Science
BBC Science Focus
THE UK'S COUNTRYSIDE IS IN TROUBLE... AND WE NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP IT
Britain’s woodlands, wetlands and wildflower meadows are under threat. But awareness isn't enough to save them
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
A DASH OF 'QUANTUM WEIRDNESS' ADDS AN INTRIGUING NEW ASPECT TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
Just suppose survival of the fittest had a quantum element. What would that mean for life on Earth?
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
KIDS ARE THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING OBESITY. BUT WE NEED MORE OF THEIR GENES
We can unravel the role that bodyweight plays in disease, but we need a bigger, more diverse, sample of genetic material to do so
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
AUTONOMOUS DRONE COULD REVEAL ANTARCTICA'S SECRETS
Understanding ancient tectonics will improve ice melt predictions
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
STUDY REVEALS WHAT REALLY KILLED THE DINOSAURS
It wasn't the meteor's impact, but the colossal clouds of dust it kicked up into the atmosphere that drove the mass extinction 66 million years ago
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
SCIENTISTS FINALLY FIND WHERE A STARFISH KEEPS ITS HEAD
Compelling research into their genes sheds light on the echinoderm’s enigmatic physiology
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
ALIEN PLANET DEBRIS DISCOVERED DEEP UNDER EARTH'S CRUST
A planetary collision so big that it formed the Moon also left behind remnants that changed Earth's mantle
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
INTERACTIVE IMAGES COULD REVOLUTIONISE POLICE LINE-UPS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
We're trying to identify criminal suspects all wrong, say psychologists. But new technology could help us catch more bad guys
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
CAN I REALLY DIFFERENCE MAKE A BY RECYCLING?
Recycling is not a silver bullet that will halt climate breakdown. Not even close. Its potential impact - a saving of around 11 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) over 30 years if the whole world recycles more than 80 per cent of its municipal waste - is dwarfed by the amount of greenhouse gases currently released by fossil fuels and industry: 36.8 gigatonnes in 2022 alone.
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
HELLO DARKNESS.MY OLD FRIEND
With the evenings drawing in, could embracing the darkness be good for you?
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IS ASHEN LIGHT?
The 'ashen light', or AL, is a faint, mysterious glow, or colouration, seen in the night-side hemisphere of the planet Venus.
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
DEAR DOCTOR
IS IT REALLY BETTER TO HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT BRACE FOR THE WORST?
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IS THE DEADLIEST CREATURE IN THE UK?
Mosquitoes are infamously the world's most deadly animal, killing up to a million people every year via the diseases they spread, such as malaria and dengue fever. In the UK, however, our 36 native mosquito species pose little in the way of threat, so they don't feature in the three-way tie for the title of UK's deadliest creature.
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
HAMMERHEAD BAT
With a face that wouldn't look out of place among the Notre Dame gargoyles, the hammerhead bat is what the French would call 'jolie laide'.
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE SCIENCE OF DOCTOR WHO
At 60 years old, Doctor Who, the BBC Show following the adventures of the regenerating Time Lord, continues to be highly enjoyable fiction. But it's science fiction. The Doctor's primary tool is a sonic screwdriver, not a magic wand. The Gallifreyan takes science seriously. And so should we...
9 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
The Power of Caffeine
For many, caffeine is considered a guilty pleasure. But there is growing evidence that our daily fix isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might actually be doing us some good
8 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
HOW TO MAKE THE MOON ON EARTH
The expense and prestige involved in sending landers and rovers to the Moon means you can’t afford for them not to work when they get there. But the lunar landscape is like nothing here on Earth. So how, and where, do you test equipment that’s bound for the Moon?
7 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
DEEP & BROODY
On the side of a hill next to some thermal springs 3,000m beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered the world's biggest octopus nursery. Join them as they explore it on Planet Earth III
8 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
These vibrating vests bring music to life for deaf gig-goers
Haptic tech is making music accessible to people with impaired hearing
4 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
Sony WF-1000XM5: An audio home run, but in a smaller package
Alex Hughes tries out Sony’s tiniest earbuds to date to see if it’s possible to pack a bigger musical punch into a smaller package
4 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER:WHY IS IT STIGMATISED?
Despite being recognised for decades, the condition remains misunderstood and undertreated as a result
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
ANTIGRAVITY: A RECENT TEST RESULT MIGHT HAVE RULED IT OUT
Hoverboards and flying cars may be off the cards... but dark energy may yet come to the rescue
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
REALITY CHECK - THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE HEADLINES
SICK DAYS: WE'RE TAKING MORE THAN EVER. SO WHAT'S KEEPING US AWAY FROM WORK?
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
WOMB TRANSPLANTS ARE NOW A REALITY AND THEY'RE CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES
There’s new hope for the thousands of women who are unable to conceive or carry their own child
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
SAYING NO TO DRUGS CAN BE HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR BRAINS HAVE EVOLVED TO SAY 'WHY NOT?'
The Stoptober’ push to quit smoking is useful, but we need to look at why people start... especially when it's harder drugs
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
DID THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE JUST SPOT GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST?
Given the age of the Universe, the galaxies we've just been shown appear to be too old. So, what's gone wrong?
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
PLANT APOCALYPSE
The race is on to document and protect the world's plant and fungi species... and everything is at stake if we lose
4 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE BURNING 'RING OF FIRE' ECLIPSE.…..THAT WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN THE AMERICAS
The burning ring produced by the Sun and Moon crossing paths won't be seen again in the US until 2039
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
MYSTERIOUS AFTERGLOW POTENTIALLY CAUSED BY MASSIVE COLLISION OF PLANETS
Scientists have a probable cause for the unexplained brightness
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
A MAP OF THE BRAIN CELLS THAT MAKE US UNIQUE MARKS "A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN NEUROSCIENCE"
Benchmark study maps over 3,000 cell types in the human brain
2 min |