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Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies
Why extreme temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks — plus, how mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss.
00:46 The world’s oce…
1 month ago
Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies
Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet…
1 month, 1 week ago
A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star
Star orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans move.
00:46 The star that could revea…
1 month, 1 week ago
Briefing Chat: Anthropic rolls out new AI watermark — will it make a difference?
In this episode:
00:29 What does Anthropic’s new watermark mean for research?
Nature: Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes
Genetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to safely watch a solar eclipse.
00:45 A living diabetes treatment
Re…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole-rats offer tantalizing hints
Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.
00:2…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick
Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug.
00:45 …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Briefing Chat: Orcas smashed a sunfish to bits — researchers aren't sure why
In this episode:
00:24 The quest to count the Amazon's insects
Nature: Tiny patch of Amazon likely holds 40,000 insect species — many new to science
07:…
2 months ago
Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization
In this episode:
00:45 Ancient structures hidden beneath the Amazon’s canopy
Research article: Pärssinen et al.
09:15 Research Highlights
Nature: It’ll g…
2 months ago
Briefing Chat: Baby T. rex were killers from birth, suggest new fossils
Nature staff discuss the young but deadly dinosaur kings, the prowess of ancient Egyptian princesses, and how London is becoming the world’s AI safet…
2 months ago