<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;In this episode:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;00:25 How paediatricians’ antibodies could treat serious viral infections&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;New Scientist:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;04:22 Galileo’s annotations in an ancient text&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Science:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/galileo-s-handwritten-notes-found-ancient-astronomy-text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

In this episode: <h2>00:25 How paediatricians’ antibodies could treat serious viral infections</h2>New Scientist:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/2516079-paediatricians-blood-used-to-make-new-treatments-for-rsv-and-colds/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds</a> <h2>04:22 Galileo’s annotations in an ancient text</h2>Science:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/galileo-s-handwritten-notes-found-ancient-astronomy-text" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Galileo’s handwritten notes found in ancient astronomy text</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Briefing chat: What Galileo’s scribbled margin notes reveal about his scientific journey

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Injectable fluid safely fills area in which blood clots can form, in animal trials — plus, strong evidence that an elusive form of diamond has been made in the lab. <h2>00:47 A magnetic seal to stop clots forming in the heart</h2>Research Article :&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-10091-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wang et al.</a>News and Views:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00375-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Magnetic fluid offers better seal in heart-plugging medical procedure</a>Video: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkdzHEgYSzA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Magnetic gel injected into the heart could stop strokes</a> <h2>07:02 Research Highlights</h2>Nature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00514-y" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sewage systems secretly waft pollution into the air</a>Nature:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00517-9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">This ant species is composed of only queens — no workers or males</a> <h2>11:31 Making hexagonal diamond</h2>Research Article:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10212-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lai et al.</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Heart surgery with quick-setting magnetic fluid could prevent strokes

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People with aphantasia are offering brain scientists a window into consciousness.

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Audio long read: Many people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?

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Nature staff discuss some of the week’s top science news.

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Briefing chat: Pokémon turns 30 — how Pikachu and pals inspired generations of researchers

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How earthquakes and lightning help explain squeaky sneakers

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