Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution
In this episode: 00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFAS Science: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets ...
Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of 'off label' treatments
In this episode: 00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treatment Research Article: Verkerk et al. 12:49 Research Highl...
Behind the scenes with Artemis II’s scientists during the historic Moon fly-by
In this episode: On Monday, reporter Alexandra Witze was in the heart of the Artemis II mission’s science operations. She tells us about the experien...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 d...
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...
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 Ho...
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 ba...