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 Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and providing in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors.

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01.26.2022 How can battery-powered aircraft get off the ground? Getting electric planes to take off, and the latest from the Nature Briefing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.24.2022 Audio long read: Is precision public health the future — or a contradiction? The burgeoning field of precision public health is a tech-centric approach that looks to target public-health interventions to the specific people who need them. Precision approaches are taking off and its advocates say this concept promises to save money and ...
01.21.2022 Coronapod: COVID death toll is likely millions more than official counts As of January 2022, the WHO reports that 5.5 million people have lost their lives to the pandemic. However, many research groups suggests that this number is likely to be a significant underestimate, although it is hard to be certain ...
01.19.2022 Why mutation is not as random as we thought Challenging the dogma of gene evolution, and how chiral nanoparticles could give vaccines a boost. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.14.2022 Podcast Extra: Recreating the lost sounds of spring As our environments change, so too do the sounds they make — and this change in soundscape can effect us in a whole host of ways, from our wellbeing to the way we think about conservation. In this Podcast Extra ...
01.12.2022 Webb Space Telescope makes history after tense launch In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on the biggest science stories from the holiday period by diving into the Nature Briefing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
01.05.2022 Science in 2022: what to expect this year In this episode, Nature reporter Davide Castelvecchi joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in 2022. We'll hear about vaccines, multiple Moon missions, the push to save biodiversity, and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy ...
12.31.2021 Audio long-read: The secret lives of cells — as never seen before Cutting-edge microscopy techniques are letting researchers visualize biological molecules within cells, rather than studying them in isolation. This approach is providing new insights into how these structures interact in this complex environment. This is an audio version of our feature: ...
12.29.2021 Our podcast highlights of 2021 The Nature Podcast team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.22.2021 The Nature Podcast annual holiday spectacular Games, seasonal science songs, and Nature’s 10. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.17.2021 Coronapod: Omicron - your questions answered Several weeks after the Omicron variant was first identified, it has quickly spread across the world. Early data are showing clear signals that the latest variant of concern is able to evade immunity and spread at a rate faster than ...
12.15.2021 Pluto's strange ice patterns explained by new theory An explanation for giant ice structures on Pluto, and dismantling the mestizo myth in Latin American genetics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.10.2021 Coronapod: vaccines and long COVID, how protected are you? Vaccines significantly reduce the risk of developing COVID-19, but scientists are now asking what effect the vaccines might have on long COVID. Long COVID is a somewhat ill-defined, but common, syndrome that can arise from even mild cases of COVID19 ...
12.08.2021 How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science Speeding up comparisons of behavioural interventions, and what to expect from the James Webb Space Telescope. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
12.03.2021 Coronapod: How has COVID impacted mental health? Studying mental health in populations is not a simple task, but as the pandemic has continued, mounting concerns have mobilised researchers. Now, researchers have used data from helplines in 20 countries to assess the impacts that COVID, as well as ...
12.01.2021 What’s the best diet for people and the planet? Designing a nutritious and planet-friendly diet, and an AI that guides mathematicians. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.29.2021 Audio long-read: The chase for fusion energy A host of private companies are promising commercial fusion reactors in the next decade. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.26.2021 Coronapod: everything we know about the new COVID variant In a quickly developing story a new variant, first detected in Botswana, is triggering rapid action among researchers. The variant - currently named B.1.1.529 has more than 30 changes to the spike protein - and the concern is that these ...
11.24.2021 Researcher careers under the microscope: salary satisfaction and COVID impacts The Nature salary and satisfaction survey reveals researchers' outlook, and NASA’s test of planetary defences. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.17.2021 Sea squirts teach new lessons in evolution Spineless sea squirts shed light on vertebrate evolution, and an iodine-fuelled engine powering a satellite in space. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.12.2021 Coronapod: new hope from COVID antiviral drugs Two new anti-viral pills have been shown to be safe and effective against COVID in clinical trials, according to recent press releases. The drugs, molnupiravir, developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics, and Paxlovid, developed by Pfizer both appear to significantly ...
11.10.2021 The past and future of the Earth's climate Reassessing 24,000 years of global temperatures, and on the ground at COP26. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
11.08.2021 Audio long-read: How dangerous is Africa’s explosive Lake Kivu? Lake Kivu, nestled between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, is a geological anomaly that holds 300 cubic kilometres of dissolved carbon dioxide and 60 cubic kilometres of methane. The lake has the potential to explosively release these ...
11.03.2021 Podcast special: onboard the climate train to COP26 Last weekend, hundreds of young people boarded a specially chartered train in Amsterdam to travel to Glasgow ahead of the United Nations COP26 climate summit. Among them were scientists, activists and policy makers. In a Nature Podcast special, we boarded ...
10.29.2021 China’s COVID vaccines have been crucial — now immunity is waning More that 3 billions doses of China's CoronaVac and Sinopharm vaccines have been administered across the globe, playing an especially important role in Latin America and South East Asia, as well as China. These vaccines use inactivated virus particles to ...
