Nature Podcast

Springer Nature Limited•www.nature.com

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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Episodes

Briefing Chat: Testosterone and sperm may get a boost from obesity drugs

Nature staff discuss preliminary data on the effects of GLP-1 drugs on male fertility plus a two-year trial of a brain-computer interface. 00:18 Brain-computer interface makes a life-changing impact Nature: At-home brain implant gives man with motor neuron disease his daily life back 05:39 The possible benefits of obesity drugs on testosterone Nature: The latest benefit of obesity drugs: boosting testosterone and sperm quality Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science...

Jun 19, 2026•12 min

DNA from hunter-gatherer teeth reveals secrets of ancient plague

Discover new research on 5,500-year-old plague outbreaks among hunter-gatherers near Lake Baikal, highlighting the disease's lethality and probable pneumonic transmission from marmots, challenging previous assumptions about ancient disease spread. Additionally, the podcast covers a groundbreaking prototype atom interferometer that promises to revolutionize our ability to detect dark matter and gravitational waves, opening new avenues for understanding the dark universe.

Jun 17, 2026•27 min

Briefing Chat: The epic journey of Stonehenge’s central stone

In this episode: 00:37 Evidence that Stonehenge's Altar Stone travelled by glacier BBC Science Focus: We may have just cracked one of Stonehenge's greatest mysteries 05:44 Fossilized faeces reveal DNA from ancient ecosystem Nature: Ancient ground squirrels feasted on carcasses like ‘zombies of the Pleistocene’ Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

Jun 12, 2026•11 min

Newly-discovered whale graveyard dates back millions of years

In this episode: 00:46 A giant, ancient whale necropolis Research article: Peng et al. News & Views: A vast whale necropolis has been found 08:52 Research Highlights Nature: Babies’ birth weight improves with help of payments to parents Nature: Earliest signs of vision recorded in ancient sea-floor tracks 11:11 Turning plant material into chemical building-blocks Research article: Mains et al. Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis fr...

Jun 10, 2026•22 min

Briefing chat: Spinosaurs with salt glands could have lived in marine environments

In this episode: 00:23 Fossil evidence that spinosaurs had an aquatic lifestyle Science: Some spinosaurs cried salty tears to thrive in brackish waters 04:57 The explosive immune cells that kill in minutes Nature: Bang! Exploding immune cells splatter potent toxins everywhere Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 05, 2026•11 min

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