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
Nature Podcast: 12 February 2015
February 11, 2015 18:00 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThis week, sequencing the genomes of Darwin's finches, financial trading nears light speed, and an ancient book of optics. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audiofile: Health under the flight path
February 10, 2015 16:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBThe sound of an aeroplane means many things. But increasingly, researchers think it may also have more sinister effects. In this episode of Audiofile, Nature's sound science series: find out what plane noise could mean for the health of those who have to hear it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 05 February 2015
February 04, 2015 18:00 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBThis week, a drought-resistance spray for plants, how tectonic plates slide around, and making lightweight steel stronger. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 29 January 2015
January 28, 2015 18:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBThis week, Israeli skull piece could be from a human hybrid, revamping a classic physics experiment, and revolutionary archaeology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 22 January 2015
January 21, 2015 18:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBThis week, the restorative power of young blood, cosmic hard drives and improving the safety of genetically modified organisms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 15 January 2015
January 14, 2015 18:00 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBThis week, what hibernation could tell us about brain degeneration, a new journal all about plants, and where to go if climate change is claiming your home. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Audiofile: What is it like to be a bat?
January 12, 2015 14:00 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBBat ecologists are trying to find out, philosophers argue we may never understand, and one blind woman knows better than anyone. In this episode of Audiofile, Nature’s sound science series: what bats can teach us about the limits of human perception. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 08 January 2015
January 07, 2015 18:00 - 26 minutes - 36 MBThis week, what to expect in 2015, including dwarf planet hunts, the reopening of the LHC, a new antibiotic and an estimate of scientists’ coffee consumption. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Extra: Futures
December 19, 2014 11:00 - 5 minutes - 7.21 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from December, Missed Message, by Rachel Reddick. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Podcast: 18 December 2014
December 17, 2014 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThis week, what was hot in 2014, what cosmologists would like for Christmas, and charades - reworked for audio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 11 December 2014
December 10, 2014 18:00 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBThis week, spider-inspired motion detectors, scrutinizing the endangered species list, and the recipe for cell reprogramming. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 04 December 2014
December 03, 2014 18:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBThis week, highly cultured birds, shell art made by our ancestors, and will we ever make a quantum computer? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Extra: The Institute of Sexology
December 01, 2014 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.52 MBThe Wellcome Collection has a new exhibition which brings together the pioneers of the study of sex. Geoff Marsh visits The Institute of Sexology for an interview with co-curator Honor Beddard. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Extra: Futures
November 27, 2014 12:00 - 5 minutes - 8.26 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from November, Ice and white roses, by Rebecca Birch For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Extra: Futures
November 27, 2014 12:00 - 5 minutes - 8.26 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from November, Ice and white roses, by Rebecca Birch For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Extra: Futures
November 27, 2014 12:00 - 5 minutes - 8.26 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from November, Ice and white roses, by Rebecca Birch For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Extra: Futures
November 27, 2014 12:00 - 5 minutes - 8.26 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from November, Ice and white roses, by Rebecca Birch For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Podcast: 27 November 2014
November 26, 2014 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBThis week, energy-free air conditioning, the science of sex laid bare, and scientists who peer-review themselves. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 20 November 2014
November 19, 2014 18:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBThis week, the dishonest culture of banking, an exhibition explores the Northwest Passage, and a virus which benefits the body. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 13 November 2014
November 12, 2014 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week, vegetarian diets promise a greener, healthier future, plumbing the depths of depression, and black holes on the silver screen. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 06 November 2014
November 05, 2014 18:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week, an ancient Madagascan mammal, the perception of taste and lab-friendly particle accelerators. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: Futures
October 30, 2014 15:00 - 6 minutes - 8.43 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from October, Dumpster Diving, by Alvaro Zinos-Amaro. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 30 October 2014
October 29, 2014 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBThis week, the most highly cited papers of all time, NASA’s plans to fetch an asteroid need a rethink, and we profile the first lady of science writing. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast Extra: A metre-tall mystery
October 22, 2014 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBTen years ago this month, researchers announced the discovery of a miniature, human-like fossil, with a tiny brain to match. The ‘hobbit’ transformed the story of human evolution. Four experts discuss what it means for their field. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 23 October 2014
October 22, 2014 05:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBThis week, a dinosaur called "terrible hands" finally gets a body, exocomets in a nearby solar system and a ninth oxidation state breaks a chemistry record. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 16 October 2014
October 15, 2014 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBThis week, natural gas may not ease carbon dioxide levels, research subject mash-ups, and watching Alzheimer’s unfold in a mini 3D brain. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast Extra: Maths in The Simpsons
