Health
BBC Earth
We're All Going On A Summer Holiday
Eighty summers ago, thousands of working-class Britons got their very first tastes of sun, sea and sand, courtesy of the 1938 Holidays with Pay Act. Kathryn Ferry chronicles the fraught birth of a holidaymaking revolution
8 min |
January 2019
BBC Earth
The Last Word
MICHAEL MOSLEY ON … SCIENTISTS “HOW A PAIR OF MAVERICK SCIENTISTS CHANGED MANY LIVES”
2 min |
January 2019
BBC Earth
Sea Shells On The Sea Shore
There’s more to limpets than meets the eye. From their remarkable homing instinct to body-slamming defence mechanisms and super-strong teeth, these sea snails are amazing creatures
5 min |
February 2019
BBC Earth
6 Tips For The Perfect Victorian Wedding
Whether you were marrying lavishly like the royals or eloping in secret, Rebecca Probert offers six tips for the perfect Victorian wedding
7 min |
February 2019
BBC Earth
Helen Czerski On...Rainclouds
Once in a while, its worth looking up.
2 min |
October 2018
BBC Earth
'Oh Father, Why Have You Abandoned Me?'
In 1347, chroniclers of the Black Death began reporting incidents of mothers, uncles, brothers and wives deserting their plague-stricken relatives and fleeing for their lives. Samuel Cohn tells the story of a horrifying, yet little known phenomenon: abandonment
8 min |
October 2018
BBC Earth
The Power Of Laziness
Rather than language, tool use, or culture, is it our gift for laziness that makes us human?
4 min |
October 2018
BBC Earth
Earth's Hidden Ocean
Exotic diamonds blasted from deep within the Earth’s mantle are transforming our understanding of our planet
8 min |
February 2019
BBC Earth
Aleks Krotoski On … Autoreply Option Predictive Systems Are Biased
There is an old idea in the Highlands of Scotland that the 12, 13 and 14 of February are ‘borrowed’ from January.
2 min |
July - August 2019
BBC Earth
Exploring Ethics
Dr Deborah Bowman spent more than 20 years researching medical ethics, but a 2017 breast cancer diagnosis made her reconsider everything
4 min |
July - August 2019
BBC Earth
The Motherhood Revolution
Of all the changes to sweep the west over the past 400 years, perhaps none have had a greater impact on women’s lives than the fall in family sizes. Sarah Knott tells the story of the great fertility decline, from the large broods of 17th-century America to the one-children families of postwar London
7 min |
July - August 2019
BBC Earth
Life With No Mind's Eye
Some people cannot imagine their best friend’s face, or even their own house. This lack of mind’s eye is called ‘aphantasia’, and researchers are only just starting to unravel the science behind it
6 min |
July - August 2019
BBC Earth
Helen Czerski On… Aerosols
“MY FAVOURITE SCARF NOW SMELT LIKE THE START OF A TEENAGE LAD’S NIGHT OUT”
3 min |
April 2018
BBC Earth
Jovian ‘Twilight Zone'
This image captures the swirling cloud formations around the south pole of Jupiter, looking up toward the equatorial region.
1 min |
April 2018
BBC Earth
Deforestation Leaves Sumatran Tigers Dangerously Close To Extinction
Sumatran tigers are increasingly under threat due to their habitat being eaten away by deforestation, a year-long study by researchers at the University of California has found.
1 min |
April 2018
BBC Earth
Should We Get Over GM Food?
GM food has been around for over 30 years, yet it still ignites heated debate. So is it safe, and should we allow it to grace our shelves?
7 min |
April 2017
BBC Earth
What's At The Centre Of The Earth?
We live on the surface of a dense, rocky ball, but science has allowed us to peer deep within its core.
8 min |
April 2017
BBC Earth
Prof Mark Miodownik
This month, Helen Pilcher talks to Mark Miodownik, professor of materials and society at UCL, and founder of the Institute of Making
2 min |
March 2018
BBC Earth
Nearly Complete Tyrannosaur Found In Southwestern USA
Palaeontologists have unearthed the almost complete fossilised skeleton of a tyrannosaur in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in southern Utah.
1 min |
March 2018
BBC Earth
Cricket, Curry And Cups Of Tea
As Queen Victoria’s friendship with her Indian attendant is explored in the new film Victoria and Abdul, Shompa Lahiri examines how the queen helped popularise India’s cultural influence on all areas of British society, from polo to pyjamas
6 min |
May 2018
BBC Earth
Understand Narcolepsy
Henry Nicholls is more qualified than most to write about the science of sleep. At the age of 21, he was diagnosed with narcolepsy – a rare disorder that causes people to fall asleep without warning. But, he tells James Lloyd, it’s a largely misunderstood condition
3 min |
May 2018
BBC Earth
Is Technology Changing Our Brains?
We increasingly rely on social media to talk to friends, GPS to navigate and the web for information. But is that wise?
10 min |
January 2017
BBC Earth
The Day the Dinosaurs Died
For the first time, scientists have drilled into the heart of the Chicxulub crater – the landing site of the meteorite that killed the dinosaurs. We look at what their historic mission might find.
7 min |
October 2016
BBC Earth
Multicultural Emporiums of Asia
Asian Civilisation Museum launches the world’s inaugural exhibition
3 min |
December 2016
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
Eco Engineers
THE SPECTACULAR RETURN OF SEA OTTERS ALONG THE WEST COAST OF NORTH AMERICA HAS LED TO THE REBIRTH OF KELP FORESTS AND OTHER THREATENED HABITATS. THE SECRET? THEIR APPETITE FOR SHELLFISH, SAYS ISABELLE GROC
10 min |
August 2016
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
Shokuiku
Apan’s unique food awareness programme.
3 min |
September 2016
BBC Knowledge (Asia Edition)
Weasel Wise
When noted wildlife artist robert fuller became a weasel whisperer, the scene was set for a spring watch soap opera.
8 min |
September 2016
BBC Earth
Creativity Boosted With Electric Brain Stimulation
Struggling to get your creative juices flowing? A team from Queen Mary University of London may have a solution – zap your brain with a blast of electricity.
1 min |
October 2017
BBC Earth
What Does The Withdrawal Of The Us From The Paris Agreement Mean For Climate Change?
On 22 April 2016, in an attempt to prevent global temperatures from raising to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, the world’s largest emitters of greenhouse gases banded together to strike the Paris Agreement.
3 min |
October 2017
BBC Earth
Moisture Control
Life in the Namib Desert is harsh, and water is hard to come by. But evolution has equipped species that live in this challenging environment with a range of unique adaptations that are essential for survival
1 min |