NATURE PODCAST08 July 2026A shoebox-sized detector satellite could identify the telltale signal of a hidden nuclear device — plus, how Indigenous plant knowledge is under threat.ByBenjamin Thompson &Nick Petrić HoweBenjamin ThompsonView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarNick Petrić HoweView author publicationsSearch author on: PubMed Google ScholarYou have full access to this article via your institution.Download the Nature Podcast 08 July 2026In this episode:00:45 A neutron detector could sniff out a secret space nukeResearch article: Danagoulian11:52 Research HighlightsNature: Volcanic magma sculpts eerie domes on the sea floorNature: Clues to the sloth’s sloth found in its genome14:18 How Indigenous knowledge in the Amazon could disappearResearch article: Cámara-Leret et al.Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday.Never 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/d41586-026-02141-z Scientists must step up to avert a nuclear breakout ‘Communities already have the solutions’: why I advocate for Indigenous knowledge Slow science: how I’m protecting sloth speciesSubjectsSpace physicsPoliticsSocietyLatest on:Space physicsPoliticsSocietyJobs Associate or Senior Editor, Nature GeneticsJob Title: Associate or Senior Editor, Nature Genetics Location: Shanghai, Beijing, Madrid, Milan or Pune, Hybrid Working Model Application De...Shanghai, Beijing, Madrid, Milan or Pune, Hybrid Working ModelSpringer Nature LtdAssociate or Senior Editor, BMC Primary Care and BMC OphthalmologyJob Title: Associate or Senior Editor, BMC Primary Care and BMC Ophthalmology Location: Shanghai or Pune – hybrid working model Application De...Shanghai or Pune – hybrid working modelSpringer Nature LtdFaculty Positions in Systems Hub, HKUST (GZ)Tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant Professor/Associate Professor/Professor)Guangzhou, Guangdong (CN)The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)