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**In this episode:** ## 00:46 A giant, ancient whale necropolis _Research article:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10546-z"]( _Peng et al._ _News & Views:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01581-x"]( _A vast whale necropolis has been found_ ## 08:52 Research Highlights _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01765-5"]( _Babies’ birth weight improves with help of payments to parents_ _Nature:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01762-8"]( _Earliest signs of vision recorded in ancient sea-floor tracks_ ## 11:11 Turning plant material into chemical building-blocks _Research article:_ [https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10580-x"]( _Mains 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.