Science
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Nectar on the rising tide
Farmers have found a sweet solution that saves coastal wetlands.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Can humans live without plastic?
Plastic makes life a lot more convenient in many different ways, but it comes at a cost.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Why can't it always be summer?
There's a reason why Earth has seasons — and it's about being totally tilted.
3 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The riddle of the dino grave
About 72 million years ago, around 10,000 dinosaurs died instantly in a relatively small area in Alberta, Canada, and scientists are unsure why.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
I'm Dr Alexander Krajete, and I help make our planet a healthier place. Together with my amazing team, I've created a special kind of filter that can clean dirty air. That means fresher, cleaner air for everyone and our ecosystem.
2 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Create your own alien language
Use machine learning to train a computer and control an alien creature.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert
3 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sci-fi hoverbike takes to the sky
A Polish company has produced a Star Wars-style hover bike.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A BIG BIRTHDAY FOR SPNEB
The world's oldest known Humboldt penguin, Spneb, caused quite the splash at her 37th birthday party.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Penguin poo helps form clouds over Antarctica
Penguin poop may help clouds form in Antarctica, according to a new study.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SCIENCE FACT OR SCIENCE FICTION?
Scientists serve up a robot cake
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Hedy Lamarr
Peter Gallivan, author of The Hidden Heroes of Science, shines a spotlight on a star inventor.
2 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
NATURE'S BAD GUYS
Ciaran Sneddon meets the greatest “villains” of the animal world.
5 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Puppets fight for action
From 27 to 29 June, a herd of life-sized animal puppets will be trooping through the streets of London.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
MONKEYS: OUR PRIMATE FAMILY
In just a few days, an exciting exhibition about primates will open at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Primates are an order of mammals including apes, monkeys and humans.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sharks inspire new tec
Aeroplanes coated in a material inspired by shark skin could stop airlines from burning billions of litres of fuel each year.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A massive Moon mystery explained
Space scientists now understand why the Moon's faces look so different.
2 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
3D-printed bike with no wheels
A British inventor has attracted a lot of attention for his newest creation: a bike that doesn't have any wheels.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SECRETS OF THE SEAS
Take a deep dive beneath the waves as Melissa Hobson reveals the incredible animals that live in our seas.
5 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Controlling the weather
Is technology being used to change the weather, or is it science fiction?
3 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
NEXT STOP: THE FUTURE
All aboard as JD Savage takes the fast track through 200 years of train travel.
5 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The race is on between robots and humans
Twenty-one robots competed against human runners in the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing, China in April.
1 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Growing baby corals
Meet the UK scientists giving breeding corals a helping hand.
1 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Could you dig all the way through the planet?
Learn the science behind digging a giant hole.
3 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Fabien Cousteau
Meet the ocean explorer who plans to build a futuristic base under the sea.
3 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Gladiators fought big cats for entertainment
Scientists have found the first physical evidence in Europe that Roman gladiators fought lions.
1 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Hi, I'm Pete, and I love science and the natural world. I work with the Royal Institution (Ri) in London, where you can find exciting, hands-on science events for young people.
3 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Life on another planet?
Scientists have found molecules (groups of atoms) that could point to life on another planet.
1 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sloth toothache cured by dentists
Dental experts have cured a two-toed sloth's toothache through a procedure called an apicectomy (say ap-ee-sek-toe-mee).
1 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
First UK baby born from transplanted womb
For the first time in the UK, a baby has been born from a transplanted uterus. When part of a person's body is not working properly, it can sometimes be replaced with the same part from another person.
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