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The science stories you missed over the holiday period
In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday period by diving into the Nature Briefing.
We chat about: an extra-warm sweater inspired by polar bear fur; the fossil find revealing what a juvenile tyrannosaur liked to snack on; why scientists are struggling to open OSIRIS-REx’s sample container; how 2023 was a record for retractions; and how cats like to play fetch, sometimes.
Nature News: Polar bear fur-inspired sweater is thinner than a down jacket — and just as warm
Scientific American: Tyrannosaur’s Stomach Contents Have Been Found for the First Time
Nature News: ‘Head-scratcher’: first look at asteroid dust brought to Earth offers surprises
Nature News: More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record
Scientific American: Cats Play Fetch, Too—But Only on Their Own Terms
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