00:46 The gifts that sparked a love of science
Nature put a call out for readers to tell us about memorable presents that first got them interested in science, or mementos of their life in research. These include telescopes, yeast-themed wedding rings, and... cows’ eyes.
Nature: The gift that shaped my career in science
08:12 “I am the Very Model of a Miniature Tyrannosaur”
In the first of our annual festive songs celebrating the science of the past year, we tell the story of a diminutive dinosaur that turned out to be its own species.
Nature Podcast: Meet the ‘Wee-rex’. Tiny tyrannosaur is its own species
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11:43 A very scientific quiz
An all-star cast competes for the glory or being the winner of the Nature Podcast’s 2025 festive quiz.
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25:21 “Hard the Hydrogel is Stuck”
Our second festive song is an ode to a rubber duck that was stuck to a rock, thanks to a newly designed, super-adhesive hydrogel.
Nature Podcast: Underwater glue shows its sticking power in rubber duck test
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