The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Guardians of the forest
Meet the incredible people protecting the Amazon rainforest.
1 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The Mariana Trench
Dive in to find out how far down the ocean goes and what it's really like at the bottom.
2 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WEIRD SCIENCE
A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.
1 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Megan McCubbin
Meet the zoologist trying to change people's views of animals with a bad rep.
3 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Could people turn Mars into another Earth?
Sven Bilén explores how humans might make a home on another world.
3 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Are cats smarter than dogs?
They're the UK's top pets, but which is more intelligent? You decide!
1 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Ethiopian wolves could be furry pollinators
Sweet-toothed Ethiopian wolves have been seen lapping up nectar have been seen happing up nectar from red hot poker flowers.
1 min |
January 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Your heart has a "brain"
New research by scientists at Sweden, and Columbia University, in the US, suggests that your heart could have its own \"mini brain\".
1 min |
January 2025
How It Works UK
HOW NORTH AMERICA'S GREAT LAKES FORMED
The world's largest freshwater system comprises five immense interconnected lakes, carved into Earth by glaciers
5 min |
Issue 198
How It Works UK
Scientists detect the most powerful cosmic rays ever
Scientists have detected the most energetic cosmic rays ever discovered, and they're being produced by mysterious sources relatively close to Earth.
2 min |
Issue 198
How It Works UK
Visit Plane Earth 2125
How might our world have transformed under the strain of climate change 100 years from now?
4 min |
Issue 198
BBC Science Focus
IMAGES OF THE CENTURY
THE WORLD IS FULL OF WONDERS, AND HIGH-RESOLUTION CAMERAS LET US SEE THEM IN UNPRECEDENTED DETAIL.
9 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
Poop and vomit reveals how dinosaurs got so big
It wasn't meat but plant-based diets that helped dinosaurs rise to the top
1 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT DETERMINES HOW MANY ABS I CAN GET?
Assuming you're a human being, you have exactly the same number of abs as everybody else: two.
2 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE WORST IDEAS OF THE 21ST CENTURY
NOT ALL IDEAS CAN BE HITS. ALONGSIDE GROUND-BREAKING INNOVATIONS, 21ST-CENTURY SCIENTISTS HAVE HELMED THEIR SHARE OF WILD TECH FLOPS, DUBIOUS THEORIES AND OVERHYPED BREAKTHROUGHS. HERE ARE THE BIGGEST TO FORGET
6 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
Could your cosmetics be harming your health?
Cosmetic companies are phasing out microplastics and so-called 'forever chemicals' to help protect consumers.
4 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
Star outside our galaxy imaged for first time
Scientists have captured a close-up of WOH G64
1 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
Key weight-loss mystery solved
New research suggests fat cells have a 'memory'
1 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
10 IDEAS THAT WILL SHAPE YOUR NEXT 25 YEARS
Predicting the future is considered a fool's game. But it's one many of us like to play.
3 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE BIGGEST BREAKTHROUGHS OF THE CENTURY
We're a quarter of the way into the new century. To mark this milestone, we asked the UK's top minds to highlight some of the game-changing scientific breakthroughs shaping our world since the year 2000
3 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
extraterrestrial US Congress is talking about activity again. Is the truth really out there?
Despite several testimonies, the question remains frustratingly unanswered
4 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW CAN I IDENTIFY MY PSYCHOLOGICAL BLIND SPOT?
In the 1950s two American psychologists, Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, proposed a way of thinking about psychological blind spots - things you don't know about yourself - that they called the 'Johari Window' (the term is a combination of their first names).
2 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
How can I change my personality?
Want to become more confident, extroverted or assertive? Science shows that with a few simple changes, you can unlock your best self
5 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
DO THE SCIENCE COGNITIVE SHUFFLE
Trouble sleeping? A lot on your mind? Use this trick and sedate your synapses
3 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
Map of 100 million human body cells revealed
Over three dozen new studies mark significant milestone towards complete Human Cell Atlas
1 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
Human activity is changing Earth's tilt and rotation
Scientists have found that using underground water has more of an impact on Earth’s tilt than melting polar caps
3 min |
January 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT MAKES THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET SO GOOD FOR US?
The Mediterranean diet may help you live longer, especially if you also adopt the lifestyle of people living near the Med during the 1950s.
2 min |
November 2024
BBC Science Focus
MUSIC FOR A DISTRACTED GENERATION
The number of things competing for our attention is often overwhelming. Can dreamy soundscapes created with neuroscience help our bewildered brains to concentrate?
10 min |
November 2024
BBC Science Focus
When are we moving to Mars?
With wars raging and environmental collapse on the horizon, the idea of escaping to start again on another planet is gaining appeal. Both NASA and the Chinese are working on lunar bases. But how soon before the rest of us can take to the stars? And what about the planet we'd leave behind?
4 min |
November 2024
BBC Science Focus
The real reasons women are losing more sleep than men
Menopause, pregnancy and hormonal fluctuations during the monthly cycle can all have a huge effect on women’s sleep
3 min |