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Nature Podcast

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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:52

AI-designed antivenoms could help treat lethal...

Nature Podcast ·

2025/01/15

00:46 Designing new antivenoms to treat snakebitesResearchers have shown that machine learning can quickly design antivenoms that are effective against lethal snake-toxins, which they hope will help tackle a serious public health issue. Thousands of people die as a result of snakebites each year, but treatment options are limited, expensive and often difficult to access in the resource-poor settings where most bites occur. The computer-aided approach allowed researchers to design two proteins that

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25:53

A new-year round-up of the science stories you may...

Nature Podcast ·

2025/01/08

In this episode of theNature Podcast, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday period by diving into theNature Briefing.00:53 The retraction of a controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatmentA much-critiqued study demonstrating the now-disproven idea that hydroxychloroquine can treat COVID-19 has been retracted — more than four-and-a-half years after it was published.Nature:Controversial COVID study that promoted unproven treatment retracted after four-year saga09:10 The

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11:24

Science in 2025: what to expect this year

Nature Podcast ·

2025/01/01

In this episode, reporter Miryam Naddaf joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2025. We’ll hear about: the latest Moon missions,30 years oftheUnited Nations' COP climate summits, the return of Donald Trump, and more.Nature:Science in 2025: the events to watch for in the coming year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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11:55

Audio long read: How a silly science prize changed my...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/27

Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991, after years of collecting examples of weird research that he included in theJournal of Irreproducible Results. The aim of these satirical awards is to honour achievements that “make people laugh, then think”.While the initial response from the scientific community was mixed, last year the prize received more than 9,000 nominations. Several researchers who have won an ‘Ig’ say that it has improved their careers by helping them to reach wider

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49:40

The Nature Podcast highlights of 2024

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/25

00:36 How melting ice is affecting global timekeepingNature Podcast: 27 March 2024Research article:Agnew09:19Sex and gender discussions don't need to be toxicPodcast extra:01 May 2024Collection:Sex and gender in science18:10 Research HighlightsResearch Highlight:How to train your crocodileResearch Highlight:Ancient fish dined on bats — or died trying21:09ChatGPT has a language problem — but science can fix itPodcast extra: 09 August 202426:59A simple solution to tackle a deadly frog diseaseNature

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24:53

Behind the scenes of Nature News and Views in 2024

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/20

02:54 The death star moon and a win for the little guysThe shifting orbit of one of Saturn’s moons indicates that the satellite has a subsurface ocean, contradicting theories that its interior is entirely solid. The finding calls for a fresh take on what constitutes an ocean moon.Nature Podcast:14 February 2024News and Views:Mimas’s surprise ocean prompts an update of the rule book for moons07:05 Could red mud make green steel?Millions of tonnes of ‘red mud’, a hazardous waste of aluminium

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37:29

The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/18

01:11 “Ozempic you’re able”In the first of our annual festive songs celebrating the science of the past year, we pay homage to Ozempic, or Semaglutide, that's able to tackle obesity, diabetes and potentially a whole lot more.05:20 A very scientific quizWe gather an all-star cast and see how well they can remember some of the big science stories from 2024 in our annual festive quiz.21:31 “CAR T Cells”In the second of our festive songs, we look at CAR-T cells. These engineered immune cells have shown

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52:40

Should offensive species names be changed? The...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Categorizing things is central to science. And there are dozens of systems scientists have created to name everything from the trenches on the sea bed to the stars in the sky.But names have consequences — unintended or otherwise. In our new seriesWhat’s in a namewe’ll explore naming in science and how names impact the world — whether that’s how the names of storms impact public safety, how the names of diseases impact patient care, or even how the names of scientific concepts can drive the direction

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28:32

Targeted mRNA therapy tackles deadly pregnancy...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/11

00:45 A potential treatment for pre-eclampsiaResearchers have shown in mice experiments that an mRNA-based therapy can reverse the underlying causes of pre-eclampsia, a deadly complication of pregnancy for which treatment options are limited. Inspired by the success of mRNA vaccines, the team behind the work designed a method to deliver the genomic instructions for a blood-vessel growth factor directly into mouse placentas. This stimulated the production of extra blood vessels reducing the very

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28:18

Will humans ever speak wolf? A scientist unravels the...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum has spent his career studying animals and how they communicate in the wild. In his bookWhy Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication, Arik takes a deep dive into the various forms of communication, from wolf howls to gibbon songs, to look at how different species get their points across, why they do it the way they do, and what insights they provide into our own use of language.Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal CommunicationArik

