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How mummies were prepared: Ancient Egyptian pots spill secrets
In this episode:
00:47 Chemical analysis of ancient embalming materials
Mummification was a significant part of ancient Egyptian culture but, despite d…
3 years, 8 months ago
Audio long read: The ‘breakthrough’ obesity drugs that have stunned researchers
A new generation of anti-obesity medications are displaying striking results: drastically diminishing weight, without the serious side effects of pre…
3 years, 8 months ago
Amino acid slows nerve damage from diabetes, in mouse study
00:45 The role of serine in diabetic neuropathy
Nerve damage is a common complication of diabetes, and can even lead to limb amputation. Thus far, the…
3 years, 8 months ago
Laser 'lightning rod' diverts strikes high in the Alps
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00:45 Laser-guided lightning
Scientists have shown that a specially designed laser can divert the course of lightning strikes in a rea…
3 years, 8 months ago
The science stories you missed over the past four weeks
In this episode of the Nature Podcast, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday period by diving into the Nature Briefing.
We’ll hear: how…
3 years, 8 months ago
Science in 2023: 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 2023. We'll hear about vaccines, multiple Mo…
3 years, 8 months ago
The Nature Podcast’s highlights of 2022
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00:53 How virtual meetings can limit creative ideas
In April, we heard how a team investigated whether switching from face-to-face to …
3 years, 9 months ago
The Nature Podcast Festive Spectacular 2022
01:07 “Artemis and Dart”
In the first of our festive songs, we celebrate some of the big space missions from this year: Artemis which aims to get peop…
3 years, 9 months ago
COVID deaths: three times the official toll
In this episode:
00:47 Estimating pandemic-associated mortality
This week, a team of researchers working with the World Health Organization have used s…
3 years, 9 months ago
Oldest DNA reveals two-million-year-old ecosystem
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00:45 World’s oldest DNA shows that mastodons roamed ancient Greenland
DNA recovered from ancient permafrost has been used to reconstr…
3 years, 9 months ago