10.27.2021 Genomics unwraps mystery of the Tarim mummies The unexpected origins of a 4000-year-old people, protecting your ‘digital presence’ and what to expect from COP26. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.25.2021 Coronapod: can scientists harness COVID super-immunity? People that have recovered from COVID are seeing stronger immune responses after vaccination than those that never contracted the virus. Researchers are now racing to unpick what is behind this powerful 'hybrid immunity'. In this episode of Coronapod, we discuss ...
10.20.2021 Viking presence in the Americas pinpointed by ancient solar storm An ancient solar storm helps pinpoint when Vikings lived in the Americas, and using magnets to deftly move non-magnetic metals. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.18.2021 Coronapod: the COVID scientists facing violent threats Hundreds of scientists have responded to a survey asking about harassment and abuse during the pandemic. The results paint a picture which is as concerning as it is shocking. In this episode of Coronapod we discuss the kinds of abuse ...
10.13.2021 How electric acupuncture zaps inflammation in mice The neurons behind acupuncture’s effect on inflammation, and how antibiotics affect gut bacteria. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
10.10.2021 Coronapod: new data affirms the benefits of air filters and masks New data suggests that inexpensive, high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters can effectively scrub SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air in hospital COVID wards. The result validates previous studies carried out in controlled conditions. Currently, HEPA filters are not routinely used in ...
10.06.2021 The AI that accurately predicts the chances of rain AI weather forecasters, mapping the human brain and the 2021 science Nobel prizes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.29.2021 Starting up in science: behind the scenes Every year, thousands of scientists struggle to launch their own labs. For three years, a reporting team from Nature documented the lives of married couple Alison Twelvetrees and Daniel Bose as they worked to get their fledgling research groups off ...
09.29.2021 Starting up in science: Episode 4 Every year, thousands of scientists struggle to launch their own labs. For three years, a reporting team from Nature documented the lives of married couple Alison Twelvetrees and Daniel Bose as they worked to get their fledgling research groups off ...
09.29.2021 Starting up in science: Episode 3 Every year, thousands of scientists struggle to launch their own labs. For three years, a reporting team from Nature documented the lives of married couple Alison Twelvetrees and Daniel Bose as they worked to get their fledgling research groups off ...
09.29.2021 Starting up in science: Episode 2 Every year, thousands of scientists struggle to launch their own labs. For three years, a reporting team from Nature documented the lives of married couple Alison Twelvetrees and Daniel Bose as they worked to get their fledgling research groups off ...
09.29.2021 Starting up in science: Episode 1 Every year, thousands of scientists struggle to launch their own labs. For three years, a reporting team from Nature documented the lives of married couple Alison Twelvetrees and Daniel Bose as they worked to get their fledgling research groups off ...
09.27.2021 Audio long-read: Can artificially altered clouds save the Great Barrier Reef? Australian scientists are developing new technologies to help protect coral from climate change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.25.2021 Coronapod: solving the COVID vaccine manufacturing problem Less than 1% of those in low income countries are fully vaccinated, and that number only rises to 10% in low-middle income countries. Meanwhile more than half of the population in wealthier countries have received a double dose with several ...
09.22.2021 The floating sensors inspired by seeds How tiny seed-like sensors could monitor the environment, and the latest from the Nature Briefing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.15.2021 How to help feed the world with 'Blue Foods' How aquatic foods could help tackle world hunger, and how Australian wildfires spurred phytoplankton growth in the Southern Ocean. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.08.2021 The billion years missing from Earth’s history A new theory to explain missing geological time, the end of leaded petrol, and the ancient humans of Arabia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
09.01.2021 Dead trees play an under-appreciated role in climate change How insects help release carbon stored in forests, and the upcoming biodiversity summit COP 15. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.25.2021 Audio long-read: why sports concussions are worse for women As women’s soccer, rugby and other sports gain in popularity a growing body of evidence suggests that female athletes are at a greater risk of traumatic brain injury than men - what's more they tend to fare worse after a ...
08.21.2021 Coronapod: How Delta is changing the game Delta has quickly become the dominant COVID variant in many countries across the world, in this episode we ask why. Over the past few weeks, a slew of studies have started to shed more light on how the Delta variant ...
08.18.2021 What’s the isiZulu for dinosaur? How science neglected African languages A team is creating bespoke words for scientific terms in African languages, and the sustainability of the electric car boom. 24:06 Briefing chat We discuss some highlights from the Nature Briefing. This time, how a tusk-based ‘chemical GPS’ revealed details ...
08.14.2021 Coronapod: COVID boosters amidst global vaccine inequity Several wealthy nations have announced plans to give third vaccine doses in a bid to help increase the protection of their most vulnerable citizens - but the science is not clear on whether this strategy will be effective or indeed ...
08.11.2021 The brain cells that help animals navigate in 3D Researchers uncover how grid cells fire in a 3D space to help bats navigate, and a fabric that switches between being stiff and flexible. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
08.06.2021 Coronapod: Ivermectin, what the science says Ivermectin is a cheap, widely available, anti-parasitic drug that has been proposed by many as a possible treatment for COVID-19. Dozens of trials have been started, but results have been far from clear, with inconsistent results further confused by high ...
08.04.2021 Flood risk rises as people surge into vulnerable regions Satellite imaging has shown population increases are 10x higher in flood prone areas, and a new way to introduce fairness into a democratic process. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Nature Podcast episodes:

