BBC Science Focus
WHAT'S NEXT?
MARS COLONIES WEIGHT-LOSS PILLS LAB-GROWN BABIES | CLIMATE FIXES CANCER BREAKTHROUGHS AGELESS BRAINS
4 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS: A NUMBER OF VOLCANOES ARE ACTIVE NOW. IS IT A SIGN OF TROUBLE?
With volcanic activity being reported everywhere from Iceland to Italy, should we be concerned that a catastrophic event is looming?
3 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
CAT CORONAVIRUS: A NEW VARIANT IS SPREADING IN CYPRUS
The new strain has killed thousands of felines on the island and at least one cat in the UK has been infected
3 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
UNDERSTANDING MATTER COULD REVEAL THE REASON WE, AND THE UNIVERSE, EXIST
Many questions remain unanswered when it comes to matter, but the biggest one is: Why is there any matter to begin with?
3 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
HIDDEN SIGNALS UNDER EARTH'S CRUST COULD HELP US PREDICT FUTURE QUAKES
Scientists say that, with the right forecasting, we could track major earthquakes years in advance
1 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
THE BEST INNOVATIONS OF 2023 PUSHING TECH BOUNDARIES
The desire to improve things is what drives technological innovation. Here are the game-changing innovations unveiled over the last year that caught our attention for taking improvements to a whole new level
9 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
WOODEN SATELLITES:LIGNOSAT PROJECT MAY REDUCE SPACE JUNK
US and Japanese space agencies are teaming up to launch lumber in an effort to reduce space litter
3 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
CAN TECH SAVE US FROM CLIMATE CHANGE?
The one thing we need to save us from climate catastrophe is the one thing technology can't provide - time
4 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
WE'VE NEVER TAKEN WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE SERIOUSLY.IT'S ABOUT TIME WE DID
How much pain is normal’ for a person to have to endure? For women, that normal is often more than for a man
3 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
CLAIMING THE MORAL HIGH GROUND DOESN'T NECESSARILY MAKE YOU GOOD
Subconscious processes in the brain can convince us we're being good, even when we're not
3 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
THE SCIENCE TO WATCH IN 2024
If 2023 is anything to go by, the year to come will witness breakthroughs across every field of science. From cutting-edge advances in artificial intelligence to revolutionary discoveries in health and space exploration, here's what to expect...
1 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
New frontiers in health
Following the attention focused on weight-loss drug semaglutide in 2023, phase 3 trials of a similar antidiabetic, tirzepatide (Mounjaro), are expected to produce results towards the end of 2024.
1 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
Tech horizons
Speculations about OpenAI's next projects abound, and - although nothing has been formally announced we'll be expecting updates to its Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) models.
1 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
HOW TO MASTER YOUR METABOLISM
Ready to welcome a leaner, healthier you? It's time for a metabolic makeover. With a few simple, research-backed changes, you can supercharge your body's calorie-burning
8 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
MODELLING COMET IMPACTS COULD HELP US LOCATE LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS
Cosmic snowballs in space may have delivered life-giving molecules to Earth
1 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
YOU'RE MORE LIKELY TO LOSE WEIGHT IF YOUR DOCTOR IS OPTIMISTIC
When it comes to enrolling people in weight-loss programmes, the doctor's sales pitch is key
1 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
THE BEST SCIENCE IMAGES OF 2023
A PIECE OF ROCK BROKEN OFF AN ASTEROID HURTLING THROUGH SPACE, THE FIRST FOOTPRINTS OF HUMANS ARRIVING IN NORTH AMERICA AND A GIANT MEATBALL MADE OUT OF WOOLLY MAMMOTH. THESE ARE JUST SOME OF THE IMAGES THAT CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF BBC SCIENCE FOCUS EDITORS THIS YEAR, AND NO, THAT LAST ONE WASN'T A MISTAKE. ENJOY OUR SELECTION OF IMAGES THAT HAD US RUBBING OUR EYES IN DISBELIEF IN 2023.
7 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
WILL WE EVER CURE CANCER?
One of the most pressing medical challenges facing the world's ageing population is the fight against cancer. But is this a battle that's winnable - and what technologies are being developed to wage the war?
5 min |
New Year 2024
BBC Science Focus
WILL SEX BECOME OBSOLETE?
New technologies could reimagine baby-making as we know it. But will they actually replace tried-and-tested (and enjoyable) methods?
4 min |
New Year 2024
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
LET IT SNOW!
The weather outside may be frightful, but a winter coat is delightful, Tom Jackson discovers how wild animals stay cosy in the cold.
5 min |
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Victor Glover
Meet an astronaut who will be blasting off to the Moon next year.
4 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
New telescope sheds light on dark universe
Euclid is creating the biggest map of the parts of space we can't see.
2 min |
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Weather may have helped carve Sphinx
The Great Sphinx of Giza is one of Egypt’s most famous landmarks.
1 min |
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Wildlife watch
Author, TV presenter and vet Jess French shows you what to spot in nature this month.
3 min |
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Teleportation
Could you ever travel across the world in the blink of an eye?
3 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Can a machine be intelligent?
Robots can do amazingly complex tasks, but will they ever be as smart as humans?
3 min |
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NAUGHTY OR NICE?
He’s making a list, he’s checking it twice, he’s going to find out who’s naughty or nice. Ciaran Sneddon seeks out the science behind Santa’s end-of-year report.
6 min |
Issue 69
BBC Science Focus
INTERACTIVE IMAGES COULD REVOLUTIONISE POLICE LINE-UPS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
We're trying to identify criminal suspects all wrong, say psychologists. But new technology could help us catch more bad guys
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
IF CONDITIONS ON EARTH CHANGED, IS IT POSSIBLE DINOSAURS COULD EVOLVE AGAIN? WOULD LIFE... FIND A WAY?
Dinosaurs are still with us, in the form of birds. But could the more canonical dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops, evolve again, if the climate and temperature switched back to what the conditions were like during the Cretaceous? Probably not.
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
DEAR DOCTOR
WHY DO! LOVE SPICY FOOD, WHEN IT DOESN'T ALWAYS LOVE ME? WHAT CAN DO?
2 min |