BBC Science Focus
WELCOME TO THE DREAM WORLD
New technology aims to help you induce a lucid dream at will, enabling you to enter a state of consciousness where anything is possible. Dare you close your eyes?
8 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT WE GET WRONG ABOUT METABOLISM
Weight loss feeling harder than it should? Your body isn't broken, but the old advice about how it spends energy might be
5 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
A tiny stone tool may have just rewritten human history
It's not yet clear who left the tool on the island
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Scientists are rethinking the cause of insomnia
A gut reaction might be causing your sleepless nights
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
CAN YOU BREATHE YOUR WAY TO BETTER HEALTH?
Breathing is something we do unconsciously.But knowing when and how to take conscious deep breaths could unlock a host of benefits
7 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
EDITOR'S PICKS...
This month's smartest tech
4 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Electric toothbrushes
Whether you're seeking professional precision or just a thorough clean, these brushes use science and dentist-backed design to keep cavities at bay
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
SIZE MATTERS
Switching to electric vehicles is making our roads cleaner, but no less congested. There's a simple solution to this problem, but no one wants to hear it
4 min |
October 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Thinking machines
With the rise of artificial intelligence, could computers ever get smarter than humans?
2 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE MAGIC OF MUSHROOMS
Ciaran Sneddon takes you to a weird and wonderful world filled with superpowered lifeforms.
6 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Trailblazing treatment for deadly disease
One of the world’s most deadly diseases has been successfully treated for the first time. Huntington’s disease is a sickness that attacks the brain, and affects people's movement, ability to think and their emotions.
1 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Life is "spotted" on Mars
A piece of spotted rock on Mars may prove that there was once life on the Red Planet.
1 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Should schools stop setting homework?
It can boost your school performance, but would children be better off doing other things?
1 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
NEW SCIENTIST LIVE 2025
Head to New Scientist Live 2025, from 18 to 20 October, for loads of mind-blowing science, technology and interesting ideas.
1 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
How do we know if a dino is an adult or a child?
Find out how scientists look for clues that say whether a skeleton is young or old.
2 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Digging dens for wombats
Meet the relocation experts helping wombats find a new home.
1 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Ben Lamm
Meet the tech expert who wants to bring back woolly mammoths and reawaken Earth's lost wilds.
3 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Pole vaulter breaks world record for 14th time
Discover the science behind an athlete's record-breaking exploits.
2 min |
November 2025
How It Works UK
FLYING A LONGRANGE SUPER JET
Is the JetZero blended-wing aircraft the future of commercial flight?
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
10 PHENOMENA SCIENCE JUST CAN'T EXPLAIN
From strange lights in the sky to rocks that spontaneously glide across the ground, the mysteries scientists are trying to finally crack
10 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
HOW TO BE A GHOST HUNTER
We delve into the science and psychology behind the paranormal to ask... do ghosts exist?
3 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
CAN EXERCISE REDUCE STRESS?
Why moving about more can make you feel calmer and think clearer
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
Spiders keep fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs
Nocturnal spiders have been filmed capturing fireflies and keeping them in their webs to attract more prey, even intermittently checking on them over the course of an hour.
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
Chinese scientists hunt for alien radio signals in a 'potentially habitable' star system
TRAPPIST-1 is a red dwarf star located about 40 light years away that hosts seven Earth-sized rocky planets, with at least three orbiting in the habitable zone where liquid water could exist.
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
The iconic winged lion statue in Venice may be from China's Tang dynasty
A bronze statue of a winged lion that has long graced the centre of Piazza San Marco in Venice is from a faraway land, according to a new study.
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
Dozens of mysterious blobs discovered inside Mars may be 'failed planets'
Giant impact structures, including the potential remains of ancient ‘protoplanets’, may be lurking deep beneath the surface of Mars.
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer the world's biggest
An iceberg that was once the size of Rhode Island and the biggest in the world has lost about 80 per cent of its mass since May, scientists at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) report.
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
INSIDE YOUR PC
Take a look inside a modern desktop computer to see how PCs have evolved over the years
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
A 'quasi-moon' discovered in Earth orbit may have been hiding for decades
A new paper describes a possible 'quasi-moon' of Earth, an interloping asteroid that may have been following our planet around for decades, undetected.
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
ANIMAL LEADERS
From top-dog wolves and wise elder elephants to insect royalty and sex-changing fish, animal alphas take many fascinating forms
2 min |