Nature Podcast

This week, the chemistry of life’s origins, two million years of temperatures, and studying the heaviest elements. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

28 Sep 201626min

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Miranda Keeling reads you our favourite from September, ’Try Catch Throw’ by Andrew Neil Gray. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

22 Sep 20167min

This week, a sea of viruses, defining social class, the human journey out of Africa and human remains found on Antikythera shipwreck. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

21 Sep 201629min

When a German geologist first suggested that continents move, people dismissed it as a wild idea. In this podcast, we hear how a 'wild idea' became plate tectonics, the unifying theory of earth scienc...

15 Sep 201615min

This week, the ideal office environment, synthesising speech, and embryo epigenetics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14 Sep 201627min

This week, solving ethical dilemmas Star Trek style, farming festivals boost yield, and three scientists on their sci-fi inspirations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 Sep 201635min

This week, famous hominin Lucy may have died when she fell from a tree, and an antibody-based drug shows promise in Alzheimer’s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Aug 201614min

Futures is Nature's weekly science fiction slot. Kerri Smith reads you her favourite from August, 'Interdimensional trade benefits' by Brian Trent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

30 Aug 20166min