Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution
In this episode:00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFASScience: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets05:14 Treating autoimmune diseases with CAR-TNature: One...
17 Huhti 15min
Giant cancer study reveals effectiveness of 'off label' treatments
In this episode:00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treatmentResearch Article: Verkerk et al.12:49 Research HighlightsNature: Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck...
15 Huhti 27min
Behind the scenes with Artemis II’s scientists during the historic Moon fly-by
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 ...
10 Huhti 13min
Briefing Chat: The tongue trick that helps sunbirds suck
In this episode:00:41 Exosome therapies could deliver drugs to hard to reach placesNature: Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice5:08 The impact of parenthood on women’s academ...
8 Huhti 13min
Artemis II is go: humans head to the Moon after half-century absence
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 expl...
2 Huhti 15min
These scientists chased a jet to learn more about ‘lean-burn’ contrails
In this episode:00:46 Collecting contrails at 30,000 feetResearch Article: Voigt et al.11:23 Research HighlightsNature: Sunken Soviet nuclear submarine’s radioactive releaseNature: History of ‘forever...
1 Huhti 24min
Briefing Chat: ‘Zombie cells’ resurrected with new genes
Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.00:18 ‘Zombie cells’ revived with genome transplantNature: ‘Zombie cells’ return from the dead — after a genome transplant05:27 A limit to clon...
27 Maalis 11min
Why insects aren't huge: a new challenge to a decades-old idea
00:44 Why insects aren’t massiveResearch Article : Snelling et al.11:39 Research HighlightsNature: Faster ticking of ‘biological clock’ predicts shorter lifespanNature: Mighty mini-magnet is low in co...
25 Maalis 22min
