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 physicists successfully trapped the electron's antimatter equivalent
Oct 23, 202614 min
Scientists put a salt marsh in a giant wave-machine: here's what they learned
Oct 21, 202619 min
Audio long read: How to stay smart in the age of AI — the science of critical thinking
Oct 19, 202616 min
Briefing Chat: An invisible tattoo that appears under UV light – and then disappears
Oct 16, 20269 min
The world is closer to a major conservation target than scientists thought
Oct 14, 202621 min
Briefing Chat: Top researchers are being misled by sham academic societies
Oct 9, 202612 min
Nobel Prizes 2026: brain switches, ‘ghost’ particle hunter, and 'the chemistry of life'
Oct 7, 202623 min
‘Learning about physics changed my life’: author Hernan Diaz on his new novel Ply
Oct 2, 202632 min
These optical illusions are why butterflies are so hard to catch
Sep 30, 202618 min
Briefing Chat: Why scientists made papyrus scrolls, then burnt them
Sep 25, 202611 min
Bank accounts reveal the fingerprints of abusive financial control
Sep 23, 202624 min
Briefing Chat: Evidence mounts for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun's tomb
Sep 18, 202612 min
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