Podcasts

Submersible dives reveal a startling diversity of life in the depths of the Pacific Ocean — plus, how respiratory infections could awaken dormant cancer cells.

A 50 nm thick sheet of solid gold was heated well beyond a theoretical limit, suggests new study — plus, what researchers think about the threat of nuclear war.

Researchers are trialling myriad approaches to prevent errors in science. In this podcast, we explore their different approaches and ask how can science be improved.

180-million-year-old fossil suggests Temnodontosaurus had several adaptations for quiet swimming — plus, why damage to mitochondria during waking hours might explain the need for sleep.

Vianet Djenguet joins us to talk about working with conservation researchers in the documentary series The Wild Ones.

The transition to agriculture introduced many new diseases to humans from animals — plus, how whale poo is helping researchers study harmful algal blooms.

In the face of growing vaccine hesitancy levels, studies show there are ways to address people’s questions.

Experiments show some predators are easier to fool than others — plus, the researchers who built a Stone Age canoe and took it out to sea.

Analysis suggests that 90% of computer vision studies involve imaging humans — plus, the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.

Experiments suggest moths use the Milky Way to orientate themselves — plus, evidence that humans expanded into new ecosystems 70,000 years ago.

Researchers have gathered on the island of Heligoland to celebrate the centenary of Werner Heisenberg's quantum breakthrough.

The flexible implant measures brain activity during embryonic development in amphibians — plus, a new way to restore damaged paintings with the help of AI.

We discuss the massive costs and challenges associated with the goal, and what proposed budget cuts to NASA could mean for other space missions.

A huge research project is highlighting the role that small-scale fishers play in sustainability.

Iron deficiency disrupts a sex-determining pathway in mice — plus, research highlighting the role that small-scale fishers play in sustainability.

Governments and companies are investing billions of dollars in efforts to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, but will it pay off?

We round up some recent stories from the Nature Briefing.

Tackling malaria in the insect stage could help control its spread — plus, new research on the complex genetics of pregnancy loss.

Researchers put a portable antimatter containment system through its paces at CERN — plus, the maths of a black hole fly-by.

In this podcast we get an overview of recent developments at the US research funder, and what proposed budget cuts could mean for US science.