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Nature Podcast

Nature Podcast


Nature Podcast

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717 episodes
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English
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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 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.
Language:
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Audio long read: Why loneliness is bad for your health

Many people around the world feel lonely. Chronic loneliness is known to have far-reach...

14 minutes
Apr 26, 2024

How gliding marsupials got their 'wings'

In this episode:00:46 Optical clocks at seaOptical atomic clocks are the most precise t...

28 minutes
Apr 24, 2024

Living on Mars would probably suck — here's why

Humans setting up home in outer space has long been the preserve of science fiction. No...

38 minutes
Apr 19, 2024

Keys, wallet, phone: the neuroscience behind working memory

In this episode:00:46 Mysterious methane emission from a cool brown dwarfThe James Webb...

34 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

The 'ghost roads' driving tropical deforestation

In this episode:00:46 Mapping ‘ghost roads’ in tropical forestsAcross the world, huge n...

23 minutes
Apr 10, 2024

Audio long read: Why are so many young people getting cancer? What the data say

Around the world, rates of cancers that typically affect older adults are increasing in...

16 minutes
Apr 05, 2024

Pregnancy's effect on 'biological' age, polite birds, and the carbon cost of home-grown veg

In this episode:00:35 Pregnancy advances your ‘biological’ age — but giving birth turns...

24 minutes
Apr 03, 2024

How climate change is affecting global timekeeping

In this episode:01:28 Inflammation’s role in memoryHow memories are stored is an ongoin...

26 minutes
Mar 27, 2024

AI hears hidden X factor in zebra finch love songs

This podcast has been corrected: in a previous version at 5:55 we stated that that the ...

29 minutes
Mar 20, 2024

Killer whales have menopause. Now scientists think they know why

In this episode:00:45 Making a map of the human heartThe human heart consists of multip...

27 minutes
Mar 13, 2024