In this episode of the* Nature Podcast*, we catch up on some science stories from the holiday period by diving into the Nature Briefing.
We chat about: an extra-warm sweater inspired by polar bear fur; the fossil find revealing what a juvenile tyrannosaur liked to snack on; why scientists are struggling to open OSIRIS-REx’s sample container; how 2023 was a record for retractions; and how cats like to play fetch, sometimes.
*Nature News: *Polar bear fur-inspired sweater is thinner than a down jacket — and just as warm)
*Scientific American: *Tyrannosaur’s Stomach Contents Have Been Found for the First Time)
*Nature News: *‘Head-scratcher’: first look at asteroid dust brought to Earth offers surprises)
*Nature News: *More than 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023 — a new record)
*Scientific American: *Cats Play Fetch, Too—But Only on Their Own Terms)
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