Nature Podcast

This week, the chemistry of life’s origins, two million years of temperatures, and studying the heaviest elements.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Miranda Keeling reads you our favourite from September, ’Try Catch Throw’ by Andrew Neil Gray.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, a sea of viruses, defining social class, the human journey out of Africa and human remains found on Antikythera shipwreck.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

When a German geologist first suggested that continents move, people dismissed it as a wild idea. In this podcast, we hear how a 'wild idea' became plate tectonics, the unifying theory of earth sciences.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the ideal office environment, synthesising speech, and embryo epigenetics.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, solving ethical dilemmas Star Trek style, farming festivals boost yield, and three scientists on their sci-fi inspirations.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, famous hominin Lucy may have died when she fell from a tree, and an antibody-based drug shows promise in Alzheimer’s  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Kerri Smith reads you her favourite from August, 'Interdimensional trade benefits' by Brian Trent.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A nearby Earth-like planet, preprint servers proliferate, and the scientific legacy that Obama leaves behind.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, an Earth-like planet on our doorstep, dietary restriction combats ageing syndrome, and drugs for neglected diseases.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Six out of ten of the world's best-selling drugs are based on molecules called monoclonal antibodies. But their high impact comes with a low profile. This is a story of how basic science quietly became blockbuster medicine. Originally aired 14/08/13.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, how fins became limbs, a giant gene database cracks clinical cases, and making better opioids.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the migration route of the first Americans, the bandwidth crisis, clever conductors, and the next CRISPR.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, parenting tips from science, quenching a question about thirst, and a programmable quantum computer.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Scientists were put to good use during the Second World War. John Westcott's secret project was to design radars. His work not only helped the war effort – it also led to new branches of science. Originally aired 19/07/2013.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Adam Levy reads you his favourite from July, 'Revision theory' by Blaize M. Kaye.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, how we time our breathing, working with indigenous peoples, and using yeast genetics to build better beer.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What’s it like having an endless supply of Brexit stories? Why do space missions always get so much attention? And why are rhinos being airlifted to Australia?  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the perils of tech in health, tumour fighting bacteria, and the science of what sounds good.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, a special issue on conflict. The psychological toll of war, how to count the dead, and predicting conflict in the 21st century.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.