Nature Podcast

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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 25m. Bisher sind 786 Folge(n) erschienen. Alle 5 Tage erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 12 days 19 hours 56 minutes

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23 April 2020: Denisovan DNA in modern Europeans, and the birth of an unusual celestial object


This week, evidence of ancient hominin DNA in modern human genomes, and the origin of a snowman-shaped object at the edge of the solar system.


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 April 22, 2020  23m
 
 

Coronapod: Troubling news


Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss Trump withholding funds from the WHO, and how COVID-19 kills. We also hear about controlling misinformation while communicating risk.


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 April 17, 2020  29m
 
 

Coronapod: An untapped resource


Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the labs struggling to get involved in diagnostic testing, and should you be wearing a mask?


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 April 10, 2020  30m
 
 

09 April 2020: A plastic-recycling enzyme, and supercooled molecules


This week, a new enzyme speeds up the breakdown of plastic bottles, and a method to cool molecules to a fraction above absolute zero.


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 April 8, 2020  16m
 
 

Coronapod: Ramping up responses


The latest on the British response, and what low- and middle-income countries have done to prepare for the pandemic.


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 April 3, 2020  36m
 
 

02 April 2020: Dating an ancient hominid skull, and an ancient Antarctic rainforest


This week, reassessing the age of the ‘Broken Hill skull’, and unearthing evidence of an ancient forest near the South Pole.


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 April 1, 2020  17m
 
 

Coronapod: Old treatments and new hopes


Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss efforts to develop treatments for COVID-19.


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 March 27, 2020  26m
 
 

25 March 2020: Ultra-fast electrical switches, and computing heart health


This week, a speedy, yet simple switch, and a video-based AI helps assess heart health.


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 March 25, 2020  16m
 
 

Podcast Extra: Rosamund Pike on portraying Marie Curie


Radioactive is a new biopic on Marie Skłodowska Curie with Rosamund Pike taking on the role of Curie. This Podcast Extra is an extended version of reporter Lizzie Gibney's interview with Rosamund, in which they talk about stepping into th...


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 March 21, 2020  13m
 
 

Coronapod: “Test, test, test!”


In the first of our new podcast series, Benjamin Thompson, Noah Baker, and Amy Maxmen discuss the epidemiology needed to control the Covid-19 outbreak.


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 March 20, 2020  21m