Science
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.
1 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Al decodes animal chat
Computers are giving us the power to understand creature communication.
2 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Daniel Olaiya
Meet the medical man with a thirst for adventure.
3 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Shapeshifters
The ability to change shape at will sounds like magic — but what's the science behind it?
3 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
First "stork village" in UK
Storks are beautiful birds with white feathers and bright red-orange beaks. However, you probably haven't spotted one in the wild in the UK as they went extinct here over 600 years ago.
1 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A back garden discovery
When you're not feeling well, a doctor might give you antibiotics to fight off the bacteria that is making you sick.
1 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
New moons spotted orbiting Saturn
Scientists discover more than 100 extra moons around the ringed planet.
2 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
What does the edge of the universe look like?
Explore what lies at the limits of the cosmos.
2 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE MEASURE OF EVERYTHING
Peter Gallivan discovers how our world relies on the amazingly precise science of measurement – from powering your phone to sending spacecraft millions of miles into space.
5 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Two-fingered dino discovered
A\"roarsome” new species of two-clawed dinosaur has been discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert.
1 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE FANTASTIC JOURNEY
JD Savage dares you to join your dinner on a rollercoaster ride from bite to bum. Buckle up for a wild ride - if you have the stomach for it!
6 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Damaged environment returns to full health
The Loess Plateau in China was once one of the most environmentally damaged regions on the planet.
1 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
AI drone detects wildfires
A German company named Dryad Networks has unveiled a drone that uses artificial intelligence to detect and monitor wildfires (uncontrolled fires that spread quickly through forests and grasslands, destroying trees and wildlife).
1 min |
May 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A new danger rating for deadly animals
A former student at the University of Reading, England, has created a scientific rating system that aims to answer the question of what the world's most dangerous animals are.
1 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sutton Hoo
New research unlocks more secrets about an ancient buried ship and its treasure.
2 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
You've got the power!
Melissa Hobson meets the inventors harnessing people power.
1 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
OUR COSMIC HOME
Daisy Dobrijevic finds out more about our place in space, uncovering the secrets of the Milky Way, from its swirling arms to the monster lurking at its heart.
4 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Josh Smalley
Meet the chemist who loves to experiment in the kitchen.
3 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
MASTER THE UNIVERSE
Stuart Dredge tells the blockbusting story of the computer game Minecraft, and discovers how its creators put the power to create epic worlds at your fingertips.
6 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Pioneering therapies set to change lives
The first treatments that use gene editing are being trialled.
2 min |
April 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
M.G. Leonard
Meet the bug-crazy children's author whose love of nature began with reading.
3 min |