BBC Science Focus
HOW PROCESSED FOOD HARMS YOUR MOOD
Mental health problems are on the rise. Yet there is growing evidence that the food we eat may be a vital ingredient to help us feel better
10 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
ENDANGERED MALE QUOLLS ARE CHOOSING SEX OVER SLEEP-AND IT MAY BE KILLING THEM
The finding could explain why males usually only survive for one mating season, while females can live through several
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS: RESEARCHBACKED WAYS TO BOOST YOUR WELLBEING
We could all use a little joy in our lives...
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
EARTH'S CORE
The solid-iron core at the centre of our planet is slowing down, according to a new study... and it's making our days longer
4 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
SOLARIS: ESA'S PLAN TO GENERATE POWER IN SPACE
Could building a network of orbital power stations help us solve the energy crisis?
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
COULD THE NEW GENERATION OF ANTI-OBESITY INJECTIONS BE A GAME-CHANGER?
UK chemists will soon be selling the weight-loss jabs
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
A FOURTH 'WHITE' TRAFFIC LIGHT WOULD HELP DRIVERLESS CARS TO EASE CONGESTION, SCIENCE SAYS
The extra light would indicate that autonomous vehicles had taken over control of the traffic flow at busy junctions
2 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
GENIUS COCKATOOS USE TOOLSETS TO COMPLETE TASKS LIKE LITTLE, FEATHERY HANDYPEOPLE
It is as yet unclear how many sugars they take in their tea
2 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
LOOKING TO BURN MORE BODY FAT? START YOUR DAY WITH A MORNING WORKOUT
Taking exercise in the morning may help to boost the metabolism and burn more body fat
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE MYSTERY OF THE BIGGEST BLACK HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE
Black holes are big. Very big. But physics makes it almost impossible for them to grow. Here's how one black hole defied the odds to swell to gargantuan proportions
9 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE JWST HAS UNEARTHED EVIDENCE OF ANCIENT GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST
The presence of such massive galaxies lurking in the early Universe contradicts current cosmological models
2 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
Is hyperspace travel possible?
When will we be zipping round the cosmos like Baby Yoda and co?
3 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
WORLD FACING IRREVERSIBLE AND CATASTROPHIC CONSEQUENCES IF NET ZERO CARBON NOT REACHED BY 2060
Computer models show melting ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica could cause 100cm of sea level rise in the next 130 years
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
NEANDERTHAL GOURMETS REGULARLY FEASTED ON ROASTED CRAB
The discovery of cooked crab shells in a Lisbon cave is further evidence that the early hominids had a sophisticated culture
1 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
Meta Quest Pro: a VR headset for an unknown customer
The Meta Quest Pro is powerful and full of features, but, as Alex Hughes discovers, unless you’re already a full believer in the metaverse, it’s probably not for you
4 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE AMAZON
THE WORLD'S BIGGEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL, AND MOST BIODIVERSE RAINFOREST
6 min |
March 2023
BBC Science Focus
RARE GREEN COMET SEEN RACING THROUGH THE SKY FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50,000 YEARS
The comet, C/2022 E3 (ZTF), last Neanderthals passed by when walked the Earth
1 min |
March 2023
All About Space UK
FOCUS ON - THE FIRST GALAXIES MAY HAVE FORMED MUCH EARLIER THAN WE THOUGHT
The finding has been revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope
2 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
FUTURE TECH: DEEP-ORBIT OBSERVATORY
We can use the Sun as a giant lens, but wed need to send a telescope far into the Solar System
3 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
FOCUS ON - WEBB SCORES ITS FIRST ROCKY PLANET CONFIRMATION
Hopefully the first of many more detections to come
3 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
RUN A MESSIER MARATHON
This March there are galaxies, nebulae and star clusters galore – see how many you can spot in All About Space’s spring deep-sky challenge
7 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
IN THE SHOPS: DEEP-SKY TELESCOPES
“It’s a superb-value proposition for those on a budget”
3 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
Alex Teachey "I expect it to be a habitable exomoon”
Sifting through data from NASAs Kepler, astronomers believe that we could have picked up the first signal of an alien moon. Co-discoverer and astronomer Alex Teachey reveals if we should be getting our hopes up
7 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
DEEP SKY CHALLENGE - THE LION'S GALAXIES
The evenings of early spring are full of deep-sky objects
2 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
LEGO INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Join the astronauts in orbit with this excellent model
4 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
HEROES OF SPACE - ALEXEI LEONOV
The first man to walk in space
2 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
ASTROSHOTS OF THE MONTH
ASTROPHOTOS
1 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
THE HISTORY OF SPACESUITS: THE 60-YEAR EVOLUTION OF SPACE SURVIVAL TECH
These miniature spacecraft have allowed us to operate in space for over half a century
9 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
FOCUS ON - WORK BEGINS ON NASA'S ASTEROID-HUNTING TELESCOPE
The infrared space telescope will search for potentially threatening near-Earth objects
2 min |
Issue 140
All About Space UK
TEN NASA INVENTIONS IN YOUR HOME
Bound by its motto – ‘for the benefit of all’ – since its formation NASA has had an obligation to foster and transfer its technological and scientific breakthroughs to the public and commercial spheres
8 min |