In this episode

00:23 How detecting lead could help researchers read damaged Roman scrolls

Nature: Watch scientists decipher burned scrolls without unrolling them

06:42 A biodegradeable, paper-inspired battery

Nature: Edible batteries power medical devices in the body

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00:45 Investigating the day-to-day impacts of Financial Abuse

Nature: Trendl et al.

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12:14 Research Highlights

Nature: Mercury is shrinking with age — faster than thought

Nature: Cognitive resilience helps to predict Alzheimer’s dementia

14:55 How opposing forces in the Earth's core alter how the planet spins

Nature: Gravitational tug-of-war inside Earth is changing the length of our days

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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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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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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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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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Scientists are amassing evidence that unrepaired or poorly repaired DNA damage underlies many of the hallmarks of ageing. This has led to research into whether boosting DNA repair can keep people healthy for longer.

This is an audio version of our Feature: Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?

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00:18 Researchers celebrate Dolly Parton's contributions to science

Nature: Dolly Parton dies aged 80 — researchers celebrate her contributions to science

08:40 Phase III trial of melanoma vaccine shows promise

Nature: Moderna cancer vaccine stops melanoma returning: what’s next for personalized treatments?

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Why extreme temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks — plus, how mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss.

00:46 The world’s oceans reach a record temperature

Nature: Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next?

10:05 Research Highlights

Nature: Astronaut vest cuts radiation exposure in half

Nature: Earth-shaking thunder probes underground geology

12:54 How mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss

Nature: Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision​​​​​​​

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Nature staff discuss how an FDA-approved drug for narcolepsy could have promise beyond the condition, and the longest-lived human brain organoids yet.

00:28 The promise of a new narcolepsy drug

Nature: First-of-its-kind narcolepsy drug opens door to new therapies for the brain

05:53 Human brain organoids kept alive for over five years

Nature: Human organoids that mimic brain development grown for years in lab​​​​​​​

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