Nature Podcast

Promising results from the LHC, reproducing psychology studies, and unpicking interdisciplinarity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, camouflaging nanoparticles to deliver drugs, science meets theatre, and getting a global picture of air pollution. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Silberman's new book, Neurotribes, gives a detailed history of autism spectrum disorder. In this Podcast Extra, Geoff Marsh hears from Steve about how we, as a society, should embrace those who think differently. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, thinking differently about autism, plankton poop in the clouds, and hack-proofing our data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from August, The Shoulder of Orion, by Eric Garside Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, weather forecasting, rethinking the water cycle, and a special segment to celebrate the podcast’s 400th episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In his new book, historian David Wootton takes us back to the scientific revolution around the turn of the 17th Century, and asks: was this really when modern science was born? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a new look at the scientific revolution, accelerating positrons on a plasma wave, and squashing the unsquashable. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japan’s nuclear restart, summer quiet descends in the newsroom, and our special guest Geoff Brumfiel compares science reporting at Nature and NPR. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, China’s emissions are lower than we thought, lessons from Hurricane Katrina 10 years on, and inheriting genes… sideways. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, making chemists’ lives easier, updating a centuries-old sunspot record, and anti-GM activists get their hands on scientists’ inboxes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, lessons to learn from the Ebola epidemic, the reproductive habits of ancient organisms, and how the nuclear bomb changed the stories we tell about scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the ancient art of kirigami – paper cutting – applied to graphene. Plus, mini organs in dishes, and how mitochondria power our muscles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Shamini Bundell reads you her favourite from July, Outpatient, by Dan Stout Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pluto in pictures, ways to revamp science teaching, NASA’s underwater space-training mission, and listening for aliens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, eyedrops could replace surgery for cataracts, the twists and turns of RNA, and a strain of rice that could feed more people and ease climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, organic molecules in space, treating traumatic brain injury, and training schoolchildren to think like scientists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is our universe beautiful? Do the fundamental laws that describe nature appeal to our aesthetic tastes? In this Podcast Extra, Frank Wilczek – theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate - discusses his latest book, which tackles this beautiful question. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the geologists on quake alert, stopping HIV in its tracks, and a volcano that wreaked havoc on the climate 1500 years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, lizards change sex in the heat, a complex eye in a single celled creature, and teaching robots to be ethical Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from June, Heart worm, by J. J. Roth Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Antarctica’s surprising biodiversity, trends in heatwaves and coldsnaps, and a new way to diagnose cancer early Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three of Nature’s biggest paleontology fans sink their teeth into Jurassic World, which premiered this month. The team also discuss the importance of ‘dinomenclature’: why species names matter and how they are devised. Plus, DNA from an ancient human found in Washington State in the 1990s throws up questions of heritage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, positive memories help fight depression, plant intelligence and measuring the mass of exoplanets Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the US military’s biology arm, a clutch of Bronze Age genomes, and protection from a deadly disease in a community in Papua New Guinea Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, how the immune system deals with the brain, the latest in gene editing, and the mystery of Greenland’s disappearing lakes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robots that can recover from injury by themselves, naughty scientists faking or baking their data, and the weirdest places to look for much-needed new antibiotics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite story from May, Tempus omnia revelat, by Tian Li. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the ethics of killer robots, laser weapons become a reality, and the subtleties of temperature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are the sounds of the past lost forever? In the 1960s, an American engineer proposed that sound could be recorded into clay pots and paintings as they were created. This episode explores the science behind resurrecting the sounds of the past. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The oldest stone tools yet found, making opiates from yeast and sugar, and the perks of sex… for beetles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the latest result from the Large Hadron Collider, a memoir from neurologist and adventurer Oliver Sacks, and India’s scientific landscape. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, brain-inspired computers, scientists soldiering on past retirement age, and the origins of complex cells deduced from deep-sea samples. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a tiny bat-like dinosaur, a competitor for graphene, and the best new science books this spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Will we ever be able to talk to animals? In this episode, Geoff Marsh meets a variety of researchers and animals who persevere at the communication barrier in the name of science. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, a new treatment for Ebola, the making of the Tibetan plateau, and could bees be addicted to pesticides? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The periodic table’s fuzzy edges, the nuances of reporting on animal research, and Richard gets charged up about some overhyped coverage of a new battery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, how oxytocin affects the brain, self- experimentation in science, and the wedding rings that went to Hubble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the Moon and her sister, the Sun and its personality, and the latest wonder material to hit the big-time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, improving walking, pushing the boundary between quantum and classical, and the need for more social science on climate change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, the role of black holes in growing galaxies, Dragon’s Den for scientists, and ice inside our bodies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Where will NASA’s next planetary mission go? Plus, a gene editing technique comes under fire, and the American editors’ biggest language gripes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Noah Baker reads you his favourite from February, Good for something by Deborah Walker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Geoff Marsh reads you his favourite from January, The Descent of Man, by Christoph Weber. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do Nature's reporters really think about the science they cover? Find out in Backchat. In this episode, Nobel Prize excitement (and frustrations), and the world’s oldest cave art. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures 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.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Lizzie Gibney reads you her favourite from July, Benjy’s Birthday, by John Grant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Now its sister title Nature Physics has followed suit, publishing a sci-fi story each month. Kerri Smith reads you this month’s tale, The stuff we don’t do, by Marissa Lingen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.