How can battery-powered aircraft get off the ground?

Audio long read: Is precision public health the future — or a contradiction?

Coronapod: COVID death toll is likely millions more than official counts

Why mutation is not as random as we thought

Podcast Extra: Recreating the lost sounds of spring

Webb Space Telescope makes history after tense launch

Science in 2022: what to expect this year

Audio long-read: The secret lives of cells — as never seen before

Our podcast highlights of 2021

The Nature Podcast annual holiday spectacular

Coronapod: Omicron - your questions answered

Pluto's strange ice patterns explained by new theory

Coronapod: vaccines and long COVID, how protected are you?

How 'megastudies' are changing behavioural science

Coronapod: How has COVID impacted mental health?

What’s the best diet for people and the planet?

Audio long-read: The chase for fusion energy

Coronapod: everything we know about the new COVID variant

Researcher careers under the microscope: salary satisfaction and COVID impacts

Sea squirts teach new lessons in evolution

Coronapod: new hope from COVID antiviral drugs

The past and future of the Earth's climate

Audio long-read: How dangerous is Africa’s explosive Lake Kivu?

Podcast special: onboard the climate train to COP26

China’s COVID vaccines have been crucial — now immunity is waning

Genomics unwraps mystery of the Tarim mummies

Coronapod: can scientists harness COVID super-immunity?

Viking presence in the Americas pinpointed by ancient solar storm

Coronapod: the COVID scientists facing violent threats

How electric acupuncture zaps inflammation in mice

Coronapod: new data affirms the benefits of air filters and masks

The AI that accurately predicts the chances of rain

Starting up in science: behind the scenes

Starting up in science: Episode 4

Starting up in science: Episode 3

Starting up in science: Episode 2

Starting up in science: Episode 1

Audio long-read: Can artificially altered clouds save the Great Barrier Reef?

Coronapod: solving the COVID vaccine manufacturing problem

The floating sensors inspired by seeds

How to help feed the world with 'Blue Foods'

The billion years missing from Earth’s history

Dead trees play an under-appreciated role in climate change

Audio long-read: why sports concussions are worse for women

Coronapod: How Delta is changing the game

What’s the isiZulu for dinosaur? How science neglected African languages

Coronapod: COVID boosters amidst global vaccine inequity

The brain cells that help animals navigate in 3D

Coronapod: Ivermectin, what the science says

Flood risk rises as people surge into vulnerable regions

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