Nature Podcast
820 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 672 ratingsThe 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.
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Episodes
14 June 2018: Baobab tree death, zebrafish stem cells, and ice in Antarctica
June 13, 2018 17:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBThis week, the mysterious death of African baobab trees, Antarctica’s past, present, and future, and how zebrafish protect their stem cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
07 June 2018: Magnetic animal migration, cold enzymes, and mouse memory
June 06, 2018 17:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBThis week, making enzymes work better in the cold, short-term memory production in mice, and magnetic detection in animals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
31 May 2018: Boosting diversity in physics, and life after an asteroid impact
May 30, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBThis week, boosting diversity in physics graduate programs, and life’s recovery after a massive asteroid impact. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
24 May 2018: Climate costs, cleverer cab journeys, and peering through matter with muons
May 23, 2018 17:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBThis week, estimating the economic cost of climate change, a new solution to the Minimum Fleet Problem, and the flourishing field of muography. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
17 May 2018: Probing the proton, research misconduct, and making sense of mystery genes
May 16, 2018 17:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBThis week, peering inside the proton, identifying the pitfalls of research misconduct, and identifying what bacterial genes of unknown function actually do. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 May 2018: AI neuroscience, liquid crystals, and depression in academia
May 09, 2018 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBThis week, artificial intelligence recreates our sense of place, liquid crystals deliver cargo, and experiencing depression in academia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
03 May 2018: Building early embryos, the fear response in mice, and ancient rhino remains
May 02, 2018 17:00 - 28 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week, constructing early embryos, how mice react to danger, and what an ancient butchered rhino is telling us about hominin migration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 April 2018: Mini brains, and an updated enzyme image
April 25, 2018 17:00 - 20 minutes - 28.4 MBThis week, the ethical questions raised by model minds, and an updated view on an enzyme that keeps chromosomes protected. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Backchat April 2018: Sexual harassment, social media, and celebrity scientists
April 20, 2018 16:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBIn this month’s roundtable, we discuss celebrity scientists, sexual harassment in research, and the science behind a social media scandal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 April 2018: Synchronised shrimp, supernova science, and spring books.
April 18, 2018 17:00 - 31 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week, tiny sea creatures with potentially big effects, the science of a supernova, and a roundup of spring books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 April 2018: The power of remote sensing, and watching a neutron star glitch
April 11, 2018 17:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week, looking for glitchy signals from neutron stars, and using remote sensing in research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
05 April 2018: Human's influence on the Mississippi and 'dirty' mice
April 04, 2018 17:00 - 24 minutes - 33.4 MBThis week, dissecting human influence on the Mississippi's floods, and getting 'dirty' mice into the lab. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
29 March 2018: AI in chemistry, and liquid droplets in living cells.
March 28, 2018 17:00 - 23 minutes - 31.6 MBThis week, testing a neural network's chemistry skills, and what the physics of droplets is teaching us about the biology of cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 March 2018: Mexican cavefish, the gut microbiome, and a wearable brain scanner.
March 21, 2018 18:00 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBThis week, glucose metabolism in Mexican cavefish, the effect of non-antibiotic drugs on gut microbes, and a wearable brain scanner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 March 2018: Geoengineering Antarctica and increasing NMR’s resolution.
March 14, 2018 18:00 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBThis week, geoengineering glaciers to prevent sea level rise, and using diamonds to improve NMR’s resolution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
