BBC Science Focus
This bizarre optical illusion could teach us how animals think
By seeing which animals fall for a classic visual trick, scientists are uncovering how different brains make sense of the world
1 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
There could be a toxic heavy metal lurking in your protein supplement
People everywhere use protein supplements on a daily basis. But a new report suggests some contain worrying amounts of a harmful substance
4 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
Certain snacks are more likely to cause winter weight gain, study suggests
Dietary fats may influence how our bodies respond to the passing of the seasons
2 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
THIS YEAR'S WEIRDEST SCIENCE STORIES
The good, the bad and the frankly bizarre: from the world's oldest baby to a body-snatching bug, here were science's strangest discoveries in 2025
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December 2025
BBC Science Focus
2025's BIGGEST MOMENTS IN SCIENCE
Revisit the discoveries and events from the last 12 months that will change the world in the years to come
3 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
AIN'T NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH
Could an exoskeleton help you scale every peak with ease? Ezzy Pearson straps on some cyborg enhancements to find out
5 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
ASTRONOMY FOR BEGINNERS
HOW TO SEE THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER
1 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW UNLIKELY IS OUR UNIVERSE?
Our understanding of the Universe has revealed that its existence, and indeed our own, relies on a particular set of rules.
1 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
DOES YOUR NAME AFFECT YOUR PERSONALITY?
Research is revealing that nominative determinism isn't as easy to dismiss as you might think
5 min |
December 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I GOT EATEN BY A PYTHON?
First, the good news: snakes rarely eat humans. But it does happen and Indonesia seems to be a particular hotspot for it. Over the past decade, several people in the country have been killed and swallowed whole by pythons, including a 45-year-old woman who was found fully clothed inside a bloated, 5m-long (16ft) snake.
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December 2025
BBC Science Focus
ARE BOARD GAMES GOOD FOR THE BRAIN?
Whether you're pondering a chess move, thinking up a high-scoring word in Scrabble or deciding on your investment strategy in Monopoly, board games are great for getting you thinking. Playing them not only involves a wide range of cognitive skills, including problem-solving, critical thinking, decision-making, memory retention and concentration, but also provides a way to connect face-to-face with others.
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December 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW CAN I BE MORE PERSUASIVE?
Most of us like to think we're rational people. If someone shows us evidence that we're wrong, we'll change our minds, right? Well, not necessarily, because it's not always that simple. Being wrong feels uncomfortable and sometimes threatening. That's why changing someone's mind is often much harder than it seems.
2 min |
December 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Meet the scientist \"blasting off into space\" at the Christmas Lectures.
3 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan.
3 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
Jenny Ackland unveils a winter wonderland of natural delights this festive season.
1 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
FIND YOUR HARMONY
Whether you love belting out songs with friends or prefer listening by yourself, Peter Gallivan shows us why music has the power to change your mood.
5 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Should we switch off Christmas lights?
They brighten up the festive season, but they can have a negative impact on the environment.
1 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
FIGHTING THE FREEZE
Claire Karwowski uncovers nature's wildest ways of fighting the winter freeze.
6 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE LAST DAYS OF POMPEII
For the first time, an immersive exhibition about the destruction of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii has opened in London.
1 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Making pullovers for little penguins
Meet the \"Knitting Nannas\" saving penguins one stitch at a time.
1 min |
Christmas 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Octopuses
Meet the colour-changing, shape-shifting, fortune-telling aliens of the seas.
2 min |
Christmas 2025
How It Works UK
The building blocks of life have been detected in ice outside the Milky Way
For the first time, scientists have spotted multiple complex building blocks of life in ice around a star outside the Milky Way.
2 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
AI CHATBOTS REFUSE TO SHUT THEMSELVES DOWN WHEN ASKED TO
AI models may be developing their own 'survival drive' by refusing commands to shut themselves down, an AI safety company has claimed.
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Issue 210
How It Works UK
Antarctic ship Endurance had structural deficiencies
Endurance, which sank in Antarctica in 1915, wasn't as well built for a polar voyage as previously thought, and its owner was likely aware of its shortcomings.
2 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
MUST-HAVE CHRISTMAS TOYS OF THE 1990s
Let's take a nostalgia trip back 30 years to discover how the most-wanted toys of the festive season season worked
6 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
INSIDE AN ATOMIC CLOCK
Measuring time using the Earth's rotation was always an imprecise business, so now we do it using the 'tick' of an atom
2 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
AI HEARING AIDS EXPLAINED
Artificial intelligence is providing a world of clearer and cleverer sounds to the hearing impaired
2 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
Do you think we will ever be able to teleport people?
'Never' is a strong word, but it's highly unlikely that teleportation of a human being á la Star Trek will ever be possible, given our current understanding of quantum physics and the known laws of the universe.
1 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
What is the Encke Gap?
Saturn's beautiful rings are made up of countless individual ringlets, but the distribution of ringlets is not even, and there are several distinct gaps.
1 min |
Issue 210
How It Works UK
Astronomers discover a bizarre 'runaway' planet acting like a star
Astronomers have spotted a 'rogue' planet gobbling gas and dust at a record rate, and they can't explain its baffling behaviour.
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