BBC Science Focus
THE UNIVERSE AS A HOLOGRAM
Prof Stephen Hawking's closest collaborator explains emerging evidence indicating the cosmologist's final thoughts on time were correct and why this suggests the Universe might be a giant hologram
10 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
MICROBIOMES OF THE SUPERAGERS
BY STUDYING THE INCREASING NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING BEYOND THEIR 100TH BIRTHDAYS, SCIENTISTS ARE DISCOVERING THAT THE SECRET TO REACHING A RIPE OLD AGE IN RUDE HEALTH MIGHT LIE IN OUR GUTS
8 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
DOES EXERCISE 'USE UP' YOUR HEARTBEATS?
No - there's no evidence humans have a fixed number of heartbeats.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
CAN YOU STOP YOUR SENSE OF TASTE DULLING AS YOU AGE?
Sometimes I hear people say that food just doesn't taste the same as they get older. It's tempting to blame this on age, but there are other factors at play, too.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS
RETURN OF THE EVENING STAR (VENUS)
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
THE BIGFIN SQUID
Of all the strange and wonderful animals that live in the deep sea, perhaps the most tantalising are the ones that are occasionally glimpsed by deep-submerged cameras, then swim off into the darkness before scientists can get a good look.
2 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
HOW BIG WERE MEDIEVAL WAR HORSES?
You might picture knights charging into battle on towering steeds, but medieval horses were typically no bigger than modern-day ponies.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
HOW CAN I GET OVER MY EX?
Relationship breakups can be brutal, just look at the popularity of songs like 'Someone Like You' by Adele, or all the covers of 'Cry Me a River' by Julie London.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
FORCES OF HABIT
Could new research on setting up healthy habits resuscitate those stuttering New Year resolutions?
3 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
Seeing red
This is the first full map of the entire sky, as seen by NASA's SPHEREx space telescope. Alongside glittering green and white stars, it shows red swathes of cosmic dust, as well as swirling blue clouds of hot hydrogen gas.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
Mosquitoes are becoming thirstier for human blood
Habitat loss may be pushing mosquitoes towards human hosts with deadly consequences
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
Most planets in the Milky Way are born 'bloated'
The planets are unlike anything found in our Solar System
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
Feed me
It's human nature to see faces in all sorts of things. In this case, you're seeing pleading eyes and hungry, open mouths in an Australian bryozoan (Selenaria cognata), a colony of animals that shares a lot of similarities with coral.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
5 DANGERS HIDING IN YOUR PROCESSED FOOD
We all know that ultra-processed foods are bad for us, but what ingredients should we particularly try to avoid? And what are they doing to our bodies?
9 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
ALL TALK, NO HUMANS
Millions of AI agents are chatting on a social media site that humans can only observe. Soon, we won't understand a word
4 min |
March 2026
How It Works UK
THE RUNNING CHICKEN NEBULA
Within the constellation of Centaurus is a dense cloud of space dust, gases and hot new starbirth designated IC 2944, otherwise known as the Running Chicken Nebula.
1 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
Scientists spot ancient galaxies so hot they shouldn't exist
Astronomers have spotted an unexpectedly hot galaxy cluster in the early universe that's challenging theories of galactic evolution.
2 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
Polar bears ‘rapidly rewrite their own DNA’ to survive melting sea ice
Temperature stress may be driving genetic mutations in polar bears in southern Greenland.
2 min |
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How It Works UK
OPERATION DOMINIC
In 1962, the US carried out some of the largest nuclear weapons tests in the nation's history.
1 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
When an AI is labelled 'female', people are more likely to exploit it
People are more likely to exploit female AI partners than male ones, showing that gender-based discrimination has an impact beyond human interactions.
2 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
FIVE WAYS THE UNIVERSE COULD END
We'd like to think that the universe will continue forever, but chances are, at some point it will cease to be. Here's how current thinking suggests the end may come to pass
3 min |
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How It Works UK
WHY STRETCHING IS IMPORTANT
To stretch or not to stretch? Find out what's best for your body
3 min |
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How It Works UK
WORLD'S RAREST CONDITIONS
Some of the strangest conditions that can affect humans are also among the rarest in the world. How do doctors diagnose and treat these afflictions?
8 min |
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How It Works UK
HORSE ANATOMY EXPLAINED
Discover the bodies and behaviours of horses that make them masters of the open plain
4 min |
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How It Works UK
HOW THE ROSE LOST ITS SCENT
From floral to fragranceless, there's a biological reason behind a rose's missing odour today
3 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
SUBMARINES WITHOUT SAILORS
Dive into the world of autonomous submarines and discover the mission that will see one sail around the world
4 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
DO GEESE GET GOOSEBUMPS?
Many animals experience a similar reaction when they feel cold or scared
2 min |
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How It Works UK
HOW TO DATE AROUND THE WORLD
Discover wildly different courting customs and the origin of international wedding traditions
4 min |
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How It Works UK
30 YEARS OF POKEMON
It's been three decades of throwing Poké Balls, but have you caught them all yet?
4 min |
Issue 212
How It Works UK
INSIDE A DRONE
Drones aren't just for the military any more. These flying marvels are now taking over our lives
3 min |