Nature Podcast
By Springer Nature Limited
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.
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Latest episode
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Science in 2025: what to expect this year
A new wave of obesity drugs, a multitude of space missions and concern over climate-action policies — we run through what to look out for over the next 12 months. -
Audio long read: How a silly science prize changed my career
The Ig Nobel prizes are famed for their spotlighting of offbeat research. Nature investigates how some winners feel about their ‘honour’. -
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2024
The team select some of their favourite stories from the past 12 months. -
Behind the scenes of Nature News and Views in 2024
02:54 The death star moon and a win for the little guysThe shifting orbit of one of Saturn’s moons indicates that the satellite has a subsurface ocean, contradicting theories that its interior is entirely solid. The findi… -
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024
Games, seasonal science songs, and Nature’s 10. -
Should offensive species names be changed? The organisms that honour dictators, racists and criminals
In episode 1 of ‘What's in a name’ we look at how species are named, and whether the current system needs to evolve in the face of societal pressure. -
Targeted mRNA therapy tackles deadly pregnancy condition in mice
Treatment delivered directly to the placenta restores normal blood pressure in mice, a way to make custom cellular switches, and a milestone for quantum computing. -
Will humans ever speak wolf? A scientist unravels the complexities of animal chatter
Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum joins us to talk about his book Why Animals Talk. -
Why breast cancer treatments might work best just after your period
Data suggest that breast cancer could be more susceptible to chemotherapy in a phase when progesterone is low — plus, why the debate around whether AI is close to human-level intelligence is hotting up. -
Audio long read: AI has dreamt up a blizzard of new proteins. Do any of them actually work?
Researchers hope protein-design competitions will help highlight promising molecules, but there are hurdles to overcome.
