In this episode:

00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFAS

Science: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets

05:14 Treating autoimmune diseases with CAR-T

Nature: One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio

10:34 Why an anglerfish’s lure might have two uses

Science: Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex

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00:46 A massive trial assessing the outcomes of ‘off label’ cancer treatment

Research Article: Verkerk et al.

12:49 Research Highlights

Nature: Microbial hockey: bacteria can spin a ‘puck’ just by swimming

Nature: Regular physical activity in midlife cuts risk of early death

15:14 10,000 years of western Eurasian evolution

Nature: Landmark ancient-genome study shows surprise acceleration of human evolution

Research Article: Akbari et al.

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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 mission so far.

Nature: I was with Artemis II’s scientists during the Moon fly-by. Here’s what I saw

Nature: First photos from Artemis II: see stunning ‘Earthset’ and more

Nature: Historic Artemis II Moon fly-by — Nature’s live coverage as it happened

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In this episode:

00:41 Exosome therapies could deliver drugs to hard to reach places

Nature: Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice

5:08 The impact of parenthood on women’s academic careers

Nature: Motherhood derails women’s academic careers — these data reveal how and why

10:34 The unusual suction that lets Sunbirds drink

Science: These birds suck—literally

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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 exploration

Nature: Artemis II mission is about to fly humans to the Moon — here’s the science they’ll do

Nature: Humanity is heading back to the Moon — why aren’t more scientists thrilled?

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00:46 Collecting contrails at 30,000 feet

Research Article: Voigt et al.

11:23 Research Highlights

Nature: Sunken Soviet nuclear submarine’s radioactive release

Nature: History of ‘forever’ chemicals is written in Antarctic snow

13:34 Fakery in science

April Fakes Day

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Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.

00:18 ‘Zombie cells’ revived with genome transplant

Nature: ‘Zombie cells’ return from the dead — after a genome transplant

05:27 A limit to cloning, in mice

Nature: Can a mouse be cloned indefinitely? Decades-long experiment has answers

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00:44 Why insects aren’t massive

Research Article : Snelling et al.

11:39 Research Highlights

Nature: Faster ticking of ‘biological clock’ predicts shorter lifespan

Nature: Mighty mini-magnet is low in cost and light on energy use

14:05 CRISPR creates CAR-T cancer therapy inside mice

Research Article: Nyberg et al.

News & Views: A gene-editing method generates immunotherapeutic CAR T cells in the body

Nature: CRISPR makes enhanced cancer-fighting immune cells inside mice

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00:22 Exploring how gut microorganisms contribute to ageing

Nature: Memory loss is fuelled by gut microbes in ageing mice

04:30 How good jokes are in short supply during academic conferences

Nature: Knock knock, no one’s there. Study finds scientists’ jokes mostly fall flat

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In this episode:

00:46 Piecing together a biochemical puzzle

Research Article : Lombe et al.

12:26 Research Highlights

Nature: Electric-vehicle batteries toughen up to beat the heat

Nature: Live parrots were carried across the Andes before the Incas’ rise

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00:26 Why researchers keep using Doom in their research

Nature: How the classic computer game Doom became a tool for science

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