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Briefing Chat: The tongue trick that helps sunbirds suck
In this episode:
00:41 Exosome therapies could deliver drugs to hard to reach places
Nature: Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Artemis II is go: humans head to the Moon after half-century absence
In this podcast we'll talk about NASA's Artemis II launch, which has ushered in a new era of lunar exploration.
Nature: Lift off! Artemis II mission s…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
These scientists chased a jet to learn more about ‘lean-burn’ contrails
In this episode:
00:46 Collecting contrails at 30,000 feet
Research Article: Voigt et al.
11:23 Research Highlights
Nature: Sunken Soviet nuclear submari…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
Briefing Chat: ‘Zombie cells’ resurrected with new genes
Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.
00:18 ‘Zombie cells’ revived with genome transplant
Nature: ‘Zombie cells’ return from the de…
6 months ago
Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old idea
00:44 Why insects aren’t massive
Research Article : Snelling et al.
11:39 Research Highlights
Nature: Faster ticking of ‘biological clock’ predicts shor…
6 months ago
Briefing Chat: Are scientists funny? The evidence is in — and it's no joke
In this episode:
00:22 Exploring how gut microorganisms contribute to ageing
Nature: Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice
04:30 How goo…
6 months, 1 week ago
Botanical mystery solved: how plants make a crucial malaria drug
In this episode:
00:46 Piecing together a biochemical puzzle
Research Article : Lombe et al.
12:26 Research Highlights
Nature: Electric-vehicle batteries…
6 months, 1 week ago
Briefing chat: ‘Can it run Doom?’ — why scientists got brain cells and a satellite to play the classic game
00:26 Why researchers keep using Doom in their research
Nature: How the classic computer game Doom became a tool for science
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6 months, 2 weeks ago
This fish shouldn’t exist — the weird genetics of clonal vertebrates
A study reveals how the asexual Amazon molly defies evolutionary expectations — plus, evidence of what may be powering superluminous supernovae.
In th…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Briefing chat: What Galileo’s scribbled margin notes reveal about his scientific journey
In this episode:
00:25 How paediatricians’ antibodies could treat serious viral infections
New Scientist: Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatm…
6 months, 3 weeks ago