# How Nature Became a 'Prestige' Journal

An episode of [Asimov Press](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1772484351), 5 Jan 2026, 38 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/fbe02dc8/podcast/play/113177283/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-27%2F6b3249d1-8603-7094-1bfd-5e97d2c159a4.mp3

Since launching in 1869, Nature has evolved from a periodical offering commentary on pigeons to the prestige journal in science. But how did Nature build its reputation, and can it last? By Robert Reason. Read all of our work, entirely for free, at press.asimov.com.

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