Nature Video & Nature Podcast
Nature is one of the worlds most influential scientific journals for the publication of important new research and analysis.
- Learn about Nature (Journal) here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_magazine
I have included Nature podcast, a weekly program on articles published in Nature, which includes interviews with the researchers, permanently in the sidebar to the right.
Nature has several podcasts for their more specialised publications (genetics, physics, etc.): http://www.nature.com/podcast/index.html
- Nature also has a video collection which includes videos on human evolution:
http://www.nature.com/nature/videoarchive/
- Here’s Nature’s youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/NatureVideoChannel
Evidence of reproduction by internal fertilization has been discovered in a large group of ancient jawed fish. Embryos discovered within fossils of these animals confirm that live birth in prehistoric times was much more widespread than previously thought. Watch the researchers talk about the fossils and techniques used to find them.
The Mother Fish
- The associated Nature article:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v459/n7244/full/459176a.html
The duck-billed platypus is a truly unique animal; a monotreme with almost no close relatives alive on earth. Scientists just had to take a look at that genome and here they discuss their findings. Watch researchers discuss the fascinating genome of the duck-billed platypus; an amalgam of reptilian, mammalian and unique characteristics.
Platypus Genome
Celebrate methods development with Nature Methods’ Method of the Year 2008. See how Super-Resolution Microscopy is set to revolutionize our understanding of cellular biology and hear from the inventors of these new imaging technologies. Discover our winner, read about its development, understand its inner workings and hear from experts about its impact on research. We have also included a selection of Methods to Watch for the years to come! Read the special feature on super-resolution microscopy in Nature Methods, including a Perspective by Stefan Hell and a Commentary by Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Method of the Year 2008 – Super-Resolution Microscopy
- The associated Nature article and feature:
http://www.nature.com/nmeth/focus/moy2008/index.html
The marine mammals known as cetaceans originated about 50 million years ago in south Asia, but their terrestrial ancestor is something of a mystery. Hans Thewissen and colleagues now provide the missing Eocene piece of the jigsaw.
Whale Evolution
A carved female figurine dating to at least 35,000 years ago has been recovered from caves in the Hohle Fels region of Germany. The figure represents the oldest figurative art yet discovered. In this film the authors describe the importance of their find.
Prehistoric Pin-Up
