Science
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 |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A "BOOMLESS" CRUISE
For the first time in 22 years, a civilian (non-military) aircraft has broken the sound barrier.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST MUSEUMS
Jenny Ackland takes a whirlwind tour of some of the oddest exhibitions on the planet.
5 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Skydiving salamanders grip with toes
A new study has found that wandering salamanders pump blood in and out of their toes to help them grip.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Searching for Planet X
Is there an undiscovered planet playing hide-and-seek beyond Neptune?
3 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
TOUGH TADPOLES
This picture shows a swarm of western toad tadpoles in a lake in Vancouver Island, off the coast of Canada.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
People wiggle ears to hear
Can you wiggle your ears? It’s a trick only some people can do, but it turns out that the muscles used to do it also activate when humans are trying to listen to something.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Ancient scroll decoded
Scientists have found a way to “digitally unroll” a scroll that was burnt to a crisp nearly 2,000 years ago.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Could we use volcanoes to make electricity?
Find out if people could tap into Earth's fiery depths to generate energy.
2 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
As spring begins, Jenny Ackland shows you how to experience nature waking up.
2 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WEIRD SCIENCE
A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A pie for Pi Day
Celebrate this mathematical holiday with a deep-fill dessert.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Building blocks of life discovered in asteroid
Dust from a distant space rock could hold the secret to life on Earth.
2 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The happiest time of day
A study at University College London (UCL) has found that mornings are the happiest time of day for most people.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Turning waste to wealth
Meet the planet heroes fighting plastic pollution and poverty.
2 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
LIVING ORBS
At most exhibitions, you’re told not to touch the artworks.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan
3 min |