Science
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7 Radical Ideas To Expand Your Mind
After an overindulgent festive season of trashy television and second helpings of trifle, your brain may have turned to mush. Give it something substantial to get its teeth into with these incredible ideas at the forefront of science.
10+ min |
January 2019
BBC Earth
Antarctica And Us
To stay wild, Antarctica needs us to keep it that way. Documentarian Fraser Morton reminds us of our relationship with the Last Great Wilderness, as he documents his incredible ClimateForce expedition with a polar legend.
6 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Britain's Cautious Revolutionaries
While Europe’s early socialists sought to smash the system, their counterparts in Britain were content to work within it.
8 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Karl Marx- The Godfather Of Revolution
5 May 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth. Gregory Claeys reveals how a poverty-stricken dissident became one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the world.
8 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
The Surprising New Science Of Sleep
You spend a third of your life in bed (if you’re lucky!), but scientists are only just beginning to understand what goes on between the sheets. We reveal the unexpected discoveries being made in the dead of night.
7 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Do You know What It's Like To Live with Autism!
Tim Webb’s film A Is For Autism delivered a touching insight into what life is like for people with the condition. Now, a new wristwatch that scans biometric data might open another window into it.
7 min |
November 2018
BBC Earth
Michael Mosley On … Jet Lag “is It Possible To Beat Jet Lag?”
The summer sees lots of people jetting off to exotic countries and passing through multiple time zones.
2 min |
November 2018
BBC Earth
'The Neurons Have A Completely Different Activity Pattern Before The Movement'
Planned and immediate movements are processed differently by the brain. Dr Benjamin Dann of the German Primate Center explains how it might help humans
2 min |
January 2019
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
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
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
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
Introducing Petrosains, The Discovery Centre!
Filled with many fun-filled and exciting activities that create wonder and the interest in science!
2 min |
September 2017
BBC Earth
The Art Of Saving Lives
Poignant, surprising and otherworldly, this new photography project by Reiner Riedler shows medical machinery in a fresh light
4 min |
September 2017
BBC Earth
Costa Rica's BIG IDEA
Costa Rica is creating a vast network of wildlife corridors to link its isolated reserves. James Lowen asks if this ambitious vision could inspire conservationists beyond Latin America
8 min |
September 2017
bbc earth
down to earth
slightly more than a year ago, major tim peake blasted off to spend half a year aboard the international space station. now, several months after his return to earth, he chats with us about his experiences in space.
7 min |
february 2016
BBC Earth
Planet's Waters Have More Intellect Than we Gave Them Credit For
Think of intelligence in the animal world and you rarely think of fish. But there’s growing evidence to show that the various species living in the planet’s waters have greater intellects than we’ve given them credit for.
7 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Hawking's Last Hurrah
The world famous physicist and author of A Brief History Of Time is laid to rest alongside Newton and Darwin.
3 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Untouched Subglacial Lakes Could Harbour Clues To Evolution Of Alien Life
Vast bodies of water more than 500 metres below the Arctic ice may host life forms that have evolved independently for 120,000 years.
2 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Trapped
The secret ways social media is built to be addictive (and what you can do to fight back)
8 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
Top Of The Crocodile Pops
Not only do India’s fish-eating gharials look strange, they make unusually attentive mums and dads. These reptiles are among the best in the world.
8 min |
September 2018
BBC Earth
The Power Of Thought
Labs around the world are building machines that we can control with our minds. How long will we have to wait for an upgrade?
8 min |