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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

Star-eating black hole could power cosmic particle accelerator

In this episode:00:46 An unusual γ-ray producing microquasarA type of binary-system known as a microquasar has been found to be... more

16 Oct 2024 · 29 minutes
This AI powered 'tongue' can tell Coke and Pepsi apart

00:55 Graphene TongueResearchers have developed a graphene ‘tongue’ that uses AI to tell the subtle differences between drinks. Graphene has... more

09 Oct 2024 · 38 minutes
Strange gamma-ray flickers seen in thunderstorms for the first time

00:46 Physicists spot new types of high-energy radiation in thunderstormsPhysicists have identified new forms of γ-ray radiation created inside thunderclouds,... more

02 Oct 2024 · 30 minutes
Audio long read: A day in the life of the world’s fastest supercomputer

The world's fastest supercomputer, known as Frontier, is located at the Leadership Computing Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in... more

27 Sep 2024 · 20 minutes
Children with Down's syndrome are more likely to get leukaemia: stem-cells hint at why

In this episode:00:46 Unravelling why children with Down’s syndrome are at a higher risk of leukaemiaChildren with Down’s syndrome have... more

25 Sep 2024 · 21 minutes
Colossal 'jets' shooting from a black hole defy physicists' theories

In this episode:00:45 The biggest black hole jets ever seenAstronomers have spotted a pair of enormous jets emanating from a... more

18 Sep 2024 · 34 minutes
Ancient DNA debunks Rapa Nui ‘ecological suicide’ theory

In this episode:00:45 What ancient DNA has revealed about Rapa Nui’s pastAncient DNA analysis has further demonstrated that the people... more

11 Sep 2024 · 41 minutes
The baseless stat that could be harming Indigenous conservation efforts

The often repeated claim that "80% of the world's biodiversity is found in the territories of Indigenous Peoples" appears widely... more

06 Sep 2024 · 14 minutes
Long-sought 'nuclear clocks' are one tick closer

In this episode:00:45 Why a 'nuclear clock' is now within researchers’ reachResearchers have made a big step towards the creation... more

04 Sep 2024 · 31 minutes
Audio long read: So you got a null result. Will anyone publish it?

The 'file-drawer problem', where findings with null or negative results gather dust and are left unpublished, is well known in... more

30 Aug 2024 · 17 minutes
Nature Podcast
Star-eating black hole could power cosmic particle accelerator
Nature Podcast