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An astronaut on a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) discovered an odd ‘blob’ in space and was told to leave the area ‘immediately’. 

The ISS was launched almost 30 years ago and is the largest…

The phrase “eye stroke” has recently appeared in news reports about a very rare side-effect of weight-loss injections. It’s not a formal medical diagnosis, but a shorthand used to describe a condition in which reduced blood flow damages the…

Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head, and the transfer of charges will make your hair stand on end. Shuffle your feet on a carpet, and the charge imbalance you produce can shock…

They already have the bill of a duck, the tail of a beaver, lay eggs like reptiles and have venom like snakes.

Yet the humble platypus, a small creature which quietly swims in the rivers of eastern Australia, has found yet another way to amaze…

A well-fitted ‘disguise’ allows transplanted mitochondria to slip into cells whose…

The film Project Hail Mary — which opens widely on Friday — has one of the best opening scenes on the silver screen in recent years. A man wakes up, disoriented and with a fuzzy memory, next to two dead bodies. We find out that he’s a…

• RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT
• 19 March 2026

Holly Newson 00:00

Welcome to Working Scientist, a Nature Careers podcast.

I’m Holly Newson, and in this series, you’ll hear from authors who can help you in your career.

In this episode, I’m joined by Gertrude Nonterah, a science communicator…