Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies
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Highest-ever ocean temperatures recorded as El Niño intensifies

B2Upper-intermediateAugust 26, 202619 min

Why extreme temperatures are expected to weaken ocean carbon sinks — plus, how mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss. 00:46 The world’s oceans reach a record temperature Nature: Ocean temperatures set to break all-time record: what’s next? 10:05 Research Highlights Nature: Astronaut vest cuts radiation exposure in half Nature: Earth-shaking thunder probes underground geology 12:54 How mitochondrial injections could treat vision loss Nature: Patient’s own mitochondria injected into eyes in attempt to restore vision​​​​​​​ Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of scienc...

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Welcome back to The Nature Podcast. This week, how ocean temperatures have reached a record high and why researchers injected mitochondria into someone's eye. I'm Nick Petrichow and I'm Benjamin Thompson.

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