Science
BBC Science Focus
ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS
RETURN OF THE EVENING STAR (VENUS)
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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
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
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
FORCES OF HABIT
Could new research on setting up healthy habits resuscitate those stuttering New Year resolutions?
3 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
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
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
The ancient baths of Pompeii were outrageously filthy
The pre-Roman baths of Pompeii would've been seriously grotty, according to an analysis of mineral deposits
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
DOES MY DOG HAVE ADHD?
Officially, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a human condition. People are diagnosed with it. Dogs are not. Yet many of its core features, including hyperactivity, impulsivity and distractibility, can be found in dogs.
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
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
HAVE I EVER TECHNICALLY TOUCHED ANYTHING?
Scientifically speaking, there is no such thing as 'touching' something. When objects with mass - any objects with mass - touch each other, they aren't physically in contact at all. There are two reasons for this.
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March 2026
BBC Science Focus
Most planets in the Milky Way are born 'bloated'
The planets are unlike anything found in our Solar System
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March 2026
BBC Science Focus
It's OpenClaw's world now. You're just living in it
The first agentic AI is here and looking to make your life easier. But how far will it go and what are the risks?
5 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
DOES MY BRAIN LIVE A LITTLE IN THE PAST?
Yes, your brain does live a little in the past. It can't help it. The information it receives via your senses is always a little out of date. Whether it's light entering the retinas in your eyes, or sounds vibrating the hairs in your ears, it not only takes time for the data to arrive, but your brain then has to process it. Unfortunately, data transmission in your brain is sluggish.
2 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
HOW MANY BIRDS FLY INTO BUILDINGS?
Birds often collide with buildings because they have difficulty distinguishing glass from open air, mistaking reflected sky or vegetation for the real thing.
1 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
BBC Science Focus
Meet Veronika – the cow who's learnt how to use tools
It appears our bovine friends have been udder-estimated
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
WOULD AN INCREASE IN ROCKET LAUNCHES HARM THE OZONE LAYER?
The ecological impact of rocket launches has long been a concern.
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
We've finally found the mental 'brake' behind procrastination
A pesky 'motivation brake' may control when we'd rather put things off.
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March 2026
BBC Science Focus
DO ANY ANIMALS HOARD TREASURE?
Hoarding is a common animal behaviour. Lots of creatures cache food for times of scarcity. You probably know that squirrels hide nuts and wood mice store seeds, but did you know that fire ants stockpile excess food in the warmest part of their nest to create 'insect jerky'? You do now.
2 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
The top-6 space missions to watch out for after Artemis II
Artemis II might be making all the headlines, but it's not the only major mission set to launch in 2026
5 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
The ancient baths of Pompeii were outrageously filthy
The pre-Roman baths of Pompeii would've been seriously grotty, according to an analysis of mineral deposits
1 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
FORGET ABOUT IT
WE MAY SOON BE ABLE TO DELETE BAD MEMORIES FOR EVER. BUT FORGETTING COMES AT A COST
9 min |
March 2026
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
WHAT LIES BENEATH
A revolutionary new technique is set to reveal the secrets of soil without so much as scratching its surface. Secrets that could hold solutions to problems like famine and climate change
9 min |
March 2026
BBC Science Focus
The weight loss pill everyone wants is finally here
Experts say weight-loss drugs in pill form may become much more widely available – for better and for worse
5 min |