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Nature staff discuss the young but deadly dinosaur kings, the prowess of ancient Egyptian princesses, and how London is becoming the world’s AI safety capital.
Nature: A global capital for AI safety is emerging — and it’s not in Silicon Valley
Scientific American: Ancient Egyptian princesses were ‘powerful’ weapon users, new analysis suggests
Discover magazine: Fossil Evidence Indicates Baby T. rex Were Tiny, but Deadly
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Research article: Hoy et al.
Nature: Moving floors keep buildings from swaying with the wind
Nature: Wearable sensors on the face are invisible to the eye
Research article: Curd et al.
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Nature: First ‘true sugar’ molecule found in space — offering hints to life’s origins
Nature: Mathematics formula found on Maya wall rivals insights of ancient masters
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Research article: Khallaf et al.
Nature: Pair of ‘super-puff’ planets are lighter than candyfloss
Nature: Alpine crossing took a heavy toll on Hannibal’s elephants and troops
Research article: Collins et al.
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Metro: Dolly the sheep at 30: The clone that changed science (and celebrity petdom)
Nature: From cloning to gene-editing: the enduring legacy of Dolly the sheep
Nature: Ocean floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing lava
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Research article: Danagoulian
Nature: Volcanic magma sculpts eerie domes on the sea floor
Nature: Clues to the sloth’s sloth found in its genome
Research article: Cámara-Leret et al.
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In this episode, we speak with science journalist Rowan Hooper, whose book Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life's Greatest Collaborations takes a deep-dive into the world of co-operation between organisms.
In the book, he argues that collaboration in nature has often been overlooked in favour of competition, and that organisms working together have played a vital role in making the world the way it is.
Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life's Greatest Collaborations Rowan Hooper Fern Press (2026)
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Peptides — short chains of amino acids — have become huge online. The popularity of these molecules has skyrocketed and they are now the latest cure-all trend on social media.
But what does the science say about their effectiveness? Animal research suggests that that some of these experimental peptides hold promise, but evidence they work in people is lacking.
This is an audio version of our Feature: Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype
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Nature staff discuss how apes share a rhythm of laughter, and how AI use may degrade skills in medicine and computer science.
Nature: Is AI ruining our skills? Early results are in — and they’re not good
Nature: Oo oo, ha ha: why humans and great apes giggle alike when tickled
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Research article: Knolle et al.
Correction: The story about medical AI-data privacy incorrectly stated that the number of individuals at high risk of a membership inference attack increases as training-dataset size grows. It should have stated that the increase in risk occurs when the AI model increases in capacity and size.
Nature: A long-lived butterfly’s secret to graceful ageing
Nature: It slices! It dices! Sashimi-Bot handles seafood with ease
Research article: Labini & Galoppo
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