Nature Podcast
Springer Nature
Researchers and journalists discuss new discoveries and emerging trends in biology, medicine, and technology.
Why we picked this
We picked Nature Podcast because it does what few science shows manage: it treats research as narrative rather than announcement. The hosts work from the journal's own papers, but they do not stop at the abstract. They track how a finding came to be, where the methodology breaks, and what the next question is. The result is a weekly feed that covers volcanoes, tardigrades, and AI hypothesis-generators with the same patient specificity. It is the show for listeners who want to understand how science actually gets made.
Recent episodes
Briefing Chat: How 1,000 pairs of buried underpants helped measure soil health
Sep 4, 202612 min
Audio long read: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?
Sep 2, 202618 min
Briefing Chat: How Dolly Parton left her mark on science
Aug 28, 202614 min
Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies
Aug 26, 202619 min
Briefing Chat: New narcolepsy drug could unlock host of novel brain therapies
Aug 21, 202612 min
A black hole's spin could finally be measured by a high-speed star
Aug 19, 202629 min
Briefing Chat: Anthropic rolls out new AI watermark — will it make a difference?
Aug 14, 202616 min
The probiotic bacteria engineered to treat diabetes
Aug 12, 202619 min
Briefing Chat: Is DNA repair the secret to a long life? Whales and mole-rats offer tantalizing hints
Aug 7, 202613 min
Junk plastic turns into high-value commodity with chemistry trick
Aug 5, 202613 min
Briefing Chat: Orcas smashed a sunfish to bits — researchers aren't sure why
Jul 31, 202614 min
Earthworks spotted in the Amazon hint at huge ancient civilization
Jul 29, 202620 min
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