Science
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
COLD COMFORT
Many people swear by the benefits of a cold plunge, and it seems they might be on to something. Scientists are finding evidence that regular icy dips could help relieve stress, anxiety and depression…
5 min |
July 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
A New Wave Of Bacteria Is Coming Soon…
We get inside the labs that are growing beneficial bacteria to gobble up pollution, harvest waste, generate energy and help keep us healthy
10+ min |
June 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Reality Check - Science Behind The Headlines
Positives of lockdown | Quarantine dreams | NHS tracing app
10+ min |
June 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Opening The Doors Of Depression
For the past decade Prof David Nutthas been investigating the therapeutic potential of psychedelic drugs. He spoke to Jason Goodyer about his pioneering work on using psilocybin to treat depression and the effect that psychedelics have on other mental disorders
8 min |
June 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
RETHINKING THE VACCINE
Could genetic material, rather than deactivated viruses, help defeat COVID-19?
2 min |
June 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
EYES ON THE SKY
EARTH-BOUND TELESCOPES ARE TRANSFORMING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIVERSE. BUT WE THINK THEY LOOK PRETTY OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD TOO…
3 min |
June 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
HITTING THE WALL
Lockdown is tough, but there are ways we can alter our mindset and endure this challenging situation a little more successfully
2 min |
June 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
INNOVATIONS - PREPARE YOURSELF FOR TOMORROW
Formula 1 teams race to build ventilators
2 min |
May 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
CORONAVIRUS TRANSMISSION: SHOULD WE ALL WEAR FACE MASKS?
Several countries, such as the US, Austria and the Czech Republic, now recommend wearing face masks to stop the spread of COVID-19, but the UK government does not. Why don’t all governments agree?
10+ min |
May 2020
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Your Quantum Brain
A new theory suggests that the bizarre world of quantum physics could be at play between our ears.
8 min |
March 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Down To Earth
A year ago this month, Major Tim Peake blasted off to spend half a year aboard the International Space Station. Now, six months after his return to Earth, he chats to us about his experiences in space.
8 min |
Christmas 2016
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Meet Your Second Brain
Decision-making, mood, disease… scientists are discovering that the network of neurons in our gut is involved in a lot more than just digestion
7 min |
Christmas 2016
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
How Do We Know... How Our Solar System Formed?
From our prime position on the third planet out from the Sun, we're finally understanding how our solar neighbourhood came to be.
7 min |
Christmas 2016
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Do Social Networks Make Us Antisocial?
Many Of Us Have Experienced The Ways In Which Social Media Has Changed The Online World. But Should We Be Worried About It Altering Our Behaviour Too?
8 min |
April 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Scientists Reverse Signs of Ageing
New genetic treatment using stem cells suggests we can turn back the clock on old age
2 min |
January 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Robot Given the Human Touch
Artificial hands with an almost human-like sense of touch could be on their way.
1 min |
January 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
This Is Why We Dance
As Strictly reaches its climax, millions of people will be tuning in to watch. But why are we such dance-lovers? Science might just have the answers…
5 min |
Christmas 2016
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Are Humans Still Evolving?
We may no longer suffer the evolutionary pressures that plagued our ancestors, but this doesn’t mean mother nature has gone into retirement...
7 min |
Christmas 2016
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Flying High
Daniel Bennett throws on his winter woollies and braves the great outdoors to put DJI’s new Mavic Pro drone to the test
3 min |
January 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Life After Man
From asteroid strike to climate change to nuclear war, humanity faces all kinds of existential threats. But if our species disappeared d tomorrow, what would actually happen – and what kind of planet would we be leaving behind?
7 min |
February 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
What's At The Centre Of The Earth?
We live on the surface of a dense, rocky ball, but science has allowed us to peer deep within its core
8 min |
February 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Understand Water
It’s one of the strangest substances in the Universe, but we wouldn’t exist without it. Welcome to the wonderful world of water…
8 min |
March 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets Found
The system of planets found orbiting nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 may be our best chance yet of finding alien life.
3 min |
April 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Mouse Embryo Created From Stem Cells For The First Time
By using two different types of stem cell, researchers at the University of Cambridge have successfully built an artificial mouse embryo in the laboratory – a breakthrough that may help us understand why two out of three human pregnancies fail during the early stages.
1 min |
April 2017
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
My Life Scientific
Forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes talks to Helen Pilcher about psychopaths, stalkers and the surreal side of working with serial killers.
2 min |