NATURE PODCAST19 September 2025Science journalist Lizzie Wade joins us to talk about her new book investigating the seismic events that humans have faced through history.ByBenjamin ThompsonBenjamin ThompsonView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarYou have full access to this article via your institution.Download Nature hits the books 19 September 2025Science journalist Lizzie Wade’s first book, Apocalypse: A Transformative Exploration of Humanity's Resilience Through Cataclysmic Events explores some of the cataclysmic events that humans have faced through history. Lizzie joined us to discuss what modern archaeology has revealed about these events, and the role these they’ve have played in shaping societies around the world.Apocalypse: A Transformative Exploration of Humanity's Resilience Through Cataclysmic Events Lizzie Wade Harper (2025)Music supplied by SPD/Triple Scoop Music/Getty ImagesNever miss an episode. Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favourite podcast app. An RSS feed for the Nature Podcast is available too.doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03060-1 The archaeology of Armageddon A panorama of ancient Rome Recipes and ingredients for ancient Egyptian mummificationSubjectsArchaeologyHistoryArtsLatest on:Jobs Global Recruitment for Faculty, Postdocs, and Specialists at Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, CASSeeking exceptional Senior/Junior PIs, Postdocs, and Core Specialists globally year-roundHangzhou, ChinaHangzhou Institute of Medicine Chinese Academy of Sciences (HIMCAS)Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geosciences)Job Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Communications (Geosciences) Location(s): Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, New York, Washington, Jersey Ci...Shanghai, Beijing, Nanjing, New York, Washington, Jersey City, Madrid, Milan (hybrid)Springer Nature LtdDistinguished Professors，Young Faculty， Postdoctoral ResearchersJob applicants with a solid Biology, Biology & Medicine, Bioengineering, Ecology education background and systematic research training.No. 100, Science Avenue, School of Life Sciences, Zhengzhou, ChinaSchool of Life Sciences Zhengzhou University