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Major Ebola outbreak is escalating: what happens next
May 22, 2026On 17 May the World Health Organization (WHO) declared an ongoing Ebola outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. Centred on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, the out...
AI ‘scientists’ promise to accelerate research — how do they work?
May 20, 2026In this episode: 00:46 Meet the AI scientists designed to accelerate researchResearch article: Ghareeb et al. Research article: Gottweis et al. Nature: Teams of AI agents boost speed of research Edit...
Briefing Chat: Hantavirus — what this outbreak reveals about the disease
May 15, 2026In this episode: 00:34 What questions remain about the hantavirus outbreak?Nature: Hantavirus outbreak exposes uncertainty about how disease spreads Nature: There is no vaccine for deadly hantavirus:...
Red-light therapy is all the rage — does it work?
May 13, 2026In this episode: 00:42 Is red-light therapy all hype?Disclaimer: The opinions and assertions expressed herein by Juanita Anders are those of the speaker and do not reflect the official policy or posi...
Audio long read: The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for
May 11, 2026Although scientists have long been able to gather DNA from water and soil, it's only recently that they've started to see the air as a source of genetic information. Airborne DNA is already being used...
Briefing Chat: Can't focus? It's not your attention span, it's your notifications
May 08, 202600:31 The science of attention spansNature Feature: Are attention spans really shrinking? What the science says 04:54 Data centres in space?Nature News Explainer: AI data hubs in space: when will the...
Anaesthetized brains can still process podcasts
May 06, 2026In this episode: 00:42 Probing the unconscious brain’s processing abilityResearch Article: Katlowitz et al. Nature: Even the unconscious brain can learn — and predict what you’ll say next 12:32 Resea...
Briefing Chat: Stressed mitochondria spawn new 'organelles' in cells
May 01, 2026In this episode: 00:27 How a parasite unveiled a mitochondrial secretNature: Mitochondria can spawn new ‘organelles’ — hinting at how modern cells evolved 06:13 The extinct cephalopods that could ha...
Immunity gets a boost from a surprising place — breakfast
Apr 29, 2026In this episode: 00:45 How eating can boost the immune systemResearch Article: Kumar et al. 08:28 Research HighlightsNature: Cosmic-ray detection heralds era of mega-observatories for neutrinos Natu...
Inside the evidence revolution — how decision-making became data driven
Apr 24, 2026In this episode of Nature hits the books, we speak with Nature's Helen Pearson whose book Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works looks at the history of using evidence, rather than opinio...