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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.

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Two ants, two species, one mother

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

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#824

Viral spread: how rumours surged in revolutionary France

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#823

Fusion energy gets a boost from cold fusion chemistry

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#822

Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanizes scientists into action

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#821

Sun-powered flyers could explore the mysterious mesosphere

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#820

Underwater glue shows its sticking power in rubber duck test

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#819

Earth's deepest ecosystem discovered six miles below the sea

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#818

Giant laser heats solid gold to 14 times its melting point

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#817

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#816

‘Stealth flippers’ helped this extinct mega-predator stalk its prey

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#815

Three weeks in a hide to spot one elusive bear: the life of a wildlife film-maker

Vianet Djenguet is an award-winning wildlife film-maker and camera operator whose work has... more

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#814

Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases

00:48 The past 35,000 years of disease -------------------------------------- Ancient DNA... more

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#813

Audio long read: How to speak to a vaccine sceptic — research reveals what works

Questions and doubts about vaccines are on the rise worldwide and public-health specialist... more

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#812

3D-printed fake wasps help explain bad animal mimicry

In this episode: 00:45 Why animals evolve to be imperfect mimics ------------------------... more

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#811

Is AI watching you? The hidden links between research and surveillance

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#810

Flight simulator for moths reveals they navigate by starlight

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#809

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

According to legend, physicist Werner Heisenberg formulated the mathematics behind quantum... more

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#808

This stretchy neural implant grows with an axolotl's brain

00:45 A flexible neural-implant that grows with the brain --------------------------------... more

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#807

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

In this Podcast Extra, we examine President Donald Trump's calls for NASA to land humans o... more

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11 MINS

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#806

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

00:45 Iron’s role in mice sex determination ------------------------------------------- I... more

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#805

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

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#804

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

00:33 Was a boom in papers driven by AI? ---------------------------------------- A spike... more

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#803

These malaria drugs treat the mosquitos — not the people

00:45 Treating mosquitoes for malaria ------------------------------------- Researchers h... more

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#802

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

00:46 An antimatter delivery van takes its first road trip -------------------------------... more

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#801

NSF terminates huge number of grants and stops awarding new ones

In this Podcast Extra, we examine recent developments US National Science Foundation, whic... more

12 May 2025

11 MINS

11:15

12 May 2025

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#826

Two ants, two species, one mother

#825

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

#824

Viral spread: how rumours surged in revolutionary France

#823

Fusion energy gets a boost from cold fusion chemistry

#822

Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanizes scientists into action

#821

Sun-powered flyers could explore the mysterious mesosphere

#820

Underwater glue shows its sticking power in rubber duck test

#819

Earth's deepest ecosystem discovered six miles below the sea

#818

Giant laser heats solid gold to 14 times its melting point

#817

AI, bounties and culture change, how scientists are taking on errors

#816

‘Stealth flippers’ helped this extinct mega-predator stalk its prey

#815

Three weeks in a hide to spot one elusive bear: the life of a wildlife film-maker

#814

Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases

#813

Audio long read: How to speak to a vaccine sceptic — research reveals what works

#812

3D-printed fake wasps help explain bad animal mimicry

#811

Is AI watching you? The hidden links between research and surveillance

#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