Science
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Footprints are part of dinosaur superhighway
Researchers have uncovered hundreds of dinosaur footprints in a quarry in Oxfordshire, England.
1 min |
December 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Protecting jaguar homes
Meet the incredible people saving big cats in rainforests.
1 min |
December 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Flashy dinos
How do we know that dinosaurs weren't bright pink or rainbow-coloured?
2 min |
December 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Conservation efforts helping UK animals
Some endangered animals are bouncing back in England, thanks to conservation groups.
1 min |
December 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Launching on November 17, The Rest Is Science podcast explores the forces, patterns and questions that define the world around us. From cutting-edge discoveries to age-old mysteries, it invites us to think deeper – to notice what we've overlooked, and to see the familiar through fresh eyes.
3 min |
December 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Can robots and humans be friends?
Some people don't think human relationships can be replaced by machines.
1 min |
December 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
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
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
Wildlife watch
Something wicked this way comes... join Jenny Ackland to spot some nasty nature.
1 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
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
Digging dens for wombats
Meet the relocation experts helping wombats find a new home.
1 min |
November 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. We've teamed up with The Week Junior Science+Nature to answer your burning science questions.
2 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
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
Punk rocker dinosaur discovered
Scientists have discovered a \"punk rock, dinosaur that lived more than 165 million years ago in what is now Morocco.
1 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
FIZZ POP BANG!
Peter Gallivan explores the explosive power of fireworks. It's going to go with a bang!
5 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
Pole vaulter breaks world record for 14th time
Discover the science behind an athlete's record-breaking exploits.
2 min |
November 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
Jenny Ackland uncovers some amazing natural wonders you can spot as summer comes to a close.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Finding the Titanic
Relive the search for the “unsinkable ship\" that sank and was lost in the ocean depths.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
CODING CLUB
A place to code and create
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Hydrogen-powered planes
Meet the team designing a new way of taking to the skies.
1 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Are driverless cars a good idea?
Are self-driving cars a step in the right direction, or something that can't be trusted?
1 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
BOOK CLUB
There is just over one week left to take part in our Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE LAB
Three things to make and do
3 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SCIENCE WORLD
Check out some LEGO art, see the world through wasps’ eyes and get active this month.
3 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Our expert, Darren Naish, has the answers to all of your dinosaur questions.
2 min |
September 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
How many types of insect are there?
Scientists estimate that insects make up 90% of all animal species.
3 min |