Nature Podcast

In this episode:

00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFAS
Science: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets

05:14 Treating autoimmune diseases with CAR-T
Nature: One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio

10:34 Why an anglerfish’s lure might have two uses
Science: Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex

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00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treatment
Research Article: Verkerk et al.

12:49 Research Highlights
Nature: Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck’ just by swimming
Nature: Regular physical activity in midlife cuts risk of early death

15:14 10,000 years of western Eurasian evolution
Nature: Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution
Research Article: Akbari et al.

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In this episode:
On Monday, reporter Alexandra Witze was in the heart of the Artemis II mission’s science operations. She tells us about the experience and what NASA’s researchers have learnt from the mission so far.

Nature: I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what I saw
Nature: First photos from Artemis II: see stunning ‘Earthset’ and more
Nature: Historic Artemis II Moon fly-by — Nature’s live coverage as it happened

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In this episode:

00:41 Exosome therapies could deliver drugs to hard to reach places
Nature: Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice

5:08 The impact of parenthood on women’s academic careers
Nature: Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why

10:34 The unusual suction that lets Sunbirds drink
Science: These birds suck—literally

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In this podcast we'll talk about NASA's Artemis II launch, which has ushered in a new era of lunar exploration.

Nature: Lift off! Artemis II mission sends humans to the Moon — opening a new era of exploration
Nature: Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon — here’s the science they’ll do
Nature: Humanity is heading back to the Moon — why aren’t more scientists thrilled?

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