{"podcast":{"title":"Nature Podcast","slug":"nature-podcast-836788","podcast_index_feed_id":836788,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f","website_url":"http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1768403592746-2c5f9e78-ae15-499a-9d0a-ae6ca82bb9ca.jpeg","author":"podcast@nature.com","episode_count":904,"summary":"The Nature Podcast brings you the best stories from the world of science each week. We cover everything from astronomy to zoology, highlighting the most exciting research from each issue of the Nature journal. We meet the scientists behind the results and provide in-depth analysis from Nature 's journalists and editors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T04:18:06.312931+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788"},"episode":{"title":"DNA from hunter-gatherer teeth reveals secrets of ancient plague","slug":"dna-from-hunter-gatherer-teeth-reveals-secrets-of-ancient-plague","published_at":"2026-06-17T15:04:09+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788/dna-from-hunter-gatherer-teeth-reveals-secrets-of-ancient-plague","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788","url":"https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01941-7","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/nature/e/6a32b6cf883f9289e91e9c42/media.mp3","summary":"In this episode: 00:45 Ancient evidence of deadly plague outbreaks Research article: Macleod et al. 12:33 Research Highlights Nature: Bones of Iron Age skeleton were whittled into tools Nature: Giant crustacean of the deep sea steals a trick from bacteria 14:52 A prototype atom interferometer Research article: Baynham et al. Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In this episode: 00:45 Ancient evidence of deadly plague outbreaks Research article: Macleod et al. 12:33 Research Highlights Nature: Bones of Iron Age sk…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1602,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nature-podcast-836788/episodes/dna-from-hunter-gatherer-teeth-reveals-secrets-of-ancient-plague/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-podcast-836788/dna-from-hunter-gatherer-teeth-reveals-secrets-of-ancient-plague.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}