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Nature Podcast
Nature Podcast
Springer Nature Limited

The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology,... more

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Episodes

A new-year round-up of the science stories you may have missed

In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday period by diving into... more

08 Jan 2025 · 25 minutes
Science in 2025: what to expect this year

In this episode, reporter Miryam Naddaf joins us to talk about the big science events to look out for in... more

01 Jan 2025 · 11 minutes
Audio long read: How a silly science prize changed my career

Marc Abrahams created the Ig Nobel prizes in 1991, after years of collecting examples of weird research that he included... more

27 Dec 2024 · 11 minutes
The Nature Podcast highlights of 2024

00:36 How melting ice is affecting global timekeepingNature Podcast: 27 March 2024Research article: Agnew09:19 Sex and gender discussions don't need to be... more

25 Dec 2024 · 49 minutes
Behind the scenes of Nature News and Views in 2024

02:54 The death star moon and a win for the little guysThe shifting orbit of one of Saturn’s moons indicates... more

20 Dec 2024 · 24 minutes
The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024

01:11 “Ozempic you’re able”In the first of our annual festive songs celebrating the science of the past year, we pay... more

18 Dec 2024 · 37 minutes
Should offensive species names be changed? The organisms that honour dictators, racists and criminals

Categorizing things is central to science. And there are dozens of systems scientists have created to name everything from the... more

16 Dec 2024 · 52 minutes
Targeted mRNA therapy tackles deadly pregnancy condition in mice

00:45 A potential treatment for pre-eclampsiaResearchers have shown in mice experiments that an mRNA-based therapy can reverse the underlying causes... more

11 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
Will humans ever speak wolf? A scientist unravels the complexities of animal chatter

Zoologist Arik Kershenbaum has spent his career studying animals and how they communicate in the wild. In his book Why Animals... more

09 Dec 2024 · 28 minutes
Why breast cancer treatments might work best just after your period

00:48 Chemotherapy efficacy varies with the menstrual cycleBreast cancer cells are more susceptible to chemotherapy at certain points in the... more

04 Dec 2024 · 30 minutes
Nature Podcast
A new-year round-up of the science stories you may have missed
Nature Podcast