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Nature Podcast

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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 acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Springer Nature Limited

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Science

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www.nature.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

07 March 2019: Coastal carbon-sinks, mobile health, and Mileva Marić 06.03.2019

This week, wetlands' ability to store carbon, mobile health, and the story of Mileva Marić. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 February 2019: Cuckoo parasitism, topological materials, and cannabinoids in yeast. 27.02.2019

This week, the parenting strategies of a tropical cuckoo, increasing the number of topological materials, and growing cannabinoids in yeast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 February 2019: Mouse cell atlases and cataloguing viruses 20.02.2019

This week, mapping every cell in a mouse embryo and the benefits of cataloguing all the viruses on Earth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 February 2019: Atherosclerosis and disruptive science 13.02.2019

This week, the links between atherosclerosis and sleep-deprivation, and how team size affects research outputs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

07 February 2019: Massive chemical libraries, and CRISPR-CasX 06.02.2019

This week, virtual drug discovery, and a new addition to the CRISPR toolkit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 January 2019: Women of the periodic table, and harvesting energy from Wi-Fi 30.01.2019

This week, the female chemists who helped build the periodic table, and harnessing the extra energy in Wi-Fi signals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 January 2019: Economic downturns and black holes 23.01.2019

This week, the effects of recessions on public health, and simulating supermassive black holes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

17 January 2019: RNA splicing in yeast, and a walking fossil 16.01.2019

This week, investigating introns’ roles, and reanimating a fossil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast Extra: The search for a rare disease treatment 11.01.2019

Nick Sireau’s sons have a rare genetic disease called alkaptonuria, which can lead to body tissues becoming brittle, causing life long health issues. In this Podcast Extra, Geoff Marsh speaks to Nick and to the physician Dr Lakshminarayan Ranganath about their search for a treatment for alkaptonuria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

10 January 2019: Fast Radio Bursts and new year future gazing 09.01.2019

This week, detecting intergalactic radio bursts, and seeing what’s in store for science in 2019. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

26 December 2018: Our reporters' top picks of 2018 26.12.2018

In this special round-up episode of the Nature Podcast, a few of our regular reporters choose their favourite podcast piece of 2018, and explain why they enjoyed making it.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 December 2018: Quantum physics adds a twist, and festive fun 19.12.2018

The Nature Podcast’s 2018 end of year special, including songs, books, our annual quiz, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcast Extra: Evidence of a ‘transmissible’ Alzheimer’s protein 13.12.2018

New research suggests that a key protein involved in the neurodegenerative disease can be transferred between brains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

13 December 2018: The art of performing science, and chiral chemistry 12.12.2018

This week, ‘performing’ experiments, and making mirrored molecules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

06 December 2018: Heart xenotransplants and phage fighting 05.12.2018

This week, improving heart xenotransplants, and soil bacteria versus phages. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 November 2018: Atomic clock accuracy and wind farm worries 28.11.2018

This week, measuring gravity’s strength with clocks, and worries over wind farms’ wakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

22 November 2018: An ion-drive aeroplane, and DNA rearrangement. 21.11.2018

This week, a solid-state plane engine with no moving parts, and ‘mosaicism’ in brain cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 November 2018: Barnard’s Star, and clinical trials 14.11.2018

This week, evidence of a nearby exoplanet, and clinical trials in a social media world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

08 November 2018: Designer cells, and a Breakthrough researcher 07.11.2018

This week, building a cell from the bottom up, and a Breakthough Prize winner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

01 November 2018: Mood forecasting technology, and where are the WIMPs? 31.10.2018

This week, the role that mood forecasting technology may play in suicide prevention, and a 'crisis' in dark matter research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 October 2018: Cannabis horticulture and the Sun's place in history 17.10.2018

This week, how science can help Canadian cannabis growers and a potted history of the Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 October 2018: The life of a new Nobel laureate and organised ants 10.10.2018

This week, what life is like when you've just won a Nobel prize, and how a vestigial organ helps ants get organised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

04 October 2018: Latent HIV, bird personalities and the Hyabusa2 mission 03.10.2018

This week, targeting latent HIV, the breeding behaviour of bold birds, and an update on a near-Earth asteroid mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27 September 2018: A wearable biosensor and a mechanical metamaterial. 26.09.2018

This week, an ultra-thin, wearable biosensor and a multi-shape, mechanical metamaterial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 September 2018: Negative emissions and swarms under strain 19.09.2018

This week, the ethics of sucking carbon-dioxide out of the atmosphere and bee swarms under strain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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