How It Works UK
NEXT-GENERATION NUCLEAR REACTOR
Could molten thorium be the future of nuclear power?
2 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
HOW THE FIRST TV SIGNAL WAS TRANSMITTED
A century ago, John Logie Baird demonstrated a working television transmission
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
WHAT'S AN ANTI-DRONE GUN?
How these devices intercept and disable unmanned aerial vehicles
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
REAL GHOST STORIES FROM THE HOST AND CREATOR OF BBC'S UNCANNY
4 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE DIE?
Our bodies are vessels for life, but in death they undergo a cascade of chemical and biological changes
3 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
UNCANNY'S DANNY ROBINS
The creator and host of the BBC's Uncanny series tells us about his most chilling experiences while researching the show, and writing a ghost book for children
4 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
HOW AIR PURIFIERS WORK
These filtration devices clean a room's air of particles that can make a person sick
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
HOW FEATHERS GROW
A bird's proteinaceous plumage comes from the same source as our hair
1 min |
Issue 208
How It Works UK
HOW HAIR GROWS
Dear HIW. Would my hair grow longer without cutting it for a year or by getting small bits cut off regularly? Does this help it grow quicker?
1 min |
Issue 208
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
FIRST CONTACT
Seven missions that gave us our first real look at alien worlds
6 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
All in one
Think back to the cell diagrams in your biology textbooks at school and you might recognise this.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Having only boys or girls may run in the family
It's not just chance: women who've had multiple children of the same sex are more likely to have another baby of the same sex
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Meet the dinosaur eater
A new fossil reveals the life of an ancient crocodile species that probably preyed on dinosaurs
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
YOU'RE ONLY AS OLD AS YOU THINK
Your attitude towards ageing can reduce the toll time takes on your brain and body. It's a statement that sounds ridiculous, but the science backs it up. The question is: how much could a change of attitude change your life?
8 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE EXPERTS' GET-TO-SLEEP-QUICK TRICKS
Everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time, even the scientists who spend every waking hour studying it. So, what steps do the experts take when they can't drop off?
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
JWST decodes the chaos behind paint-splash nebula
A companion star may be sculpting tangled NGC 6072, a rare multipolar planetary nebula
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Protecting your ID online
The Online Safety Act has thrust VPNs into the spotlight, but what are the best ways to protect your identity online without relying on one?
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Turn mono Sun shots into fiery colour
A simple, free technique to take your solar images from greyscale to gold
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Q&A WITH A FAST RADIO BURST EXPERT
A significant amount of the Universe's matter from the Big Bang is missing. Now scientists believe they've found it hiding between galaxies
3 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Stargazing in the Atacama Desert
Becca Marsh tours Chile's high Atacama Desert - home to some of the darkest skies and most advanced astronomical observatories on the planet - and discovers a stargazing destination like no other
7 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
A top secret US spacecraft is rewriting the rules of warfare
The X-37B returned to Earth last month, but details of its time in space remain a mystery
4 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE PLATYPUS
When European scientists first set eyes on the platypus, in the form of a pelt and a sketch shipped over from Australia in 1798, they couldn't believe it.
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Bridge of stray stars revealed
Dark Energy Camera image of galaxy cluster Abell 3667 brings cosmic history into focus
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Astronomy Photographer of the Year
BBC Sky at Night Magazine is thrilled to reveal the 2025 winners in the globe's premier astrophotography contest
5 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
COULD SOMEONE ACROSS THE COSMOS PICK UP OLD RADIO PROGRAMMES?
Theoretically, the radio signals from our earliest broadcasts have been spreading outwards through space since the beginning of radio.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
DO ANY FOODS TASTE BETTER IN SPACE?
Not usually.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Create a striking moonrise composite
Here's how to showcase the Moon's graceful ascent from the horizon
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
FIELD OF VIEW
Let there be less light
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Land, not ice, is now driving rising sea levels
The world's driest regions are merging - and the consequences are global
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Ripples in time
A decade of gravitational wave detections In 2015, a new field of astronomy opened with the very first observation made beyond the electromagnetic spectrum. Elizabeth Todd looks at the milestone and what it meant
8 min |