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Nature Podcast

Nature Podcast

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 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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  • Briefing chat: How hovering bumblebees keep their cool

    Briefing chat: How hovering bumblebees keep their cool
    Feb 20 2026
    00:25 How brains differ by sex and age

    Nature: Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty


    07:14 Bumblebees ‘fan themselves’ during flight to keep cool

    Science: How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?

    Video: Birds gliding through bubbles reveal aerodynamic trick


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    14 mins
  • This chunk of glass could store two million books for 10,000 years

    This chunk of glass could store two million books for 10,000 years
    Feb 18 2026
    00:46 Data stored in glass

    Nature: Microsoft Research Project Silica Team

    Nature: Microsoft team creates 'revolutionary' data storage system that lasts for millennia


    08:09 Research Highlights

    Nature: Parasitic wasps use tamed virus to castrate caterpillars

    Nature: Flexible joints: robot morphs into a range of cyborg species



    10:10 An mRNA vaccine for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Nature: Sahin et al.


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    22 mins
  • Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data

    Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data
    Feb 13 2026

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    00:26 Moderate caffeine intake might reduce dementia risk, study suggests

    Nature: Coffee linked to slower brain ageing in study of 130,000 people



    04:15 Using AI to work out the rules of a long-forgotten board game

    Scientific American: Rules of mysterious ancient Roman board game decoded by AI


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    10 mins
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