The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Counting tiny sea creatures from space
Scientists are using satellites to count Antarctic krill from space.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Searching for Planet X
Is there an undiscovered planet playing hide-and-seek beyond Neptune?
3 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A "BOOMLESS" CRUISE
For the first time in 22 years, a civilian (non-military) aircraft has broken the sound barrier.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The happiest time of day
A study at University College London (UCL) has found that mornings are the happiest time of day for most people.
1 min |
March 2025
How It Works UK
The speed limit of human thought is ridiculously low
How fast do humans think? It's slower than you might expect.The peripheral nervous system, the network of nerves that delivers information between the brain and the body, takes in environmental information at over a billion bits per second, a speed comparable to a lightning-fast internet connection.
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Issue 200
How It Works UK
NEW IMAGES SHED LIGHT ON MERCURY'S NORTH POLE
New photos of Mercury's mysterious north pole reveal a glimpse of the permanently dark, frigid craters that may hold ice dozens of metres thick, even though Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun.
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Issue 200
How It Works UK
China's 'artificial Sun' shatters a nuclear fusion record
China's reactor has broken its own world record for maintaining superhot plasma, marking another milestone in the long road towards near-limitless clean energy.
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
A new database reveals how DNA mutations trigger genetic diseases
Scientists have created a mega-database revealing how half a million different DNA mutations generate errors in proteins in humans.
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
WHAT ARE HEADACHES?
From shooting sensations to dull aches, we explore the many causes of pain around the brain
5 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
WHY WE HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS
When did some countries start adding and subtracting an hour to their clocks?
1 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
An undersea volcano off the Oregon coast could erupt this year
An undersea volcano off Oregon's coast will probably erupt in 2025. The volcano, known as Axial, is a seamount 300 miles west of Cannon Beach, Oregon.
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
The skull of Cleopatra's sister' actually belongs to an 11-year-old boy
A skull long assumed to be from Arsinoë IV, Cleopatra’s half sister, is actually from an adolescent boy who had a genetic disorder.
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
HOW THATCHED ROOFS ARE BUILT
Learn all about this historic building method that masterfully tops roofs with layers of dry vegetation
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
WHY ARE GEMS DIFFERENT COLOURS?
Unearth the gemstone chemistry that results in a spectrum of decorative stones
2 min |
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How It Works UK
MIRROR PHYSICS
Reflect on the science of light bouncing off smooth and shiny surfaces
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
Did our outer ears come from ancient fish gills?
Human outer ears may have evolved from the gills of prehistoric fish. Gene-editing experiments indicate that cartilage in fish gills migrated into the ear canal millions of years ago during the course of our evolution.
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
INSIDE A BALLPOINT PEN
Discover the mechanism that gives this everyday item the power to write
1 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
Invisible 'flickering' on the Sun could predict dangerous solar flares
Shining loops of plasma on the surface of the Sun 'flicker' hours before they unleash potentially dangerous solar flares.
2 min |
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How It Works UK
THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST ISLANDS
Travel across the globe with us to discover unique and beautiful lands dotted across oceans and waterways
3 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
The 'Stonehenge' in the Golan Heights may not be an astronomical observatory TOM METCALFE
An ancient and enigmatic stone circle in the Middle East may not be a prehistoric astronomical observatory after all.
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
IS THIS THE HUMAN OF TOMORROW?
HOW WIRES AND CIRCUITS ARE MINGLING WITH BLOOD VESSELS AND NERVES TO CHANGE THE COURSE OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
8 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
PREDICTING THE WEATHER
To take an umbrella or not? How we get those all-important forecasts
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
HOW TRAIN TRACKS ARE LAID
This feat of engineering keeps long carriages in-line and fixed to the ground
2 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
THE HUNT FOR FARAWAY MOONS
Astronomers are looking for moons outside our Solar System that may have even more chance of hosting life than the planets they're orbiting
8 min |
Issue 200
How It Works UK
THE ESA PLANS TO LAUNCH AN ADVANCED MARS LANDER IN 2035
The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.
1 min |
Issue 200
BBC Science Focus
Animals have culture like us, but will share theirs with other species
New research suggests that cultural practices in the animal kingdom can develop across species boundaries
3 min |
February 2025
BBC Science Focus
The strange daily routines of successful people won't bring you fame and fortune
Punishing 2am workouts and fistfuls of supplements unlikely to help you get ahead in life.
3 min |
February 2025
BBC Science Focus
DETECTING DEMENTIA
New science is uncovering how Alzheimer's could be detected decades before symptoms strike. Could it give us the head start needed to fight back and defeat the disease?
9 min |
February 2025
BBC Science Focus
The 10 WEIRDEST Gadgets
The year's biggest tech event has come and gone. Here's our pick of the weirdest gadgets that caught our attention
5 min |
February 2025
BBC Science Focus
Scientists identify a better predictor for heart health than BMI
You want this fat in your steak, but not in your muscles
3 min |