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This AI tool predicts your risk of 1,000 diseases — by looking at your medical records
00:50 The AI tool that predicts disease risk
Researchers have developed an AI tool that can calculate a person’s risk of developing over 1,000 differe…
1 year ago
Detecting gravitational waves
In 2015, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO) facilities in the US directly detected ripples in space-time, known as gravit…
1 year ago
Feeling the heat: fossil-fuel producers linked to dozens of heatwaves
00:45 Attributing extreme heat events to major energy producers
Major energy producers increased the likelihood and intensity of heatwaves, according …
1 year ago
Research misconduct: how the scientific community is fighting back
In 2016, Brian Wansink wrote a blog post that prompted scientific sleuths to investigate his work. They found evidence of data manipulation, and, aft…
1 year ago
Nature goes inside the world’s largest ‘mosquito factory’ — here’s the buzz
Raising mosquitoes to tackle disease might sound like an odd concept, but that’s what a facility in Brazil is aiming to do. Millions of mosquitoes ar…
1 year ago
Two ants, two species, one mother
00:45 The ant queen that can produce two different species
Researchers have made an unusual observation that appears at odds with biology: an ant, kno…
1 year ago
Audio long read: How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe even AI
The search for signs of consciousness has expanded, thanks to advanced neuroimaging techniques. These tools allow researchers to detect consciousness…
1 year, 1 month ago
Viral spread: how rumours surged in revolutionary France
00:48 How the 18th-Century 'Great Fear’ spread across rural France
In the late 1700s, rural France was beset with rapidly spreading rumours of aristoc…
1 year, 1 month ago
Fusion energy gets a boost from cold fusion chemistry
00:46 Electrochemical fusion
Researchers have used electrochemistry to increase the rates of nuclear fusion reactions in a desktop reactor. Fusion ene…
1 year, 1 month ago
Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanizes scientists into action
In this Podcast Extra, we discuss a report released by the US Department of Energy, which concluded that global warming is “less damaging economicall…
1 year, 1 month ago