October 10, 2014 15:00 - 12 minutes - 16.6 MBGeoff Marsh interviews David X Cohen, writer of The Simpsons, about the secret maths that has sneaked its way into the show over the years. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 09 October 2014
October 08, 2014 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBThis week, ancient Indonesian cave art, some of the brightest objects in the Universe, and hidden mathematics in The Simpsons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 02 October 2014
October 01, 2014 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBThis week, the bugs that call our skin their home, excessive water use in Asia, and what’s made crazy shapes on the surface of the Moon? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast Extra: Futures
September 29, 2014 16:00 - 4 minutes - 5.25 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Noah Baker reads you his favourite from September, The tiger waiting on the shore, by Paul Currion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nature Podcast: 25 September 2014
September 24, 2014 17:00 - 25 minutes - 19.9 MBThis week, how age determines how well birds migrate, using lizards to test theories of biodiversity, and explaining cosmology using the 1,000 most common words in English. Plus, the best science from outside Nature. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 18 September 2014
September 17, 2014 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBThis week, artificial sweeteners might cause glucose intolerance, striving for diversity in science, and a taster of new podcast, Backchat. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Extra: Backchat
September 15, 2014 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBBackchat brings you the stories and opinion behind the science each month. On this pilot episode, Rosetta spacecraft excitement, the genetics of intelligence, and sociable scientists. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Extra: Backchat
September 15, 2014 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBBackchat brings you the stories and opinion behind the science each month. On this pilot episode, Rosetta spacecraft excitement, the genetics of intelligence, and sociable scientists. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Extra: Backchat
September 15, 2014 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBBackchat brings you the stories and opinion behind the science each month. On this pilot episode, Rosetta spacecraft excitement, the genetics of intelligence, and sociable scientists. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Extra: Backchat
September 15, 2014 16:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBBackchat brings you the stories and opinion behind the science each month. On this pilot episode, Rosetta spacecraft excitement, the genetics of intelligence, and sociable scientists. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Podcast: 11 September 2014
September 10, 2014 17:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBThis week, the gibbon genome gives scientists something to swing about, the quest to cure blindness, and the country producing the most energy from renewables. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 04 September 2014
September 03, 2014 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBThis week, sustainable farming to feed a hungry world, gene editing for research and therapy, and a fresh look at Aristotle’s science. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast Extra: Futures
August 29, 2014 14:30 - 6 minutes - 4.21 MBFutures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Kerri Smith reads you her favourite from August, The angle of the light on the bloodstained kitchen floor, by Matt Mikalatos. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Nature Podcast: 28 August 2014
August 27, 2014 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBThis week, fish that walk on land, imaging something using light that never touched it, and the microbes that make cheese. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 21 August 2014
August 20, 2014 17:00 - 12 minutes - 18 MBThis week, how seals took tuberculosis to the Americas, a better map of Neanderthals in Europe, and microbial life lurking beneath the Antarctic ice. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 14 August 2014
August 13, 2014 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBThis week, piles of rubble in space, a caution about epigenetics, pregnancy and blame, and the anatomy of an earthquake. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 07 August 2014
August 06, 2014 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBThis week, corralling carbon nanotubes, a chemist’s dream machine, and an exhibition about an artist who fakes scientific discoveries. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 31 July 2014
July 30, 2014 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBThis week, replaying evolution in the lab, dam-busting to let rivers run free, and the time when asteroids boiled the Earth’s oceans. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 24 July 2014
July 23, 2014 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBThis week, a long study of Antarctic seals shows their populations may be in peril, alternative ways of getting energy from nuclear fusion, and researchers tackle the genetics of puberty. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 17 July 2014
July 16, 2014 17:00 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBThis week, the protein behind a wasting disorder affecting cancer patients, squeezing diamond to learn about the insides of giant planets, and an exhibition charts the quest to measure longitude on the high seas. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 10 July 2014
July 09, 2014 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBThis week, the STAP papers are retracted, a potential vaccine for fungus-afflicted frogs, and high-res displays for wearable technology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast Extra: Entertaining science
July 07, 2014 13:59 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBHollywood film and television producers often call upon scientific advisors to bring credibility to the screen. But what draws these scientists from the lab bench to a film set? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 03 July 2014
July 02, 2014 17:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week, a new Archaeopteryx skeleton wears feathered trousers, predicting teenage binge drinkers, and how the First World War liberated women in science, but not for long. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Nature Podcast: 26 June 2014
June 25, 2014 17:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week, checking up on nuclear weapons without revealing their secrets, a science power couple mixing research and romance, and a new solar cell technology. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.