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November 04 Ancient DNA charts spread of Celtic and Germanic languages
Ancient genomes from thousands of individuals show how migrations helped shape Celtic and Germanic languages — plus, how the brain may regulate emotions differently than we thought.

00:49 How Celtic and Germanic languages spread across Europe
Research Article: McColl et al.
Research Article: McColl et al.

13:00 Research Highlights
Nature: Barn owls’ ancestors made a transatlantic flight
Nature: Even stupendous black holes can’t explain dark matter

15:34 Why part of the brain may not be controlling emotions in the way researchers thought
Research Article: Sicorello et al.

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26 min
October 30 Briefing Chat: Dog years: could longevity science extend your pets' lives?
Nature staff discuss the emerging field of pet longevity — plus, a researcher decides not to care about their student reviews. Are they wrong?

00:24 Could research help boost your dog’s lifespan?
Nature: Can science make your dog live longer? Longevity craze comes to pets

05:16 Is it wrong to not care about student reviews?
Nature: What students think about my teaching doesn’t matter. Am I wrong?

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10 min
October 28 This Arabian desert was once a lush paradise. Why did ancient humans avoid it?
Expedition revealed that water wasn’t enough for human settlement — plus, proposals to block sunlight get serious.

00:49 A failed desert expedition to find human tools reveals what humans needed to thrive
Research Article: Dellmour et al.

12:33 Research Highlights
Nature: Sleep declines in rural communities after electricity arrives
Nature: AI doctors’ orders come with a sky-high bill
15:14 Could satellites help cool the Earth?
Nature: Could a giant sunshade in space 'solve global warming'? Scientists are taking the idea seriously

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27 min
October 23 Briefing Chat: How physicists successfully trapped the electron's antimatter equivalent
In this episode:

00:21 New experiment looking for mismatch between matter and antimatter
Nature: A single antimatter particle in a cage opens door to ‘revolutionary’ physics

08:32 JAXA's mission to Phobos
Aerospace America: JAXA’s MMX mission will include the first wheeled rover to drive in ultra-low gravity

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15 min
October 21 Scientists put a salt marsh in a giant wave-machine: here's what they learned
In this episode:

00:46 How salt marshes could protect coastal regions from super-storms
Research Article: Willemsen et al.

10:56 Research Highlights
Nature: Orangutan mothers arrange play dates for their babies
Nature: Lead-tainted teeth reveal medieval mines’ unequal toll

13:30 Putting a face to the Denisovans
Research Article: Xing et al.
Nature: This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like

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20 min
October 19 Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking
Critical thinking is a skill that is under threat from the AI revolution in large language models. But all is not lost. Specialists in education and cognition have long been studying critical thinking, and some have useful tips on how to stay cognitively sharp in the age of AI.

This is an audio version of our Feature: How to stay smart in the age of AI: the science of critical thinking
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17 min
October 16 Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
In this episode:

00:15 An appearing, disappearing tattoo ink
Nature: Watch this invisible tattoo appear under UV light

04:13 How the epigenome could help explain why big dogs age faster
Nature: Big dogs age faster than little ones — rogue ‘jumping genes’ might be to blame

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10 min
October 14 The world is closer to a major conservation target than scientists thought
Analysis suggests number of protected areas is hugely underestimated but biodiversity is still in peril — plus, a huge study looking at the health effects of brown fat.
00:45 The world may have more conservation areas than previously thought
Research Article: O’Neill et al.
08:38 Research Highlights
Nature: The Solar System could die one billion times earlier than thought
Nature: Chimp and gorilla brains resist weight loss with age — unlike human brains
11:19 Giant study expands list of brown fat’s health benefits
Research Article: Gómez-Banoy et al.
Nature: Overlooked 'brown' body fat linked to wide range of health benefits

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22 min
October 09 Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being misled by sham academic societies
In this episode we discuss a recent Nature exclusive investigating an international constellation of sham academies and societies that have successfully misled some of the world’s leading scientists and universities.
Nature: Exclusive: Sham scientific societies are misleading star researchers

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13 min
October 07 Nobel Prizes 2026: ‘ghost’ particles, mirror molecules and light switches in the brain
In this episode:
00:45 The Nobel Prizes 2026
Nature: Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light
Nature: ‘What took them so long?’ This year’s medicine Nobel winner is overdue
Nature: Nobel physics prize awarded for detection of cosmic neutrinos
Nature: Astronomy’s ‘adrenaline junkies’: Nobel prize captures the thrill of neutrino physics
Nature: Chemistry Nobel for solving mystery of how ‘handed’ organic molecules can emerge

11:53 Research Highlights
Nature: Youthful fans of YouTube sports videos stick to the sofa
Nature: A black hole’s jets have a halo effect

14:11 The ancient human gut microbiome
Research Article: Carter et al.
News and Views: Gut microbes that trace ancient human journeys

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24 min

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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…