
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

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.

Aug 29, 2018 • 23min
30 August 2018: Gravity’s big G and the evolution of babies
This week, an early mammal relative’s babies, and new attempts to pin down the strength of gravity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 24, 2018 • 24min
Backchat August 2018: Audio reporting, audience feedback, and Brexit
In this month’s roundtable, audio vs print reporting, returning to Brexit, and finding out about our audience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 22, 2018 • 25min
23 August 2018: Quantum computers and labour division in ants
This week, colony size and labour division in ants, and simulating a quantum system on a quantum computer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 15, 2018 • 30min
16 August 2018: Bumblebees, opioids, and ocean weather
This week, more worries for bees, modelling the opioid crisis, and rough weather for seas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 8, 2018 • 27min
8 August 2018: Fox aggression, microbiota and geoengineering
This week, shaping the gut microbiota, geoengineering’s effect on farming, and the genetics of fox aggression. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 1, 2018 • 32min
02 August 2018: Zebra finch colour perception, terraforming Mars, and attributing extreme weather
This week, how a bird sees colour, potential problems with terraforming Mars, and linking extreme weather to our changing climate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 25, 2018 • 29min
26 July 2018: Conservation, automata, and pet DNA tests
This week, automata through the ages, problems with pet DNA tests, and a conservation conundrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 18, 2018 • 27min
19 July 2018: DNA scaffolds, climate-altering microbes, and a robot chemist
This week, tougher DNA nanostructures, climate-altering permafrost microbes, and using a robot to discover chemical reactions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jul 11, 2018 • 31min
12 July 2018: Rats, reefs, and career streaks
This week, rats and coral reefs, charting successful careers streaks, and Cape Town’s water crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.