Download the Nature Podcast 23 September 2026

00:45 Investigating the day-to-day impacts of Financial Abuse

Nature: Trendl et al.

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12:14 Research Highlights

Nature: Mercury is shrinking with age — faster than thought

Nature: Cognitive resilience helps to predict Alzheimer’s dementia

14:55 How opposing forces in the Earth's core alter how the planet spins

Nature: Gravitational tug-of-war inside Earth is changing the length of our days

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