep 2026


#927

Transplanted human brain-tissue takes root in mice without a cortex

In this episode: 00:46 Human brain-organoids transplanted into mice missing their cortex ... more

16 Sep 2026

28 MINS

28:10

16 Sep 2026


#926

Briefing Chat: The Bunsen burner myth that turns out to be just hot air

Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of nine billion mutations — plu... more

11 Sep 2026

15 MINS

15:55

11 Sep 2026


#925

Phone tutoring boosts math scores when schools are forced to close

In this episode: 00:46 How telephone teaching could boost education during school shutdow... more

09 Sep 2026

21 MINS

21:10

09 Sep 2026


#924

Briefing Chat: How 1,000 pairs of buried underpants helped measure soil health

In this episode: 00:21 Our picks of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes -------------------------... more

04 Sep 2026

12 MINS

12:24

04 Sep 2026


#923

Audio long read: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?

Scientists are amassing evidence that unrepaired or poorly repaired DNA damage underlies m... more

02 Sep 2026

18 MINS

18:16

02 Sep 2026


#922

Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science

In this episode: 00:18 Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science ----... more

28 Aug 2026

14 MINS

14:05

28 Aug 2026


#921

Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies

Why extreme temperatures areexpected to weaken ocean carbon sinks — plus, how mitochondria... more

26 Aug 2026

19 MINS

19:00

26 Aug 2026