BBC Science Focus
Too much of this 'healthy fat' could be adding to your waistline
Olive oil is known as a 'superfood', but new research on mice suggests it could promote weight gain more than other fats
1 min |
Summer 2025
BBC Science Focus
Prehistoric ‘dancefloor’ could reveal how dinosaurs flirted
Fossilised scrape marks may be the best evidence yet of dinosaurs gathering for elaborate mating displays
1 min |
Summer 2025
BBC Science Focus
HEALING WITHOUT SCARS
Healing a wound without leaving a scar is something we could all do while in the womb. But unlocking this ability after birth has proven impossible. Until now...
9 min |
Summer 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW SHOULD YOU TALK TO SOMEONE WHO HAS JUST LOST A LOVED ONE?
Suffering a bereavement is one of the hardest experiences anyone can go through in life. Receiving love and support from others can make a huge difference, so it's wonderful that you want to be there for someone who's grieving and that you're thinking carefully about how to help them.
2 min |
Summer 2025
BBC Science Focus
The next hot trend in COOKING TECH
From air fryers to spiralisers, kitchen gadgets come and go. But the newest multi-purpose countertop cookers are vying to be more than just the latest must-have consumer item. Thanks to their versatility, they're looking to be a viable alternative to the traditional stove and oven combination
3 min |
Summer 2025
BBC Science Focus
6 SCIENCE-BACKED WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY
Forgetfulness doesn't have to be an inevitable part of life. Like going to the gym to stay fit, there are habits you can adopt to keep your memory sharp
8 min |
Summer 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Lost shipwreck discovered
In 1708, a Spanish galleon (sailing ship) called San José was sailing to Cartagena in Colombia.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SnotBots to the rescue
Meet the researchers flying drones to sample slimy whale snot.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Snaps from world's best digital camera
The world’s largest digital camera has released its first mind-blowing images of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is home to a 3,200-megapixel camera, known as the LSST (Legacy Survey of Space and Time) camera — which is the size of a small car. A top mobile phone camera only has about 50 megapixels (which define how clear an image is).
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
With the summer holidays almost here, Jenny Ackland seeks out the most colourful natural wonders.
2 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Poo pills to the rescue
So-called \"poo pills\" could flush out superbugs, according to a new study. Antibiotic resistance (when drugs don't work to fight infections) is a serious and growing problem.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WEIRD SCIENCE
A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.
2 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
If our eyes see upside down, how does the brain flip it?
Discover just how incredible your eyes (and brain) are.
2 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Runaway success for young science writer
On 23 June, Hasset Kifle from St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy in Stoke-on-Trent, England, was awarded the Young Science Writer of the Year Award 2025, at a ceremony in London's Science Museum. The competition, run by the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW), is open to school students aged from 14 to 16 to submit an essay on a science, engineering, technology or maths topic. This year, the competition received a record number of 607 entries from young writers around the UK.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Adam Kay
Meet the doctor who loves writing funny books.
3 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Should celebrities go to space?
Some people say only qualified astronauts should be blasting into orbit.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Lost shipwreck discovered
In 1708, a Spanish galleon (sailing ship) called San José was sailing to Cartagena in Colombia. It was carrying about 200 tonnes of gold, silver and emeralds, which today could be worth about £15 billion.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Horse faces show feelings
Scientists have mapped how horses use their faces to show emotion and communicate - just like humans and apes.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The secret behaviour of sharks
These mysterious fish are one of the least understood creatures of the ocean.
3 min |
August 2025
How It Works UK
OUR TEETH EVOLVED FROM FISH 'BODY ARMOUR'
Our sensitive teeth evolved from the 'body armour' of extinct fish that lived 465 million years ago.
1 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT'S THE TIME?
How the world's clocks and geographic coordinates came to be set by a small borough of London
5 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
We may finally know how paracetamol works
Acetaminophen is widely used to relieve pain, but exactly how it works has long been a mystery.
2 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
Tour guide to the MOON
Your dusty, distant destination awaits, with unique geology that reveals billions of years of cosmic collisions
4 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
20 amazing answers to curious QUESTIONS about the COSMOS
THE UNIVERSE IS FULL OF MYSTERIOUS PHENOMEN AND INCREDIBLE OBJECTS, AND WE'RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT THEM EVERY DAY
10 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
Are polar aurorae stronger at the North Pole?
Amazing answers to your curious questions
1 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
HOW TO MAKE A VIDEO GAME
Have you ever wondered how video games go from an idea to a product on a digital or physical shelf? Let's explore each step in the process
4 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
GLUTEN IN THE BODY
When you eat foods like a sandwich or a bowl of pasta, enzymes in your digestive system work to break down the ingredients so that nutrients can be absorbed by the body as the food passes through you.
1 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
SMART SURVEILLANCE
How smart CCTV uses data to scan and analyse a scene, identifying objects and people in milliseconds
4 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
WHAT IS GLUTEN?
Discover how this viscous and elastic protein forms, where to find it and why some people can't eat it
1 min |
Issue 205
How It Works UK
2,800-year-old royal tomb discovered near King Midas' home
Archaeologists have discovered an 8th-century BCE royal tomb of a relative of King Midas in the ancient city of Gordion, southwest of Ankara, Turkey.
2 min |