Health
BBC Earth
Robin Ince on… Comedy and Mental Health
“Some Believe That if You’re Joking About Something, You Haven’t Come to Terms With It ”
2 min |
December 2016
BBC Earth
Nasa's Mining Bot Gets Rolling
We definitely dig this. NASA has started testing the Regolith Advanced Surface Systems Operations Robot (RASSOR).
1 min |
January 2017
BBC Earth
Canberra, Australia's Charming Capital City
What was once known as a sheep town has now transformed into a scenic hinterland, filled with superb monuments and galleries for both educational and leisure purposes
3 min |
January 2017
BBC Earth
Meet Your Second Brain
Decision-making, mood, disease… scientists are discovering that the network of neurons in our gut is involved in a lot more than just digestion .
6 min |
March 2017
BBC Earth
Winston Churchill: Atomic Warrior, Nuclear Peacemaker
At the dawn of the Cold War, Churchill was one of the west’s leading champions of the atomic bomb. But, as Britain found itself in the crosshairs of a Soviet attack, his attitude changed – and that, writes Kevin Ruane, set him at odds with the United States.
8 min |
March 2017
BBC Earth
Scientists Reverse Signs Of Ageing
New genetic treatment using stem cells suggests we can trun back the clock on old age.
2 min |
March 2017
BBC Earth
Go Wild In Australia
Experience close encounters with Australia’s extraordinary wildlife renowned around the world
6 min |
August 2017
BBC Earth
A Surgeon With A Secret
As part of our occasional series profiling remarkable yet unheralded characters from history, Jeremy Dronfield introduces Dr James Barry, the medical pioneer and eminent surgeon to aristocracy, who was forced to conceal a fundamental fact – that ‘he’ was in fact a ‘she’
4 min |
August 2017
BBC Earth
How Africa Is Learning to Cope With Drought
New technologies are helping ethiopians to stave off famine
3 min |
August 2017
BBC Earth
Where Does Time Come From?
US physicist Prof Richard Muller thinks that new chunks of time could be created as the universe expands. And he wants to peer into the heart of colliding black holes to prove it…
6 min |
July 2017
BBC Earth
The Six Wives In A Different Light
From the scheming sophisticate who lost her head, to the hapless ‘mare’ who repulsed the king, the reputations of Henry VIII’s spouses are secure. But do the stereotypes stand up to scrutiny? Lucy Worsley investigates
6 min |
July 2017
BBC Earth
Dinosaurs - The First Dinosaurs Could Have Come From Britain
Revolutionary new research may mean we have to redraw the dinosaurs’ family tree.
1 min |
July 2017
BBC Earth
Dr John Roberts: When Top Gear Was Looking to Recreate the Car Chase in the Italian Job, They Came to Me
Engineer Dr John Roberts talks to Helen Pilcher about rollercoasters, Top Gear stunts and his latest design project, the British Airways i360.
2 min |
October 2016
BBC Earth
This Viral Immunotherapy Appears To Be More Potent Than Others That Have Been Before
A team has created designer viruses that help the immune system target tumours. One of the researchers, Prof Daniel Pinschewer, describes this new approach to cancer therapy
2 min |
October 2017
BBC Earth
This Queen Has Had No Equal On This Earth For 500 Years
She was one half of a 15th-century power couple that united Spain and helped propel the west towards global dominance. Of all Europe’s queens, argues Giles Tremlett, surely none had a greater impact than Isabella of Castile
7 min |
October 2017
BBC Earth
Can We Trust Artificial Intelligence?
Deep learning is used in everything from speech recognition software to the assessment of mortgage applications. The only trouble is, we don’t really know how it works…
7 min |
March 2018
BBC Earth
Celebrate Our Pets
It seems we can’t get enough of our animal companions. But why do we keep pets at all? John Bradshaw argues that the answer can be found deep in our evolutionary past.
3 min |
January 2018
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
Where Are All the Clones?
It’s 20 years since scientists in Edinburgh cloned Dolly the sheep. Commentators at the time promised us a world overrun by cloned animals and humans. So where are they?
7 min |
September 2016
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
The Righteous Royal Rebel
Man Of The People Or Power-Hungry Opportunist? The Duke Of Monmouth’S Bid For The Crown Perished On The Somerset Levels In 1685 – And, With It, His Reputation. But, Says Anna Keay, It’S Time To Revise Our Ideas About The Illegitimate Son Of Charles II
9 min |
September 2016
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
Quantum Weirdness
"The keenness of nutters to reach for the 'Q-word' has made life tough for researches."
3 min |
September 2016
BBC Earth
Brains And Brawn
Spotted hyenas are bucking the trend for large carnivores being in decline. Niki Rust explores why.
7 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
The Road To Recovery
The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Bikini Atoll are still devoid of humans. But without the threat of our presence, could wildlife thrive in a radioactive environment?
7 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Express Yourself
When primates pull faces they tell you a lot more than words alone could, say Anup Shah, Fiona Rogers and Dr Ben Garrod.
1 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Has The World Been Blinded By Nefertiti's Beauty?
Nefertiti’s beguiling bust has today made her one of the most widely recognised figures of the ancient world. But, asks Joyce Tyldesley, do this Egyptian queen’s accomplishments 3,000 years ago really merit her modern-day acclaim?
8 min |
July 2018
BBC Earth
Better The DEVIL You know
The Tasmanian devil helps protect the island against invasive species, so no wonder conservationists are doing all they can to save it from extinction.
6 min |
May 2017
BBC Earth
The Deadly Stampede
In the 1890s, tens of thousands of people flocked to the Yukon in search of gold but were instead assailed by scurvy, bears and punishing cold. Felicity Aston relates how the Klondike gold rush turned into a grim battle for survival
6 min |
May 2017
BBC Earth
Prof Dave Goulson
This month, bee researcher Prof Dave Goulson talks to Helen Pilcher about the importance of creating a buzz in your back garden.
2 min |
May 2017
BBC Earth
Human- Pig ‘ Chimera' Embryos Grown In The Lab For The First Time
The technique represents an important step towards growing human organs for transplant, say researchers.
1 min |
May 2017
BBC Earth
Live And Learn In Perth
Educational experiences in science, art and culture come alive in Australia’s fourth largest city.
4 min |
May 2017
BBC Earth
'Rainbow Dinosaur' May Have Had Glittery Feathers
'Rainbow Dinosaur' May Have Had Glittery Feathers
1 min |