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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Star orbiting close to Sagittarius A* could reveal its spin — plus, how exoskeletons might change the way humans move.

Research article: Dayem et al.

Nature: ​​​​​​​Rattlesnakes’ own antivenom could protect humans too

Nature: ​​​​​​​Shipping on rivers packs a surprisingly large climate punch

Nature: ​​​​​​​Will you be wearing an exoskeleton in ten years? The tech that could change how we move​​​​​​​

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Nature: Can Anthropic’s invisible watermarks curb ‘AI slop’? Researchers remain sceptical

Nature: Where are you ticklish? Researchers map the sensation across cultures

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Genetically modified bacteria lower high blood-sugar in animal trials — plus, how to safely watch a solar eclipse.

Research article: Guan et al.

Nature: Pumas are drivers’ guardian angels

Nature: How a steady drip-drip can erode the hardest stone

Nature: Solar eclipse offers rare chance to solve Sun’s magnetic-field mysteries

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Nature staff discuss how animal studies are starting to uncover how DNA repair could prolong life, and how COVID-19 can reawaken dormant viruses.

00:25 Could reawakened viruses have a link to long-COVID?

Nature: COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you

05:57 DNA damage can cause ageing, could boosting repair boost longevity?

Nature: ​​​​​​​Could mending damaged DNA prolong life?​​​​​​​

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Researchers untangle the chemistry behind turning PVC into high-grade motor lubricant — plus, how engineered yeast can help make a cancer drug.

00:45 The chemistry behind converting PVC into lubricant

Research article: Munyaneza et al.

09:15 Research Highlights

Nature: ​​​​​​​Engineered yeast that make cancer drugs could spare a rare flower

Nature: ​​​​​​​Sickle-cell disease linked to prematurely aged stem cells in mice​​​​​​​

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Nature: Tiny patch of Amazon likely holds 40,000 insect species — many new to science

The Guardian: Orcas seen ramming prey so hard it explodes may be playing game

Tiktok: Orcas vs sunfish

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Research article: Pärssinen et al.

Nature: It’ll grow on you: live fungi formed into sustainable fashion

Physical Review Fluids: Gourmandie et al.

Research article: Song et al.

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