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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.

#834

Audio long read: Autism is on the rise — what’s really behind the increase?

In April,Robert F. Kennedy Jrheld a press conference about rising diagnoses of autism, and... more

26 Sep 2025

25 MINS

25:36

26 Sep 2025

#833

How a dangerous tick-borne virus sneaks into the brain

00:48 New insights into tick-borne encephalitis ------------------------------------------... more

24 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:42

24 Sep 2025

#832

Apocalypse then: how cataclysms shaped human societies

Science journalist Lizzie Wade’s first book,Apocalypse: A Transformative Exploration of Hu... more

19 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:39

19 Sep 2025

#831

This AI tool predicts your risk of 1,000 diseases — by looking at your medical records

00:50 The AI tool that predicts disease risk -------------------------------------------- ... more

17 Sep 2025

35 MINS

35:31

17 Sep 2025

#830

Detecting gravitational waves

In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) facilities in the ... more

12 Sep 2025

10 MINS

10:21

12 Sep 2025

#829

Feeling the heat: fossil-fuel producers linked to dozens of heatwaves

00:45 Attributing extreme heat events to major energy producers --------------------------... more

10 Sep 2025

36 MINS

36:39

10 Sep 2025

#828

Research misconduct: how the scientific community is fighting back

In 2016, Brian Wansink wrote a blog post that prompted scientific sleuths to investigate h... more

08 Sep 2025

52 MINS

52:13

08 Sep 2025

#827

Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz

Raising mosquitoes to tackle disease might sound like an odd concept, but that’s what a fa... more

05 Sep 2025

10 MINS

10:57

05 Sep 2025

#826

Two ants, two species, one mother

00:45 The ant queen that can produce two different species -------------------------------... more

03 Sep 2025

27 MINS

27:06

03 Sep 2025

#825

Audio long read: How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe even AI

The search for signs of consciousness has expanded, thanks to advanced neuroimaging techni... more

29 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:57

29 Aug 2025

#824

Viral spread: how rumours surged in revolutionary France

00:48 How the 18th-Century 'Great Fear’ spread across rural France -----------------------... more

27 Aug 2025

24 MINS

24:44

27 Aug 2025

#823

Fusion energy gets a boost from cold fusion chemistry

00:46 Electrochemical fusion ---------------------------- Researchers have used electroch... more

20 Aug 2025

19 MINS

19:57

20 Aug 2025

#822

Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanizes scientists into action

In this Podcast Extra, we discussa report released by the US Department of Energy, which c... more

15 Aug 2025

13 MINS

13:05

15 Aug 2025

#821

Sun-powered flyers could explore the mysterious mesosphere

00:46 Tiny solar flyer ---------------------- Researchers have used a phenomenon known as... more

13 Aug 2025

31 MINS

31:53