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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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 13 days 20 minutes
Audio long-read: Pluto’s dark side is overflowing with secrets
This is an audio version of our feature: Pluto’s dark side spills its secrets — including hints of a hidden ocean
Why skin grows bigger as you stretch it
Skin's unusual response to stretching is finally explained, and the latest in a huge effort to map DNA
When did people arrive in the Americas? New evidence stokes debate
New evidence may push back the date on human arrival to the Americas, and an examination of science’s flaws.00:59 Ancient AmericansTwo papers suggest that humans were present in the Americas thousands of years before many people ...
Graphene’s magic angle reveals a new twist
Probing the superconducting properties of graphene and bacteria that can use manganese to grow.
Coronapod: Massive coronavirus outbreak strikes iconic Californian prison after it rejected expert aid
San Quentin prison faces the third-largest outbreak in the United States. Legal pressure builds as one in three inmates is infected.
The six-year-old space agency with hopes for Mars
On this week’s podcast, an ambitious Mars mission from a young space agency, and how crumbling up rocks could help fight climate change.
Coronapod: Lessons from pandemic ‘war-game’ simulations
Biosecurity experts use military-style exercises to plan for biological threats. Have their warnings been heeded?
What the atomic structure of enamel tells us about tooth decay
On this week’s podcast, how the molecular structure of tooth enamel may impact decay, and a mysterious planetary core from a half-formed gas giant.
Coronapod: The state of the pandemic, six months in
Lockdowns are lifting but global infections are still rising. We take stock as we enter the next chapter of the outbreak.
How playing poker can help you make decisions
On this week’s podcast, life lessons from poker, and keeping things civil during peer review.