
Nature Podcast
The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Nov 14, 2018 • 22min
15 November 2018: Barnard’s Star, and clinical trials
This week, evidence of a nearby exoplanet, and clinical trials in a social media world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 7, 2018 • 25min
08 November 2018: Designer cells, and a Breakthrough researcher
This week, building a cell from the bottom up, and a Breakthough Prize winner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 31, 2018 • 23min
01 November 2018: Mood forecasting technology, and where are the WIMPs?
This week, the role that mood forecasting technology may play in suicide prevention, and a 'crisis' in dark matter research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 17, 2018 • 24min
18 October 2018: Cannabis horticulture and the Sun's place in history
This week, how science can help Canadian cannabis growers and a potted history of the Sun. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 10, 2018 • 23min
11 October 2018: The life of a new Nobel laureate and organised ants
This week, what life is like when you've just won a Nobel prize, and how a vestigial organ helps ants get organised. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 3, 2018 • 31min
04 October 2018: Latent HIV, bird personalities and the Hyabusa2 mission
This week, targeting latent HIV, the breeding behaviour of bold birds, and an update on a near-Earth asteroid mission. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 26, 2018 • 22min
27 September 2018: A wearable biosensor and a mechanical metamaterial.
This week, an ultra-thin, wearable biosensor and a multi-shape, mechanical metamaterial. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 2018 • 25min
20 September 2018: Negative emissions and swarms under strain
This week, the ethics of sucking carbon-dioxide out of the atmosphere and bee swarms under strain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2018 • 25min
13 September 2018: The oldest drawing and the energy of data
This week, the oldest drawing ever found, and the hidden energy costs of data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2018 • 23min
6 September 2018: Space junk, and a physicist’s perspective on life
This week, keeping an eye on space junk, and how a physicist changed our understanding of life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.