Nature Podcast

In this episode:

00:22 Could secret rooms lie beyond Tutankhamun's tomb?
Nature: Exclusive: New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb

05:55 A multifunctional brain–computer interface
Nature: ‘Multifunctional’ brain implant translates speech and gestures in real time

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In this episode:

00:46 Human brain-organoids transplanted into mice missing their cortex
Nature: Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever

13:51 Research Highlights
Nature: Ruins of ancient Asian city show engineering prowess and organization
Nature: Distant sensors announced a fearsome tsunami’s birth

16:16 Paper2Agent: the AI tool that lets researchers talk to papers
Nature: AI tool turns any paper into an ‘agent’ that can collaborate and answer complex queries

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Nature staff discuss an AI tool that can assess the impact of nine billion mutations — plus, how the Bunsen burner’s reputation for sterilization may be based on tradition alone.

00:21 Deepmind’s new tool helps scientists find the impact of mutations
Nature: DeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all nine billion human gene mutations

07:10 Bacteria can still contaminate plates near to active Bunsen burners
Nature: Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames out

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In this episode:

00:46 How telephone teaching could boost education during school shutdowns
Nature: Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down

11:42 Research Highlights
Nature: Super-precise optical clocks in four nations tick in harmony
Nature: These greenhouse-gas sources have trotters and snouts

14:15 Why atlases might need an update
Nature: Hello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will change

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In this episode:

00:21 Our picks of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes
Nature: Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes

07:47 Massive xenon experiment detects tantalizing hint of dark matter
Nature: Is this the first glimpse of dark matter? Data point excites physicists

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