The science stories you missed over the last four weeks
In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday...
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The science stories you missed over the last four weeks
In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday...
23:41
Science in 2023: what to expect this year
In this episode, reporter Miryam Naddaf joins us to talk about the big science events to look out...
16:20
The Nature Podcast’s highlights of 2022
In this episode: 00:53 How virtual meetings can limit creative ideasIn April, we heard how a...
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The Nature Podcast Festive Spectacular 2022
01:07 “Artemis and Dart”In the first of our festive songs, we celebrate some of the big space...
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COVID deaths: three times the official toll
In this episode: 00:47 Estimating pandemic-associated mortalityThis week, a team of...
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Oldest DNA reveals two million year old ecosystem
In this episode: 00:45 World’s oldest DNA shows that mastodons roamed ancient GreenlandDNA...
17:55
Gaia Vince on how climate change will shape where people live
In the second episode of Nature hits the books, science writer and broadcaster Gaia Vince joins...
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Mysterious fluid from ant pupae helps feed colony
00:45 Inert ant pupae produce a previously unobserved fluidAnt larvae metamorphose into adults by...
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Audio long read: Science and the World Cup — how big data is transforming football
Big data is playing an increasingly important role in football, with technologies capturing huge...
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The satellite-free alternative to GPS
00:45 Precision positioning without satellitesSatellite navigation has revolutionized how humans...
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How a key Alzheimer's gene wreaks havoc in the brain
00:46 Artemis 1 is go!NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has successfully reached Earth orbit. After weeks...
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Audio long read: She was convicted of killing her four children. Could a gene mutation set her free?
Kathleen Folbigg has spent nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted of killing her four...
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Molecular cages sift 'heavy' water from near-identical H2O
00:49 Separating heavy water with molecular cagesHeavy water is molecule very similar to H2O but...
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Audio long read: The controversial embryo tests that promise a better baby
Companies are offering genetic tests of embryos generated by in vitro fertilization that they say...
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Flies can move their rigid, omnidirectional eyes – a little
00:46 How flies can move their eyes (a little)It's long been assumed flies’ eyes don’t move, and...
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Racism in Health: the harms of biased medicine
When COVID-19 hit it didn't kill indiscriminately. In the US, being Black, Hispanic, or Native...
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Ancient DNA reveals family of Neanderthals living in Siberian cave
In this episode: 00:54 Siberian cave offers first-ever glimpse into Neanderthal familyBy...
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Human brain organoids implanted into rats could offer new way to model disease
In this episode: 00:45 Implanted brain organoids could offer new insights into diseaseBrain...
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Virtual library of LSD-like drugs could reveal new antidepressants
In this episode: 00:46 A virtual chemical library uncovers potential antidepressants Certain...
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Nature's Take: How the war in Ukraine is impacting science
The ongoing war in Ukraine has devastated the global economy, rocked geopolitics, killed...
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