Nature News·1d ago

Briefing Chat: Penguins pick up PFAS pollution

By Hunsberger, Maren

NATURE PODCAST
17 April 2026

Nature staff discuss some of the week's top science news.

By

Benjamin Thompson
Shamini Bundell
Maren Hunsberger

Subscribe

You have full access to this article via your institution.

Download the Nature Briefing Podcast 17 April 2026

In this episode:

00:30 The penguins measuring environmental PFAS

Science: Penguins become marine detectives, thanks to pollutant-detecting anklets

05:14 Treating autoimmune diseases with CAR-T

Nature: One woman, three autoimmune diseases: CAR-T therapy vanquishes ultra-rare disease trio

10:34 Why an anglerfish’s lure might have two uses

Science: Why do anglerfish have glowing lures? It might be sex

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/d41586-026-01263-8

Subjects

Latest on:

Apple Space Health