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Nature: Exclusive: New evidence for hidden chambers beyond Tutankhamun’s tomb

Nature: ‘Multifunctional’ brain implant translates speech and gestures in real time

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Nature: Human brain cells transplanted into mice in ‘most extensive’ integration ever

Nature: Ruins of ancient Asian city show engineering prowess and organization

Nature: Distant sensors announced a fearsome tsunami’s birth

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.

Nature: DeepMind’s new genome ‘atlas’ charts effects of all nine billion human gene mutations

Nature: Bunsen burners’ reputation for sterilizing workplaces flames out

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Nature: Pick up the phone! Phone calls with tutors keep kids learning when schools shut down

Nature: Super-precise optical clocks in four nations tick in harmony

Nature: These greenhouse-gas sources have trotters and snouts

Nature: Hello Equal Earth: what the UN’s new world map will change

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Nature: Buried underpants and a new definition of kissing win 2026 Ig Nobel prizes

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

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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