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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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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956 - Behind the scenes with Artemis II’s scientists during the historic Moon fly-byFri, 10 Apr 2026 - 0h
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955 - Briefing Chat: The tongue trick that helps sunbirds suckWed, 08 Apr 2026 - 0h
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954 - Artemis II is go: humans head to the Moon after half-century absenceThu, 02 Apr 2026 - 0h
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952 - Briefing Chat: ‘Zombie cells’ resurrected with new genesFri, 27 Mar 2026 - 0h
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951 - Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old ideaWed, 25 Mar 2026 - 0h
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950 - Briefing Chat: Are scientists funny? The evidence is in — and it's no jokeFri, 20 Mar 2026 - 0h
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949 - Botanical mystery solved: how plants make a crucial malaria drugWed, 18 Mar 2026 - 0h
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946 - Briefing chat: What Galileo’s scribbled margin notes reveal about his scientific journeyFri, 06 Mar 2026 - 0h
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943 - Briefing chat: Pokémon turns 30 — how Pikachu and pals inspired generations of researchersFri, 27 Feb 2026 - 0h
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942 - How earthquakes and lightning help explain squeaky sneakersWed, 25 Feb 2026 - 0h
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941 - Briefing chat: How hovering bumblebees keep their coolFri, 20 Feb 2026 - 0h
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940 - This chunk of glass could store two million books for 10,000 yearsWed, 18 Feb 2026 - 0h
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939 - Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of dataFri, 13 Feb 2026 - 0h
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938 - These hungry immune cells tidy sleeping flies' brainsWed, 11 Feb 2026 - 0h
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937 - Briefing Chat: 'External lungs' keep man alive for 48 hours until transplantFri, 06 Feb 2026 - 0h
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936 - These mysterious ridges could help skin regenerateWed, 04 Feb 2026 - 0h
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935 - Briefing Chat: What Brazilian centenarians could reveal about the science of ageingFri, 30 Jan 2026 - 0h
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933 - Audio long read: ‘I rarely get outside’ — scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AIMon, 26 Jan 2026 - 0h
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932 - Briefing Chat: The canny cow that can use tools, and how babies share their microbiomesFri, 23 Jan 2026 - 0h
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931 - The biggest 'Schrödinger's cat' yet — physicists put 7,000 atoms in superpositionWed, 21 Jan 2026 - 0h
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930 - Briefing Chat: Can NASA return rocks from Mars? And why dogs have long earsFri, 16 Jan 2026 - 0h
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929 - AI can turbocharge scientists' careers — but limit their scopeWed, 14 Jan 2026 - 0h
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928 - A mysterious ancient fingerprint and a lemon-shaped planet — the stories you’ve missedWed, 07 Jan 2026 - 0h
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925 - The Nature Podcast highlights of 2025Wed, 24 Dec 2025 - 0h
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915 - Meet the ‘Wee-rex’. Tiny tyrannosaur is its own speciesWed, 05 Nov 2025 - 0h
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910 - How stereotypes shape AI – and what that means for the future of hiringWed, 08 Oct 2025 - 0h
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909 - Ancient viral DNA helps human embryos developWed, 01 Oct 2025 - 0h
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908 - Audio long read: Autism is on the rise — what’s really behind the increase?Fri, 26 Sep 2025 - 0h
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907 - How a dangerous tick-borne virus sneaks into the brainWed, 24 Sep 2025 - 0h
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