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888 - Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases

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.

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888 - Ancient DNA reveals farming led to more human diseases

Wed, 09 Jul 2025
887 - Audio long read: How to speak to a vaccine sceptic — research reveals what works

Fri, 04 Jul 2025
886 - 3D-printed fake wasps help explain bad animal mimicry

Wed, 02 Jul 2025
885 - Is AI watching you? The hidden links between research and surveillance

Wed, 25 Jun 2025
884 - Flight simulator for moths reveals they navigate by starlight

Wed, 18 Jun 2025
883 - Hundreds of physicists on a remote island: we visit the ultimate quantum party

Fri, 13 Jun 2025
882 - This stretchy neural implant grows with an axolotl's brain

Wed, 11 Jun 2025
881 - Trump wants to put humans on Mars: what scientists think of the plan

Fri, 06 Jun 2025
880 - Male mice can grow female organs — if their mothers lack iron

Wed, 04 Jun 2025
879 - Audio long read: Three ways to cool Earth by pulling carbon from the sky

Fri, 30 May 2025
878 - AI linked to boom in biomedical papers, infrared contact lenses, and is Earth's core leaking?

Wed, 28 May 2025
877 - These malaria drugs treat the mosquitos — not the people

Wed, 21 May 2025
876 - How to transport antimatter — stick it on the back of a van

Wed, 14 May 2025
875 - NSF terminates huge number of grants and stops awarding new ones

Mon, 12 May 2025
874 - Herring population loses migration 'memory' after heavy fishing

Wed, 07 May 2025
873 - The dismantling of US science: can it survive Trump 2.0?

Wed, 30 Apr 2025
872 - Audio long read: Do smartphones and social media really harm teens’ mental health?

Fri, 25 Apr 2025
871 - A brand-new colour created by lasers, a pig-liver transplant trial gets the green light, and a nugget-sized chunk of lab-grown meat

Wed, 23 Apr 2025
870 - ‘Dark matter’, 'Big Bang' and ‘spin’: how physics terms can confuse researchers

Tue, 22 Apr 2025
869 - What a trove of potato genomes reveals about the humble spud

Wed, 16 Apr 2025
868 - Long-awaited ape genomes give new insights into their evolution — and ours

Wed, 09 Apr 2025
867 - From Hippocrates to COVID-19: the scientific fight to prove diseases can be airborne

Mon, 07 Apr 2025
866 - Trump team removes senior NIH chiefs in shock move

Fri, 04 Apr 2025
865 - World’s tiniest pacemaker could revolutionize heart surgery

Wed, 02 Apr 2025
864 - Audio long read: How quickly are you ageing? What molecular ‘clocks’ can tell you about your health

Fri, 28 Mar 2025
863 - New lasso-shaped antibiotic kills drug-resistant bacteria

Wed, 26 Mar 2025
862 - Tiny satellite sets new record for secure quantum communication

Wed, 19 Mar 2025
861 - Sapphire anvils squeeze metals atomically-thin

Wed, 12 Mar 2025
860 - Earliest crafted bone tools date back 1.5 million years

Wed, 05 Mar 2025
859 - Audio long read: Why kids need to take more risks — science reveals the benefits of wild, free play

Fri, 28 Feb 2025
858 - If your heart stops, this smartwatch-AI can call for help

Wed, 26 Feb 2025
857 - Racist ratings linger in five-star systems — a thumbs up could fix that

Wed, 19 Feb 2025
856 - Record-breaking neutrino detected by huge underwater telescope

Wed, 12 Feb 2025
855 - From viral variants to devastating storms, how names shape the public's reaction to science

Fri, 07 Feb 2025
854 - Kids' real-world arithmetic skills don't transfer to the classroom

Wed, 05 Feb 2025
853 - The AI revolution is running out of data. What can researchers do?

Fri, 31 Jan 2025
852 - Asteroid Bennu contains building blocks of life

Wed, 29 Jan 2025
851 - What's the best way to become a professor? The answer depends on where you are

Wed, 22 Jan 2025
850 - AI-designed antivenoms could help treat lethal snakebites

Wed, 15 Jan 2025
849 - A new-year round-up of the science stories you may have missed

Wed, 08 Jan 2025
848 - Science in 2025: what to expect this year

Wed, 01 Jan 2025
847 - Audio long read: How a silly science prize changed my career

Fri, 27 Dec 2024
846 - The Nature Podcast highlights of 2024

Wed, 25 Dec 2024
845 - Behind the scenes of Nature News and Views in 2024

Fri, 20 Dec 2024
844 - The Nature Podcast festive spectacular 2024

Wed, 18 Dec 2024
843 - Should offensive species names be changed? The organisms that honour dictators, racists and criminals

Mon, 16 Dec 2024
842 - Targeted mRNA therapy tackles deadly pregnancy condition in mice

Wed, 11 Dec 2024
841 - Will humans ever speak wolf? A scientist unravels the complexities of animal chatter

Mon, 09 Dec 2024
840 - Why breast cancer treatments might work best just after your period

Wed, 04 Dec 2024
839 - Audio long read: AI has dreamt up a blizzard of new proteins. Do any of them actually work?

Fri, 29 Nov 2024

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