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Nature Podcast

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Nature Podcast
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  • Nature Podcast

    Briefing Chat: The tongue trick that helps sunbirds suck

    2026/04/08 | 13 mins.
    In this episode:

    00:41 Exosome therapies could deliver drugs to hard to reach places
    Nature: Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice

    5:08 The impact of parenthood on women’s academic careers
    Nature: Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why

    10:34 The unusual suction that lets Sunbirds drink
    Science: These birds suck—literally

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  • Nature Podcast

    Artemis II is go: humans head to the Moon after half-century absence

    2026/04/02 | 15 mins.
    In this podcast we'll talk about NASA's Artemis II launch, which has ushered in a new era of lunar exploration.

    Nature: Lift off! Artemis II mission sends humans to the Moon — opening a new era of exploration
    Nature: Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon — here’s the science they’ll do
    Nature: Humanity is heading back to the Moon — why aren’t more scientists thrilled?

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  • Nature Podcast

    These scientists chased a jet to learn more about ‘lean-burn’ contrails

    2026/04/01 | 24 mins.
    In this episode:

    00:46 Collecting contrails at 30,000 feet
    Research Article: Voigt et al.

    11:23 Research Highlights
    Nature: Sunken Soviet nuclear submarine’s radioactive release
    Nature: History of ‘forever’ chemicals is written in Antarctic snow

    13:34 Fakery in science
    April Fakes Day

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  • Nature Podcast

    Briefing Chat: ‘Zombie cells’ resurrected with new genes

    2026/03/27 | 11 mins.
    Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.
    00:18 ‘Zombie cells’ revived with genome transplant
    Nature: ‘Zombie cells’ return from the dead — after a genome transplant

    05:27 A limit to cloning, in mice
    Nature: Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers
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  • Nature Podcast

    Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old idea

    2026/03/25 | 22 mins.
    00:44 Why insects aren’t massive
    Research Article : Snelling et al.

    11:39 Research Highlights
    Nature: Faster ticking of ‘biological clock’ predicts shorter lifespan
    Nature: Mighty mini-magnet is low in cost and light on energy use

    14:05 CRISPR creates CAR-T cancer therapy inside mice
    Research Article: Nyberg et al.
    News & Views: A gene-editing method generates immunotherapeutic CAR T cells in the body
    Nature: CRISPR makes enhanced cancer-fighting immune cells inside mice
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About Nature Podcast

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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