The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sutton Hoo
New research unlocks more secrets about an ancient buried ship and its treasure.
2 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
MASTER THE UNIVERSE
Stuart Dredge tells the blockbusting story of the computer game Minecraft, and discovers how its creators put the power to create epic worlds at your fingertips.
6 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A new danger rating for deadly animals
A former student at the University of Reading, England, has created a scientific rating system that aims to answer the question of what the world's most dangerous animals are.
1 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Pioneering therapies set to change lives
The first treatments that use gene editing are being trialled.
2 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
You've got the power!
Melissa Hobson meets the inventors harnessing people power.
1 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
OUR COSMIC HOME
Daisy Dobrijevic finds out more about our place in space, uncovering the secrets of the Milky Way, from its swirling arms to the monster lurking at its heart.
4 min |
April 2025
BBC Science Focus
Is creating a 'woolly mammoth mouse' a step too far for biotechnology?
Are scientists so preoccupied with whether or not they could bring back mammoths, that they're not concerned with whether they should?
4 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
The simple recipe for making powerful astrophysical jets
You need just three ingredients to make these truly colossal 'double-sided lightsabers'
3 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
A HITCH HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE QUANTUM WORLD
Quantum physics is confusing. Really confusing. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mindbogglingly confusing it is. Fortunately, scientists have been exploring it for years now and are, finally, beginning to make some sense of it all
9 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
GOING DEEP
An advanced new research station is being developed to explore the potential for a human settlement under the ocean
4 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
Fast radio bursts: Are these mysterious signals from deep space getting even stranger?
New discoveries are shaking up what little we thought we knew about fast radio bursts
5 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
ARE SATELLITES BURNING UP IN THE ATMOSPHERE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT?
About 13,000 satellites currently orbit Earth, roughly 10,000 of which are operational. But that number is set to skyrocket, with a staggering 50,000 new satellites on track to join them by 2030.
2 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHY DO I FIND IT SO DIFFICULT TO SWITCH BETWEEN TASKS?
First, the good news is you’re not alone – most people are terrible at task switching. Secondly (and in even more good news), psychologists have been studying it for decades to figure out why.
1 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
ECHOES OF ATLANTIS
OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE MAY HAVE LIVED IN THE LOST LANDSCAPES NORTH OF AUSTRALIA... BEFORE THEY WERE CONSUMED BY THE OCEAN
9 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
Earth's inner core may be changing its spin and its shape
Changes to seismic waves travelling through the planet could reveal unusual activity in Earth's core
3 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
A glimpse into the future of space born surveillance
New mapping by ESA satellites could track everything from natural disasters to illegal activity
1 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
Energy companies shift blame to consumers
Study finds top polluters weave 'eco-hero' narratives
3 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
A helping hand
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
1 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
The aftermath
ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA
1 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
We can learn valuable lessons from the ‘polar bear capital of the world'
As the climate crisis pushes humans and animals closer together, it's crucial that we coexist with kindness
3 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
The map that may lead to a new obesity treatment
A better understanding of the pathways in the human hypothalamus has huge possibilities for medicine
3 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT'S THE CRAZIEST THING EVER STOLEN?
Most robberies involve the sort of goods you would typically expect - jewellery, electronics, or just plain old cash.
2 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE ASIAN PALM CIVET
The world might have paid little attention to the Asian palm civet, were it not for the Dutch settlers who planted coffee trees on the islands of Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi, some 300 years ago.
2 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOPE PREVAILS
Optimism trumps mindfulness when things get tough, says the science
3 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
'Brain rot': is TikTok causing brain abnormalities?
A new study seems to prove what we've all suspected: bingeing on short-form videos is bad for our brains. But not all experts are convinced...
5 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
BEHIND DEATH'S DOOR
They leave their bodies, witness a bright light and return forever changed. But do survivors of near-death experiences truly glimpse the great beyond? New research into the brain's final moments could decode these visions at life's edge
9 min |
March 2025
BBC Science Focus
GET HEART SMART
NEW STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT SEVERAL SMALL LIFESTYLE CHANGES CAN DRASTICALLY IMPROVE YOUR HEART HEALTH
10 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
As spring begins, Jenny Ackland shows you how to experience nature waking up.
2 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WEIRD SCIENCE
A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
M.G. Leonard
Meet the bug-crazy children's author whose love of nature began with reading.
3 min |