This fish shouldn’t exist — the weird genetics of clonal vertebrates

A study reveals how the asexual Amazon molly defies evolutionary expectations — plus, evidence of what may be powering superluminous supernovae.

In this episode:

00:46 Unravelling the genetics of an asexual fish that should be extinct

Research Article: Ricemeyer et al.

News and Views: How an all-female fish species defies evolutionary expectations

10:19 Research Highlights

Nature: ​​​​​​​Jam-packed star system is most compact of its kind ever found

Nature: ​​​​​​​Peanut-processing microbes ward off dangerous allergic shock

11:31 How a superluminous supernova got so bright

Research Article : ​​​​​​​Farah et al.

News and Views: ​​​​​​​Ultra-bright supernova wobbles like a spinning top

Subscribe to Nature Briefing, an unmissable daily round-up of science news, opinion and analysis free in your inbox every weekday: https://www.nature.com/briefing/signup

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.