Science
BBC Science Focus
Ginger cats are genetic freaks
On top of being certified agents of chaos, orange cats are now officially DNA freaks
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IF WE BUILT A SUPER-COLLIDER AROUND THE MOON?
Somewhat surprisingly, scientists and engineers have indeed considered putting a super-collider on the Moon. Such a machine would operate just like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN, near Geneva, the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. These 'atom-smashers' create two particle beams travelling in opposite directions through ultrahigh-vacuum rings. Strong superconducting electromagnets accelerate the beams to almost the speed of light. The beams are then allowed to collide in one of the detector instruments, creating a cascade of other particles which are then measured and analysed.
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
New theory could finally make ‘quantum gravity' a reality... and prove Einstein wrong
A united Theory of Everything is the 'Holy Grail of physics'
3 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
'Doomsday tsunami' is ready to strike the US
A 100ft mega tsunami could hit the US at any moment - and that's only the beginning
5 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
Does having a 'dog baby' make us happier than having a human baby?
While fertility rates across the world are falling, more and more of us are choosing to parent pooches
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
It's behind you!
Audun Rikardsen is on the hunt for whales. Don't worry, though, his intention isn't to kill them. He and his crewmate Emma Vogel (behind the camera) are looking to tag the massive sea mammals, so their movements can be tracked and their behaviour better understood.
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
New cholesterol treatment can cut levels by 69% after one dose
The future of heart attack prevention could be a single injection
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
Should my next boss be an artificial intelligence?
Humans are emotional, irrational and biased. Hardly an ideal recipe for running a company. So would an AI do a better job?
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
Here's what could happen to your teeth if fluoride disappears from drinking water
Dental experts are sounding the alarm about removing fluoride from drinking water. But how much of an impact will the ban actually have?
5 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
Decades-old sea monster mystery solved
Discovered in the 80s, the creature was unlike anything scientists had seen before
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July 2025
BBC Science Focus
IS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE GIVING US FALSE MEMORIES?
You may have seen videos circulating online of Donald Trump and Elon Musk doing outlandish things - recreating scenes from the TV show Breaking Bad, for example.
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
SWEAT AND BEERS
The latest in exercise science suggests that maybe you can run off a hangover
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW HAS LIVING WITH A NARCISSIST AFFECTED ME?
Are you an empathic people-pleaser who prefers to stay out of the spotlight?
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
WILL SUSPENDED ANIMATION EVER EXIST?
It already does, if you count animals hibernating over winter.
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE FRILLED SHARK
In the dark waters of the deep sea, lurk many curious and enigmatic animals that few have seen.
2 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
YOU ARE FEELING VERY...HEALTHY
Forget the swinging pocket watches, scientists are now praising hypnotherapy as a powerful tool to fight mental and physical pain. Count back from five and we'll begin...
8 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
WRONG THING, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME
Some of the first images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope included a group of unidentifiable objects in deep space. The objects were so unusual, they threatened to break our understanding of the cosmos. Now, astronomers think they might be getting to grips with what the objects could be
8 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Fossils reveal a whole new type of life
A strange giant cylindrical lifeform might not be a fungus after all
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
NASA astronauts return to Earth after surprise space stay
The pair splashed down off the coast of Florida on 18 March after nine months in space
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Strange microscopic lightning kickstarted life on Earth
Tiny zaps of electricity may have provided the energy to form life
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
CSI: ISS
When it eventually happens, a murder in space will be unlike any that has occurred on Earth. So how do you investigate an astronaut's killing when your crime scene lacks gravity?
9 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Quantum butterfly
This intricate rainbow pattern represents the first sighting of Hofstadter’s butterfly. Spotted lurking between two layers of graphene, it was - up to this point — a theoretical ‘creature’ with wings made of self-repeating fractal patterns.
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
'Hot' Schrödinger's cat makes quantum technologies possible
90 years on from the famous thought experiment's conception, researchers have broken a crucial barrier in quantum physics
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
5 of the Best Air Filters
Take a breath with devices that scrub pollen, pollution and other unwanted particles from your home
3 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Study makes 'baby amnesia' even more mysterious
New research sheds light on why adults don't remember being babies, but raises more questions than it answers
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Are fungi conscious?
New research on fungi suggests they could be demonstrating some form of intelligence, but not all experts are convinced
5 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
Happiness is... well, nobody's really sure
Explaining exactly what's going on in our brains when we experience joy remains frustratingly out of reach
3 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
The worst coffee types for your cholesterol levels
Your morning cup of Joe might pack an unexpected punch
1 min |
May 2025
BBC Science Focus
7,000-year-old mummy DNA reveals a 'ghost' branch of humanity
Ancient remains have opened the door to a long-lost human lineage
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May 2025
BBC Science Focus
TikTok influencers may be raising awareness about ADHD, but don't rely them for a diagnosis
Millions of TikTok users are watching influencers speak about their experiences of ADHD. But how useful is the information being shared?
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