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.
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13 June 2019: Mighty magnets, and aerosols in the atmosphere
This week, a record-breaking magnetic field, and aerosols’ potential effects on the atmosphere.
In this episode:
00:45 Making massive magnets
Researchers have created the world’s strongest direct current magnetic field.
Research article: S. Hahn et al.
08:38 Research Highlights
Macaques’ musicality and human consumption of microplastics.
Research Article: Divergence in the functional organization of human and macaque auditory cortex revealed by fMRI responses to harmonic tones;
Research Highlight: What a bottled-water habit means for intake of ‘microplastics’
10:55 Aerosols’ impacts on the climate
There’s a still a lot to learn about how aerosols affect the climate.
Comment: Soot, sulfate, dust and the climate — three ways through the fog
17:03 News Chat
The launch of an X-ray space telescope, and a Russian researcher’s plans to CRISPR-edit human embryos. News:Space telescope to chart first map of the Universe in high-energy X-rays; News: Russian biologist plans more CRISPR-edited babies
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