Nobel Prizes 2026: ‘ghost’ particles, mirror molecules and light switches in the brain

In this episode: 00:45 The Nobel Prizes 2026 Nature: Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light Nature: ‘What took them so long?’ This year’s medicine Nobel winner is overdue Nature: Nobel physics prize awarded for detection of cosmic neutrinos Nature: Astronomy’s ‘adrenaline junkies’: Nobel prize captures the thrill of neutrino physics Nature: Chemistry Nobel for solving mystery of how ‘handed’ organic molecules can emerge 11:53 Research Highlights Nature: Youthful fans of YouTube sports videos stick to the sofa Nature: A black hole’s jets have a halo effect 14:11 The ancient human gut microbiome Research Article: Carter et al. News and Views: Gut microbes that trace ancient human journeys 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.