Science
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
YOUR MYSTERIOUS BRAIN
Science has mapped the surface of Mars and translated the code for life. By comparison, we know next to nothing about what’s between our ears. Over the next few pages, we ask leading scientists to answer some of the most important questions about our brains…
10+ min |
November 2021
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Volcanoes may have given dinosaur evolution a helping hand
The rise of the dinosaurs seems to be connected to a period of violent volcanic activity more than 230 million years ago
2 min |
November 2021
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THE FIRST BLACK HOLES
Since just after the Big Bang, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe as we know it. Now, scientists are tantalisingly close to glimpsing these mysterious objects
10+ min |
November 2021
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Stone Age humans hatched and raised cassowary chicks in New Guinea
Thousands of years before the domestication of the chicken, humans were collecting cassowary eggs before they hatched
3 min |
November 2021
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OCTOPUSES ON PARADE
WITH THREE HEARTS, BLUE BLOOD, EIGHT BENDY ARMS AND INTELLIGENCE THAT OUTSMARTS OTHER SPINELESS ANIMALS, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE AN OCTOPUS. JOIN US ON A DIVE INTO THEIR WEIRD WORLD...
5 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
IN THE BEGINNING…
Brian Cox’s new show, Universe, is a scientific creation story. He tells Sara Rigby why the series doesn’t shy away from the unknown, why he sees the stars as gods, and why he wants to launch Boris Johnson into space.
7 min |
November 2021
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Improve Your Mental Health With Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet will increase flatulence, but it has benefits for you and the planet
2 min |
October 2021
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The Science Of Dune
The ideas, science and history driving this decade’s biggest sci-fi film
10+ min |
October 2021
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More Me, Now: Is Narcissism On The Rise?
Are we becoming more narcissistic? And is social media behind the seemingly growing me crowd?
4 min |
October 2021
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Is Regeneration Possible?
Doctor Who makes it look so easy. Is there hope for the rest of us?
3 min |
October 2021
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THE NET IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FOLK WISDOM
Every culture on Earth, and even some groups of animals, have traditions and rituals for sharing knowledge vital for survival
2 min |
October 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Mysteries Of The Abyss
The deep sea is Earth’s last unexplored domain. For the longest time, this enigmatic ecosystem has held within it answers to some of the most important questions in science. Now, a new wave of technologies are powering discoveries that will help us put together the story of Earth’s final frontier
10 min |
September 2021
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Unlocking The Secrets Of Lucid Dreamer's Minds
Even today, scientists don’t know why we dream. But now psychologists have found a way to communicate with lucid dreamers – people who can take control of their dreams – in the hope that they might help us explore what goes on with our brains at night
7 min |
September 2021
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Can A Corpse Filled With Trapped Gas Explode When Cremated?
Duru Günel and Kerem Günel, Turkey
1 min |
September 2021
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So You Want To Be A Scientist?
Millions of people now use virtual courses to get a taster of what it’s like to learn from experts. Here’s our pick of some of the best STEM offerings out there
3 min |
September 2021
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How Broken Is James Bond's Body?
Would 007 pass a physical ahead of new movie No Time To Die?
2 min |
September 2021
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Give Flu The Cold Shoulder
There is mounting evidence that braving an icy shower in the morning could keep illness at bay and may even help your brain stay sharp. Brrrrrr!
2 min |
September 2021
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Mental Health: How Can We Help Elite Sports Competitors Stay Well?
Elite Olympic athletes recently highlighted the mental health issues they faced. A psychologist explains how we could help them
4 min |
September 2021
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Can You Change Careers In Your 30s?
The events of the last year or so have spurred many to rethink their careers. An occupational psychologist offers some advice on how to make the leap
3 min |
September 2021
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“[THE RESEARCH IS] AKIN TO FINDING A WAY TO TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT WHO IS ON ANOTHER WORLD”
By now the researchers had broken exciting new ground, successfully achieving two-way communication with participants while they were dreaming.
3 min |
September 2021
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A NICE CUP OF TEA
Worker shortages and the pandemic have left our supermarket shelves emptier than usual. What will it mean if supplies of our favourite drink start to dwindle?
2 min |
September 2021
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The Amazon Now Emits More Carbon Than It Absorbs
Fires burned in the forest tipped the balance this year
2 min |
August 2021
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A Revolution In The Making
Scientists will soon have the tools to rewrite the book of life, and in doing so, edit out sections that cause disease, piece by piece. But is the technology safe and will all of us get the benefits, or will it be the preserve of those who can afford it?
10+ min |
August 2021
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Dogs won't give you food, even if you gave them some first
They may be your best buddy, but they won’t go out of their way to do you a favour
3 min |
August 2021
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Astronomers spot moon-forming rings around a baby exoplanet
For the first time, astronomers have detected a dusty ring around an exoplanet where moons could be born. They hope the discovery will teach us more about how both planets and moons are formed.
2 min |
August 2021
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How Much Of Psychology Can We Trust?
Can we still have faith in psychology in the face of the ‘replication crisis’? DR LISA FELDMAN BARRETT believes so
4 min |
Summer 2021
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Should We Look For Aliens?
Even if all we learn is that we’re alone, the search is worth the risk, argues LORD MARTIN REES. Besides which, anyone we do end up finding probably knows about us already
2 min |
Summer 2021
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Are We Living In A Simulation?
Could computers ever become sophisticated enough to build a convincing facsimile of the real world? What if they already have and we’re living in that facsimile? Dr Peter Bentley looks into the likelihood of us being trapped in the Matrix
2 min |
Summer 2021
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How Can We Deal With All The Dead?
More people die every day, but our graveyards aren’t getting any bigger. So what happens when we inevitably start running out of places to put the bodies? Jules Howard takes you through the options
4 min |
Summer 2021
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How Many Senses Do We Have?
Is there such as thing as a sense of timing? What about a sense of direction? Dr Lisa Feldman Barrett delves into the different ways we’re able to perceive the world that go beyond sight, sound, touch, taste and smell…
2 min |