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30:06

Why breast cancer treatments might work best just...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/12/04

00:48 Chemotherapy efficacy varies with the menstrual cycleBreast cancer cells are more susceptible to chemotherapy at certain points in the menstrual cycle, new data in Nature suggests. Researchers studied the equivalent hormonal cycle in mice and found that during the oestrous phase, where progesterone levels are low, tumours are more susceptible to chemotherapy. The same effect was shown in humans in a small retrospective study. The team caution that a larger clinical trial would need to be

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13:13

Audio long read: AI has dreamt up a blizzard of new...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/29

AI tools that help researchers design new proteins have resulted in a boom in designer molecules. However, these proteins are being churned out faster than they can be made and tested in labs.To overcome this, multiple protein-design competitions have popped up, with the aim of sifting out the functional from the fantastical. But while contests have helped drive key scientific advances in the past, it's unclear how to identify which problems to tackle and how best to select winners objectively.This

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31:35

Fossilised faeces helps explain dinosaurs' rise to...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/27

00:50 Fossilised faeces give news insights into dinosaurs’ diets and riseA huge collection of fossilised digestive contents has provided clues as to how dinosaurs grew to become the dominant animals on the planet. Why these animals rose to dominance has been unclear, with one theory proposing that a chance event wiped out other species, whereas another suggests that dinosaurs had adaptations that better allowed them to thrive. By analysing over 500 vomit and faeces fossils, researchers have better

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29:19

Squid-inspired pills squirt drugs straight into your gut

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/20

00:45 A squid-inspired device for needle-free drug deliveryInspired by squids’ ability to shoot ink, a team of researchers have developed swallowable devices that can deliver tiny jets of drugs directly into the gut lining, circumventing the need for needles. Previous studies have shown that most people prefer to take medication in pill form, rather than as an injection, but many drugs are degraded as they pass through the digestive system. The team’s new swallowable devices overcome this issue, and

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35:10

Bone marrow in the skull plays a surprisingly...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/13

00:46 The role of skull bone marrow in ageingDuring ageing, bone marrow in the skull becomes an increasingly important site of blood-cell production. This is in stark contrast to most bones where the ability of marrow to make blood and immune cells declines. Studies in mice and humans showed that ageing results in skull bone-marrow expanding, and in mice this marrow was more resistant to inflammation and other hallmarks of ageing. The team behind the work hope by understanding this process better it

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26:23

"Rapture and beauty": a writer's portrait of the...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/08

Samantha Harvey's Booker Prize shortlisted novelOrbitalis set inside an International Space Station-like vessel circling 250 miles above Earth. It looks at a day-in-the-life of the crew, investigating the contrasts they experience during the 16 orbits they make around the planet, crossing continents, oceans and the line separating night and day.On the latest episode ofNature hits the books, Samantha joins us to discuss why the ISS is a rich setting for fiction, the challenges of putting yourself in

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27:36

Surprise finding reveals mitochondrial 'energy...

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/06

00:46 Mitochondria divide their labour to help cells thriveResearchers have uncovered that mitochondria divide into two distinct forms when cells are starved, a finding that could help explain how some cancers thrive in hostile conditions. Mitochondria are cellular powerhouses, creating energy and vital metabolic molecules, but how they are able to do this when resources are limited has been a mystery. It turns out that in nutrient-poor situations, mitochondria split into two separate types, one

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23:49

REBROADCAST: Talking politics, talking science

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/03

This series was originally broadcast in 2020.Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why.In the third and final episode we try to get to the bottom of how journalists, communicators and policymakers influence how science is perceived. We discuss the danger of politicization and ask the question - can science be part of the political narrative without compromising its values?This episode was produced by Nick Petrić Howe, with

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24:42

REBROADCAST: Politics of the life scientific

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/02

This series was originally broadcast in 2020.Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why.In this episodewe're asking how politics shapes the life of a working scientist. Be it through funding agendas, cultural lobbies or personal bias, there's a myriad of ways in which politics can shape the game; influencing the direction and quality of research, But what does this mean for the objective ideals of science?This episode was

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28:48

REBROADCAST: A brief history of politics and science

Nature Podcast ·

2024/11/01

This series was originally broadcast in 2020.Science and politics are not easy bedfellows - "Stick to the science" is a three part series which aims to find out why.In this episodewe delve into the past, and uncover the complicated relationship between science, politics and power. Along the way, we come up against some pretty big questions: what is science? Should science be apolitical?And where does Nature fit in?This episode was produced by Nick Petrić Howe, with editing from Noah Baker and

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