Science
BBC Science Focus
Can we feel others' emotions?
Mantis, from Guardians Of The Galaxy, is an empath. Do we feel the same way, too?
2 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE EXPLAINER PHOBIAS
AN EXPLORATION INTO THE ORIGINS AND TREATMENTS OF IRRATIONAL FEARS
6 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
WILD RATS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY SEWERS ARE CARRYING CORONAVIRUS
More than 15 per cent of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
COMPLETE CIRCUITRY OF AN INSECT BRAIN MAPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME
The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
SIGNS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY FOUND ON VENUS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
SET THE JUICE LOOSE
This month, the JUICE mission blasts off on its eight-year voyage to Jupiter. Once there, it will peer at the planet's moons to find out if life could be lurking beneath their icy crusts...
7 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
DOWN ON THE ROBOT FARM
IN THE WEST, FARM WORKERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY... BUT ROBOTS ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR JOBS
6 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
Can chatbots encourage people to be nicer to each other?
The new wave of conversational psychology to push back against toxic language Al takes cues from social
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
COULD THE NEW GENERATION OF ANTI-OBESITY INJECTIONS BE A GAME-CHANGER?
UK chemists will soon be selling the weight-loss jabs
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
Meta Quest Pro: a VR headset for an unknown customer
The Meta Quest Pro is powerful and full of features, but, as Alex Hughes discovers, unless you’re already a full believer in the metaverse, it’s probably not for you
4 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
SOLARIS: ESA'S PLAN TO GENERATE POWER IN SPACE
Could building a network of orbital power stations help us solve the energy crisis?
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS: RESEARCHBACKED WAYS TO BOOST YOUR WELLBEING
We could all use a little joy in our lives...
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
RARE GREEN COMET SEEN RACING THROUGH THE SKY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50,000 YEARS
The comet, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), last Neanderthals passed by when walked the Earth
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
EARTH'S CORE
The solid-iron core at the centre of our planet is slowing down, according to a new study... and it's making our days longer
4 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
LOOKING TO BURN MORE BODY FAT? START YOUR DAY WITH A MORNING WORKOUT
Taking exercise in the morning may help to boost the metabolism and burn more body fat
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
GENIUS COCKATOOS USE TOOLSETS TO COMPLETE TASKS LIKE LITTLE, FEATHERY HANDYPEOPLE
It is as yet unclear how many sugars they take in their tea
2 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
A FOURTH 'WHITE' TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD HELP DRIVERLESS CARS TO EASE CONGESTION, SCIENCE SAYS
The extra light would indicate that autonomous vehicles had taken over control of the traffic flow at busy junctions
2 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
WORLD FACING IRREVERSIBLE AND CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES IF NET ZERO CARBON NOT REACHED BY 2060
Computer models show melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could cause 100cm of sea level rise in the next 130 years
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
NEANDERTHAL GOURMETS REGULARLY FEASTED ON ROASTED CRAB
The discovery of cooked crab shells in a Lisbon cave is further evidence that the early hominids had a sophisticated culture
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
ENDANGERED MALE QUOLLS ARE CHOOSING SEX OVER SLEEP-AND IT MAY BE KILLING THEM
The finding could explain why males usually only survive for one mating season, while females can live through several
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE JWST HAS UNEARTHED EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST
The presence of such massive galaxies lurking in the early Universe contradicts current cosmological models
2 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
Is hyperspace travel possible?
When will we be zipping round the cosmos like Baby Yoda and co?
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE AMAZON
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL, AND MOST BIODIVERSE RAINFOREST
6 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
HOW PROCESSED FOOD HARMS YOUR MOOD
Mental health problems are on the rise. Yet there is growing evidence that the food we eat may be a vital ingredient to help us feel better
10 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME
Runny noses, slippery sea creatures and that impossible-to-clean bit behind your sink all have one thing in common: slime. While it might make us cringe, life on Earth would be very different without it
7 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE MYSTERY OF THE BIGGEST BLACK HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE
Black holes are big. Very big. But physics makes it almost impossible for them to grow. Here's how one black hole defied the odds to swell to gargantuan proportions
9 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
Could we become cold, ruthless Cybermen?
We assess the likelihood of humanity turning into cyborgs, like Doctor Who's infamous foe
2 min |
October 2022
BBC Science Focus
FUNGI: THE EXPLAINER
THIS DIVERSE KINGDOM INCLUDES YEASTS, MOULDS, MUSHROOMS AND TOADSTOOLS
5 min |
October 2022
BBC Science Focus
THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB MAN
MEN ARE LOSING FRIENDS AND STRUGGLING TO MAKE NEW ONES- AND MISSING OUT ON POWERFUL HEALTH BENEFITS IN THE PROCESS. BUDDY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
9 min |
October 2022
BBC Science Focus
FIRST CONTACT
WHAT HAPPENS IF WE EVER DETECT A SIGNAL FROM EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE?
8 min |