Podcasts

Teams of scientists, physicians and data sleuths argue that in some fields unreliable or fabricated trials are widespread.

Two studies demonstrate how brain-computer interfaces could help people to communicate, and working out how hot it can get before tropical leaves start to die.

Study fails to replicate two key papers on fruit flies’ magnetic sense, and what the closing of the Arecibo observatory means for science.

Reproductive health-care is fraught with racism. In this podcast, we explore how.

A survey of 33,000 Europeans suggests overall support towards refugees has slightly increased, and how to get shapes to roll down wiggly paths using mathematics.

The experimental physicist joins us to talk about her book Not just for the boys, why we need more women in science.

Neuroscientists are developing new set-ups to study how the brain might work in the messy, unpredictable real world.

An experiment which tweaked social media algorithms found no effect on polarization of views.

Night-vision technology gets a boost from machine learning, and the mysterious link between COVID-19 and type-1 diabetes.

Intervention against schistosomiasis also shows agricultural and economic benefits, and the successful launch of India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission.

A roundup of stories from the Nature Briefing, including the pros and cons of writing a paper with AI, record-breaking global temperatures, and a protein that boosts monkeys’ memories.

Exploring evolution in a ‘minimal cell’, and Galaxy-wide gravitational waves.

Methods to insert, swap or delete atoms in the backbones of molecules could transform medicinal chemistry.

Brain probes reveal complexities of octopus sleep, and a hormone that could help make calorie-restricted diets more effective.

Researchers uncover how loss of this chromosome helps cancer cells evade the immune system, and engineering synthetic cartilage.

A test case for practical applications of quantum computers, and how psychedelic drugs might make brains more malleable.

Research reveals system underlying behaviour change towards young, and identifying the source of fast solar wind.

How an AI overcomes data-scarcity to map gene networks, and assessing the impact of rocket noise on wildlife.

Hoping to improve public debate and policymaking, multiple efforts have been launched to gather researchers' consensus views.

Five-year study shows islands increase ecosystem health without lowering crop yield, and a house built from concrete and nappies.