BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
September's Sky at Night episode tackled the Hubble constant. George Dransfield considers how some of the cornerstones of science aren't as rock-solid as we thought
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Some dog breeds are more at risk of overeating
Scientists can finally explain why certain breeds, such as labradors and retrievers, are more at risk of becoming loveable loaves
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
An underground tomb might be hiding next to the Giza pyramids
It could be a hidden doorway, but experts aren't sure
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Eating eggs every day could lower your cholesterol
For years, eggs have been seen as a cholesterol culprit - but new research Suggests that reputation may be undeserved
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
A massive earthquake may be brewing beneath North America
No one knows when it will strike... but everyone agrees it will be a huge rupture
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
SHOCK THERAPY
Can a wearable neuromodulation device that delivers small electric shocks banish anxiety?
4 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
EDITOR'S PICKS...
This month's smartest tech
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
I KEEP HAVING NIGHTMARES. SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
Most of us have the odd bad dream. But if you're regularly waking in a cold sweat, you might be wondering: is it just stress, or something more serious?
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
COULD A VIRUS CHANGE MY DNA?
It already has. Our personal genomes (the genetic information of an organism) are littered with the remnants of viruses that infected our ancestors.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHY IS MARS RED?
One of the most recognisable features of Mars is its red colour. Even the naked eye can clearly discern the Red Planet's ruddy hue. Humans have wondered where this red colour comes from for centuries, perhaps millennia.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
ART FOR HEART'S SAKE
Practising art - or just looking at it - can improve your health. Here's why we shouldn't brush off the benefits
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Possible planet found at Alpha Centauri A
If true, it would be the closest exoplanet ever found in a habitable zone
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Titan's lakes could form protocells
Study shows conditions are right to create vesicles, key structures in the origin of life
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Cats get dementia too. And it could help us find a treatment
New research has found that felines develop dementia in a similar way to us, opening the door to further research
4 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Documentary reveals the science behind turtle mother calls
In the new BBC documentary Parenthood, baby turtles see sunlight for the first time and crawl towards their singing mothers
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
The UK's new online age verification system has an unintended consequence
Psychologist Dr Sam Carr reveals how the new age checks are making us stop and think before accessing porn, and why our brains could thank us for it
5 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
HEATQuakes
Climate change isn't warming the planet, it's shaking Earth's foundations
8 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Do pheromones control human attraction?
Could invisible chemical signals sway our behaviour, or who we're attracted to - all without us knowing?
4 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
ASTRONOMY FROM THE FAR SIDE
THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO IF WE WANT TO CATCH SIGHT OF THE COSMIC DAWN
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
WAS THE SEA ALWAYS BLUE?
Our planet has had an ocean for around 3.8 billion years, but new research suggests it hasn't always been blue.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Last chance for Titan transits
It'll be 13 years before Titan crosses Saturn again. Here's how to grab shots of it now
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE SKY GUIDE CHALLENGE
Make a composite that reveals how the Moon's diameter changes over a lunar cycle
2 min |
October 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Hydrogen-powered planes
Meet the team designing a new way of taking to the skies.
1 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Super-speedy cucumber
Squirting cucumbers fire out seeds as fast as a moving car.
1 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
CAST ADRIFT
This image, taken by photographer Gilad Topaz, shows adventurers floating in the freezing Baltic Sea in the north of Sweden, just 50 miles from the Arctic Circle.
1 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WEIRD SCIENCE
A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
BOOK CLUB
There is just over one week left to take part in our Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
Jenny Ackland uncovers some amazing natural wonders you can spot as summer comes to a close.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
GIRL POWER!
Daisy Dobrijevic discovers the queen bees and alpha females of the animal kingdom.
5 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Scientists spot birth of a new solar system
Space scientists have spotted the birth of a solar system for the first time.
1 min |