Nature Podcast

Researchers sequence the oldest DNA ever recovered, and the people bringing art and science together.In this episode:00:46 Million-year-old mammoth DNAThis week, researchers have smashed a long-standing record by sequencing a genome that's over a million years old. They achieved this feat by extracting DNA from permafrost-preserved mammoth teeth, using it to build-up a more detailed family tree for these ancient animals.Research Article: van der Valk et al.News: Million-year-old mammoth genomes shatter record for oldest ancient DNANews and Views: Million-year-old DNA provides a glimpse of mammoth evolution10:00 Research HighlightsA spacecraft catches a rare glimpse of a rock smashing into Jupiter, and the perilous state of sawfish populations.Research Highlight: Robotic eyes spy the flash of a meteor on JupiterResearch Highlight: Humans push a hulking fish with a chainsaw nose towards oblivion12:18 Putting art into science (and science into art)Art and science are sometimes considered disparate, but when brou