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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.

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Male mice can grow female organs — if their mothers lack iron

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Audio long read: Three ways to cool Earth by pulling carbon from the sky

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AI linked to boom in biomedical papers, infrared contact lenses, and is Earth's core leaking?

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The dismantling of US science: can it survive Trump 2.0?

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Audio long read: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?

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‘Dark matter’, 'Big Bang' and ‘spin’: how physics terms can confuse researchers

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What a trove of potato genomes reveals about the humble spud

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Long-awaited ape genomes give new insights into their evolution — and ours

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From Hippocrates to COVID-19: the scientific fight to prove diseases can be airborne

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Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in shock move

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World’s tiniest pacemaker could revolutionize heart surgery

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Audio long read: How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health

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New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria

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Tiny satellite sets new record for secure quantum communication

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Sapphire anvils squeeze metals atomically-thin

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Earliest crafted bone tools date back 1.5 million years

00:46 Ancient humans made bone tools 1.5 million years ago -------------------------------... more

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Audio long read: Why kids need to take more risks — science reveals the benefits of wild, free play

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If your heart stops, this smartwatch-AI can call for help

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Racist ratings linger in five-star systems — a thumbs up could fix that

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Record-breaking neutrino detected by huge underwater telescope

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From viral variants to devastating storms, how names shape the public's reaction to science

In episode 2 of 'What's in a name' we look how choosing names can help, or hinder, attempt... more

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#810

Flight simulator for moths reveals they navigate by starlight

#809

Hundreds of physicists on a remote island: we visit the ultimate quantum party

#808

This stretchy neural implant grows with an axolotl's brain

#807

Trump wants to put humans on Mars: what scientists think of the plan

#806

Male mice can grow female organs — if their mothers lack iron

#805

Audio long read: Three ways to cool Earth by pulling carbon from the sky

#804

AI linked to boom in biomedical papers, infrared contact lenses, and is Earth's core leaking?

#803

These malaria drugs treat the mosquitos — not the people

#802

How to transport antimatter — stick it on the back of a van

#801

NSF terminates huge number of grants and stops awarding new ones

#800

Herring population loses migration 'memory' after heavy fishing

#799

The dismantling of US science: can it survive Trump 2.0?

#798

Audio long read: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?

#797

A brand-new colour created by lasers, a pig-liver transplant trial gets the green light, and a nugge...

#796

‘Dark matter’, 'Big Bang' and ‘spin’: how physics terms can confuse researchers

#795

What a trove of potato genomes reveals about the humble spud

#794

Long-awaited ape genomes give new insights into their evolution — and ours

#793

From Hippocrates to COVID-19: the scientific fight to prove diseases can be airborne

#792

Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in shock move

#791

World’s tiniest pacemaker could revolutionize heart surgery

#790

Audio long read: How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health

#789

New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria

#788

Tiny satellite sets new record for secure quantum communication

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Sapphire anvils squeeze metals atomically-thin

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Earliest crafted bone tools date back 1.5 million years

#785

Audio long read: Why kids need to take more risks — science reveals the benefits of wild, free play

#784

If your heart stops, this smartwatch-AI can call for help

#783

Racist ratings linger in five-star systems — a thumbs up could fix that

#782

Record-breaking neutrino detected by huge underwater telescope

#781

From viral variants to devastating storms, how names shape the public's reaction to science