Science
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 |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Counting tiny sea creatures from space
Scientists are using satellites to count Antarctic krill from space.
1 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
BOUNCING BACK
Claire Karwowski tells the terrific, turnaround tales of the endangered creatures that are making a comeback from the very brink of extinction.
6 min |
March 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WE COULD BE HEROES
Meet the young people just like you who are doing amazing things to help save the world.
4 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Space probe "touches" the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe made history on 24 December 2024 with the closest-ever approach to the Sun.
1 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Asel Sartbaeva
Meet the researcher whose work will save lives around the world.
3 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Loch Ness Monster
Can new studies of Loch Ness finally unlock the secrets of Nessie?
2 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Pangolin preservation
Meet the puppy protectors helping to save a threatened animal.
1 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Mice wear VR goggles
Scientists at Cornell University in the US have built virtual reality (VR) goggles for mice.
1 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
10-year-old wins award
A woman who had bowel cancer is now cancer-free after receiving a liver transplant.
1 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A life-saving liver transplant
A woman who had bowel cancer is now cancer-free after receiving a liver transplant.
1 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Robot shoots hoops
A robot designed by Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan has broken the world record for the longest basketball shot by a humanoid robot.
1 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SCIENCE SAVES THE WORLD
Space umbrellas, green sand and garlic milk... Isabel Thomas explores the boldest ideas and wackiest ways to fight climate change and fix the planet.
6 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
What is a deepfake and how can you spot one?
Discover why some things online are not what they seem.
2 min |
February 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Are cats smarter than dogs?
They're the UK's top pets, but which is more intelligent? You decide!
1 min |