8 March 2018: Surprising graphene superconductors, and 50 years dreaming of electric sheep.
March 07, 2018 18:00 - 21 minutes - 29.7 MBThis week, graphene’s latest superpower, and a retrospective of a sci-fi classic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 March 2018: Brain waves and a fingerprint from the early Universe
February 28, 2018 18:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBThis week, the landscape of childhood cancers, physicists find a fingerprint from the early Universe, and brain waves cause a splash. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Backchat February 2018: Luck, debate, and the quantum internet
February 23, 2018 17:05 - 23 minutes - 32.4 MBOur reporters discuss the role of serendipity in science, how to cover the iterative nature of research, and what the quantum internet might become. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
22 February 2018: A focus on adolescence
February 21, 2018 18:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBThis week, a teenage special: defining adolescence; high school researchers; and the science of teen risk taking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 February 2018: Optical clocks, healthy ageing, and fieldwork during pregnancy
February 14, 2018 18:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week, refocusing ageing research, a transportable optical clock, and researching during pregnancy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
15 February 2018: Optical clocks, healthy ageing, and fieldwork during pregnancy
February 14, 2018 18:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBThis week, refocusing ageing research, a transportable optical clock, and researching during pregnancy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
08 February 2018: Tough timber, magpie intelligence, and invasive crayfish
February 07, 2018 18:00 - 30 minutes - 41.3 MBThis week, crayfish clones in Madagascar, the social smarts of magpies, and building tougher wood. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
01 February 2018: Stone Age tools in India, and coral reefs in crisis
January 31, 2018 18:00 - 21 minutes - 29 MBThis week, reframing humans' arrival in India, and the many hazards facing coral reefs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
25 January 2018: Tiny robots, 3D images, and a honeycomb maze
January 24, 2018 18:00 - 28 minutes - 39.5 MBThis week, a mini all-terrain robot, 3D painting with light, and a new maze for rats. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 January 2018: Climate sensitivity, and the fetal microbiome
January 17, 2018 18:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week, pinning down the climate's carbon dioxide sensitivity, and the battle over babies' first bacteria. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
10 January 2018: Conflict conservation, and the shape of a memory
January 10, 2018 18:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBThis week, tabletop physics, what a memory looks like, and conflict's toll on wildlife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Backchat December 2017: Trump, physics, and uncited papers
December 22, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 34.4 MBBackchat’s back, with discussions of Donald Trump, papers with zero citations, and the perils of writing about physics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
21 December 2017: Earth AI, a news quiz, and sci-fi
December 20, 2017 18:00 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBThis week, our end of year special, featuring Earth science AI, a news story quiz, and science fiction in the modern era. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 December 2017: Volcanoes, viruses & electric eels
December 13, 2017 18:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBThis week, electric eel inspired batteries, virus inspired protein shells, and modelling magma viscosity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
7 December 2017: Exoplanet geology & duck-like dinosaurs
December 06, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutes - 32 MBThis week, exoplanet geology and a dual-terrain, duck-like dinosaur. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
30 November 2017: Unnatural DNA & worm mothers
November 29, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutes - 32.7 MBThis week, reading unnatural DNA, and young worm mothers explain a wriggly riddle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
23 November 2017: Sleep deprivation & radioactive lightning
November 22, 2017 18:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBThis week, lightning gamma rays, the Internet that wasn’t, and the science of sleep deprivation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
16 November 2017: Ancient inequality & bacterial communication
November 15, 2017 18:00 - 23 minutes - 32.8 MBThis week, a bacterial communication system, and ancient houses illuminate inequality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
9 November 2017: Axolotls & treating a genetic skin condition
November 08, 2017 18:00 - 22 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week, a potential stem cell treatment for a genetic skin condition, and the disappearing axolotl. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2 November 2017: Evolving verbs & Earth's microbiome
November 01, 2017 18:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBThis week, squishy sea creatures, evolving verbs, and Earth's microbiome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
26 October 2017: Undead cells & Antarctic instability
October 25, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40.2 MBThis week, undead cells, the strain of PhDs, and the traces of Antarctic instability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
19 October 2017: Neutron star gravitational waves & the future of work
October 19, 2017 07:30 - 22 minutes - 30.3 MBThis week, neutron stars that are making waves in the physics world, and taking a look at the past to understand the future of work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
12 October 2017: A dwarf planet & DNA sequencing
October 11, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBThis week, a dwarf planet with a ring, 40 years of Sanger DNA sequencing, and the grieving families contributing to a huge genetics projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Extra: 500th show compilation
October 06, 2017 16:06 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBTo celebrate our 500th episode, the Nature Podcast asked 8 presenters – past and present – to recommend their favourite contributions to the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 5 October 2017
October 04, 2017 17:00 - 39 minutes - 54.8 MBThis week, floating cities, malaria-free mosquitos, and using evolution to inspire aircraft design. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 21 September 2017
September 20, 2017 17:00 - 23 minutes - 32.2 MBThis week, Sherlock Holmes the scientist; and investigating the nanotubes between cells. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 14 September 2017
September 13, 2017 17:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week, writing quantum software, and predicting the loss of Asia's glaciers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 7 September 2017
September 06, 2017 17:00 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBProtecting red haired people from cancer, machine learning and gravitational distortions, and peeking inside predatory journals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 24 August 2017
August 23, 2017 17:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBThe creeping danger of slow landslides, and what worms can teach us about the wriggly problem of reproducibility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 17 August 2017
August 16, 2017 17:00 - 27 minutes - 38.2 MBThis week, preventing genetic diseases in China, a red supergiant star's mystery, and the algal boom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 10 August 2017
August 11, 2017 09:00 - 28 minutes - 39.7 MBThis week, ancient mammal relatives, complex brain maps, and a 19th century solar eclipse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 3 August 2017
August 02, 2017 17:00 - 31 minutesThis week, the first flower, gene editing human embryos, and the antimatter quest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 27 July 2017
July 26, 2017 17:00 - 31 minutes - 43 MBThis week, a brain-inspired computer, the brain's control of ageing, and Al Gore the climate communicator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 20 July 2017
July 19, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week, getting a handle on topology, and working out why the fastest animals are medium sized. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 13 July 2017
July 12, 2017 17:00 - 29 minutesThis week, defying quantum noise, looking at early signs of autism, and taking steps to assess exercise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.