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**In this episode:** ## 00:45 Ancient evidence of deadly plague outbreaks _Research article:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10540-5"]( _Macleod et al._ ## 12:33 Research Highlights _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01833-w"]( _Bones of Iron Age skeleton were whittled into tools_ _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01832-x"]( _Giant crustacean of the deep sea steals a trick from bacteria_ ## 14:52 A prototype atom interferometer _Research article:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10617-1"]( _Baynham et al._ [https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup"]( **_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]( https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy for more information.