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WATCH YOUR MOUTH
With new studies confirming the link between oral and overall health, it’s time to close the gap between dentistry and medicine.

THE TREE-TOP TIME MACHINE
Scientists are preparing to pump thousands of tonnes of CO2 into the Amazon rainforest to answer one of climate change’s biggest mysteries.

TIMES AI GOT IT SPECTACULARLY WRONG
Why you should always think twice before following anyone’s advice – especially when it comes from an Al.

THE PROCRASTINATION TRAP
The delaying tactics you employ to avoid tackling your to-do list might mean you have bigger issues that need addressing.

Hatching a nebula

Welcome to the Egg Nebula, an enigmatic structure formed by ejected stardust in the Cygnus constellation around 1,000 light-years from Earth.

1 mins

Snug as a bug in a rug

At first glance, you might feel envious of this little leafhopper, swaddled beneath the folds of what appears to be a luxurious fur blanket.

1 mins

A bug in the system

The complex arrangement of equipment you see here is part of a particle accelerator.

1 mins

AGEING: New treatment could reverse frailty in older adults

Getting old doesn't have to mean getting frail. A landmark trial suggests stem cells can reverse the physical decline of ageing

4 mins

Strange movement detected under the Greenland Ice Sheet

The same mechanism that drives volcanic eruptions seems to be making the ice move like magma

2 mins

AGEING: Birdwatching could reverse ageing

Becoming a better birder could boost your cognitive health

1 mins

PALAEONTOLOGY: 'Astonishingly' large new dinosaur species discovered in the Sahara

The bus-sized predator was so unusual that scientists didn't recognise it

2 mins

NATURE: Seal pups chat just like humans - accents included

Harbour seal pups take turns when speaking and even develop regional accents

1 mins

ARCHAEOLOGY: Bird poop powered one of the Americas' greatest ancient kingdoms

Archaeological analysis of items from a South American kingdom reveals their prosperity was built on guano

1 mins

EVOLUTION: Burning ourselves could be how humans evolved so successfully

New research suggests fire was key to human evolution – but not in the way we previously thought

1 mins

HEALTH: Eating oats could lower your cholesterol in just two days

The health benefits of a two-day porridge diet lasted for weeks afterwards

1 mins

Most people are too sure they can identify fake human faces

Even 'super recognisers' struggle with the challenge. Can you do better?

1 mins

How to stop taking weight loss drugs, without the weight returning

Weight gain is likely for anyone coming off weight-loss drugs – but it's not inevitable

5 mins

Space was never really peaceful. Now everyone's stopped pretending

From lasers to space planes, the battle for space is already underway – and everyone wants to win it

5 mins

Bowel cancer rates are rising. Everyone wants to know why

Deaths from the main types of cancer in people under 50 are falling. But for bowel cancer, they're increasing

4 mins

THE FART DETECTOR

A new (under)wearable sensor sits in your pants and sniffs your farts, in the hopes of revealing clues about your gut health

4 mins

CORE MEMORIES

As Apple turns 50 this April, we take a look at some of the company's most iconic products, the flops that helped shape it, and what could be coming next

3 mins

EDITOR'S PICKS...

This month's smartest tech

3 mins

WATCH YOUR MOUTH

The more we learn about the microbiome living in our mouths, the more we discover the surprising extent to which our oral health affects our overall health

7 mins

THE TREE-TOP TIME MACHINE

An ambitious project about to get underway in the Amazon rainforest intends to see how the trees will respond to the CO₂ levels of the future.

10+ mins

UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF AUTISM

New biotech is helping scientists pull back the curtain on the developing brain and reveal the causes of autism

8 mins

7 TIMES AI GOT IT SPECTACULARLY WRONG

For the past four years, AI has been reshaping how we work and live. But its failures are proving just as transformative as its triumphs

8 mins

THE PROCRASTINATION TRAP

Can't stop dilly-dallying over your to-do list? Psychologists say the culprit isn't sloth, but stress. And the fix could be surprisingly simple

9 mins

WHAT'S THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO FOR THE PLANET ONLINE?

Human beings can barely move a muscle without some kind of deleterious effect on the environment around us.

2 mins

JOSHUA HUGHES, VIA EMAIL: WHAT'S THE WORLD'S LONGEST OIL SPILL?

In 1941, the battleship USS Arizona sank during the attack on Pearl Harbour, along with nearly 5,000 tonnes of oil in its fuel tanks.

1 mins

REBECCA WEBB, NEWRY: SHOULD I START USING AN ICE ROLLER?

Cold substances have been used to treat skin problems for centuries.

1 mins

THE JESUS CHRIST LIZARD

Please, please, if you've never done so, head over to the internet and find yourself a video of the common basilisk, aka the 'Jesus Christ lizard', running on water.

2 mins

IS MY DOG BRAINWASHING ME FOR TREATS?

It's true, I really do love my dog more than most humans and I refuse to believe I'm being brainwashed... but if I was being brainwashed, that's exactly what I would say.

1 mins

WHY DO WE ROOT FOR THE VILLAIN IN MOVIES?

Whether it's Darth Vader or Cruella de Vil, we all have a favourite movie villain.

1 mins

NICOLE PORTER, VIA EMAIL: WHAT IS THE 'RETURNING SOLDIER EFFECT'? IS IT REAL?

It's an effect that could be interpreted as divine intervention - a karmic response to men being lost in combat.

1 mins

ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS

THE LYRIDS WHEN: SHOWER BEGINS 15 APRIL, PEAKS 21-23 APRIL

1 mins

WHAT'S THE MOST SECRET PLACE THAT SCIENTISTS HAVE LOCKED AWAY?

It's human nature to be curious about places where we're forbidden from going. But there are often good reasons for keeping us out. From sites housing deadly materials to the locations of precious artefacts, here's the science behind some of the most restricted areas on Earth.

2 mins

CHARLES ADCOCK, VIA EMAIL: COULD DARK MATTER BE ALL AROUND PLANET EARTH BUT UNDETECTABLE?

Astronomers have gathered overwhelming evidence that 80 per cent of all matter in the Universe is invisible.

1 mins

AYDIN ANDREWS, VIA EMAIL: WHY DO MEN TEND TO HAVE WORSE HANDWRITING THAN WOMEN?

Multiple studies have shown that women write faster and more legibly than men.

1 mins

A TURN TO DISPERSE

Why a fart walk after dinner does more than release your gas

3 mins

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BBC Science Focus Description:

Editor: Our-Media-Ltd

Categoría: Science

Idioma: English

Frecuencia: Monthly

BBC Focus Magazine is the magazine of popular science and technology that explains the wonders of the Universe through stunning photography and accessible articles. Contributors include the very best writers and science experts, with columns every issue from renowned science writer Robert Matthews, TV presenter and scientist Helen Czerski, and science fiction author Stephen Baxter. From archaeology to neuroscience, climate change and particle physics, BBC Focus Magazine keeps you up to speed with the cutting-edge science and gadgets that will change our world.