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Gaia Vince on how climate change will shape where people live

In the second episode of Nature hits the books, science writer and broadcaster Gaia Vince joins...

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Mysterious fluid from ant pupae helps feed colony

00:45 Inert ant pupae produce a previously unobserved fluidAnt larvae metamorphose into adults by...

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Audio long read: Science and the World Cup — how big data is transforming football

Big data is playing an increasingly important role in football, with technologies capturing huge...

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The satellite-free alternative to GPS

00:45 Precision positioning without satellitesSatellite navigation has revolutionized how humans...

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How a key Alzheimer's gene wreaks havoc in the brain

00:46 Artemis 1 is go!NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has successfully reached Earth orbit. After weeks...

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Audio long read: She was convicted of killing her four children. Could a gene mutation set her free?

Kathleen Folbigg has spent nearly 20 years in prison after being convicted of killing her four...

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Molecular cages sift 'heavy' water from near-identical H2O

00:49 Separating heavy water with molecular cagesHeavy water is molecule very similar to H2O but...

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Audio long read: The controversial embryo tests that promise a better baby

Companies are offering genetic tests of embryos generated by in vitro fertilization that they say...

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Flies can move their rigid, omnidirectional eyes – a little

00:46 How flies can move their eyes (a little)It's long been assumed flies’ eyes don’t move, and...

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Racism in Health: the harms of biased medicine

When COVID-19 hit it didn't kill indiscriminately. In the US, being Black, Hispanic, or Native...

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Ancient DNA reveals family of Neanderthals living in Siberian cave

In this episode: 00:54 Siberian cave offers first-ever glimpse into Neanderthal familyBy...

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Human brain organoids implanted into rats could offer new way to model disease

In this episode: 00:45 Implanted brain organoids could offer new insights into diseaseBrain...

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Virtual library of LSD-like drugs could reveal new antidepressants

In this episode: 00:46 A virtual chemical library uncovers potential antidepressants Certain...

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Nature's Take: How the war in Ukraine is impacting science

The ongoing war in Ukraine has devastated the global economy, rocked geopolitics, killed...

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Audio long read: What scientists have learnt from COVID lockdowns

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries introduced strict lockdowns to help...

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A trove of ancient fish fossils helps trace the origin of jaws

In this episode: 00:45 Piecing together the early history of jawed vertebrates A wealth of...

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Huge dataset shows 80% of US professors come from just 20% of institutions

00:46 Inequalities in US faculty hiringIn the US, where a person gained their PhD can have an...

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Complex synthetic cells bring scientists closer to artificial cellular life

00:46 Synthetic cells made from bacterial bitsFor years researchers have been interested in...

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Missing foot reveals world’s oldest amputation

00:46 Evidence of ancient surgeryA skeleton with an amputated foot discovered in Borneo has been...

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Audio long read: Hybrid brains – the ethics of transplanting human neurons into animals

The development of brain chimaeras – made up of human and animal neurons – is an area of research...

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