Sedeer El-Showk unpacks workplace skills and discusses with MIT researcher Ahmad Alabdulkareem a skill ecosystem that could help individuals plan better career paths. Sarah Hiddleston looks at a Syrian artist's thought-provoking exhibition at the confluence of science and art.Correction: An earlier version of this podcast incorrectly said that rese…

Who sparked the first flame? In this episode, we look at the latest study linking Neanderthals to starting fires, and separately, at Africa’s two million record of changing climate and water. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

A roundup of some of Nature Middle East's most exciting stories and the latest research in the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

We chat with a top Arab scientist about how she scrutinizes ancient human genomes to reconstruct history and sift the evidence for a catalogue of diseases. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

A single human finger bone fossil and some animal remains give insights ancient into Arabia and puts the peninsula on the human evolution map. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Straddling fantasy and reality, art and science, the Arab films at this year's Imagine Science film festival of Abu Dhabi continue to meditate on the issues at the intersection of science, technology, art and life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

We look back at some of this month's most exciting stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

In this episode, we talk astronauts, observatories and nationalism in the Arab Middle East. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

In this episode, we look at coastal mangroves – trees and shrubs that trap carbon and are highly adapted to salt water – and the people protecting them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

In this episode, we talk about how artificial city lights and rapidly increasing sky glow are robbing us of night time and disturbing the Earth's natural cycles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

This new study gives us a glimpse into how sub-Saharan Africans lived and moved across the continent some 8,000 years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

The militant group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and those who fight against it have something in common: they're both willing to die in battle. In this episode, a new study that looks into what motivates both groups to fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

How scientists are using satellites to track connections and communication between Red Sea reefs -- some of the most complex marine ecosystems on the planet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Nature Middle East interviews renowned space archaeologist Sarah Parcak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Nature Middle East talks to one of the scientists behind a new research into underwater "fairy circles" found in meadows of sea grass; these can provide a doorway to understanding clonal plants anywhere, including those on land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Two stories from our blog: the origins of domestic cats and the peculiar mudding behavior of Egyptian vultures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Nature Middle East talks to the scientists behind a new 'hybrid' drug system that can, one day, control epilepsy, among other brain disorders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

A discovery, a hundred kilometres west of Marakkech, holds the secrets of how our oldest ancestors lived. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Nature Middle East takes a look at the many secrets of ancient Egypt that archaeology has unlocked recently, from insights into pharaonic funerary and mummification rituals in Luxor to 'shamanic' rock art in Aswan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Inspired by the chemical dynamic resulting from volcanic eruptions in deep oceans, scientists get creative clustering nano particles - with great potential for cancer therapy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

Ancient Arabia is under-excavated, and archaeologists know little about the peninsula's iron era. Nature Middle East talks to two scientists who're trying to change this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East

In Jordan, engineers are mapping droughts for better management and to predict future episodes in a country that is famously water scarce. Listen to know more about the new technology they're using to make it happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.Nature Middle East