Very Interesting
COVID inquiry: What did we learn and what can we do better in future pandemics?
Masks, social distancing, lockdowns... how effective was the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic?
3 min |
July/August 2024
Very Interesting
One hormone could be the key that unlocks a cure for morning sickness
The nausea and vomiting that, in extreme cases, can endanger mothers and babies might soon be just a memory
3 min |
July/August 2024
Very Interesting
THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST CREATURES
Under the sea and upon the land, some animals look - to us - pretty strange...
8 min |
July/August 2024
Very Interesting
SAD CLOWN PARADOX: WHY TEARS OFTEN LIE BEHIND THE LAUGHS
Mental health issues are common among comedians and performing is just one way they can self-medicate
3 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
Going back to the moon
ARTEMIS AND A NEW DAWN OF LUNAR EXPLORATION
3 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
FARM OF THE FUTURE
Join the BBC's Planet Earth III film crew and go behind the scenes in the city farm that's transforming fields into towers and running almost everything with robots
8 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
SCROLL REVERSAL
Losing days by endlessly scrolling on your smartphone? You're not alone. Perhaps neuroscience can help us beat the urge
2 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
HOW TO MASTER YOUR METABOLISM
Ready to welcome a leaner, healthier you? It's time for a metabolic makeover. With a few simple, research-backed changes, you can supercharge your body's calorie-burning
8 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
A BLUEPRINT FOR ANTI AGEING
Science says it's time to rethink - and take control - of our body's age. Here's how to slow, halt and potentially turn back your biological clock
10 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: HOW COOKING CAN DAMAGE YOUR DNA
From roast dinners to scented candles, there are potentially harmful pollutants lurking in every home
3 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
THE BROKEN MIRROR
Body dysmorphia - the all-consuming obsession with perceived flaws in our looks - is sweeping the globe. One in five young people is thought to be affected. What can be done and how is tech changing the way we see ourselves?
7 min |
March/April 2024
Very Interesting
Daily multivitamin can delay age-related memory loss
Study finds that a multivitamin pill a day keeps memory decline at bay
2 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
The T. rex was actually a coward...sometimes
According to palaeontologists behind Apple TV+'s Prehistoric Planet 2, the Tyrannosaurus rex was more than willing to run from a fight
1 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
Plants scream when we forget to water them
They sound a bit like bubble wrap being popped
1 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
MENTAL HEALTH IS OTHER PEOPLE
Enjoying the weather? Did you see the game? Small talk and simple face-to-face interactions have a bigger effect on our wellbeing than you might think. So, do you fancy a cuppa?
6 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
Killer asteroids: how safe are we, really?
A new study suggests we're safe from big impacts, but it's the small ones we have to worry about
3 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
HOW TO THINK RATIONALLY ABOUT AI
The entire planet is hooked on the conversation about AI and its sinister future. But if you ask those in the know (and we have), our future with machines looks entirely different to what the world's CEOs would have us believe. Here's how to stop worrying and maybe learn to love AI...
6 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
Jazz could be the key to understanding quantum physics
An improvising soloist can play any note they want next. At the quantum level, electrons have a similar freedom
3 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
The hit TV show The Last of Us imagined an apocalypse caused by a Cordyceps fungus turning humans into zombies. For many insects, real life isn't much different...
5 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
COULD ONE BOMB DESTROY THE WORLD?
How big a bang are arms manufacturers capable of creating?
2 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
THE THREAT OF DAY ZERO
Queues at public water taps could become normal. What can we do to avoid them?
4 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
Dark Earth: scientists unveil a new 'secret weapon' to combat deforestation
Ancient soil from the heart of the Amazon could help restore the planet's depleted rainforests
2 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
CAN SCIENCE TURN A NIGHT OWL INTO A MORNING LARK?
If you're a night owl, you probably have a hard time dealing with a world that starts at 8am. But can science help you tinker with your body clock to make it easier to rise with the larks?
9 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
THE MOST COLOURFUL SIGHTS ON EARTH
Long-distance travel is lovely, but it saves a bit of cash if we bring some of the planet's most spectacular natural places to you
4 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
DO YOUR GENES INFLUENCE YOUR TASTE IN FOOD?
How DNA plays a role in shaping your menu choices
3 min |
Issue 73
Very Interesting
GENEEDITED FOOD: WHERE'S MY SUPER MEAL?
Can gene editing create 'superfoods' that actually live up to the hype? Well, maybe...
3 min |
May/June 2023
Very Interesting
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF SLIME
Runny noses, slippery sea creatures and that impossible-to-clean bit behind your sink all have one thing in common: slime. While it might make us cringe, life on Earth would be very different without it...
7 min |
May/June 2023
Very Interesting
A VOLCANO ON VENUS HAS SHOWN SIGNS OF A RECENT ERUPTION
Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow
3 min |
May/June 2023
Very Interesting
Wild rats living in New York City sewers are carrying coronavirus
More than 15% of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus
1 min |
May/June 2023
Very Interesting
Do weighted blankets really work for anxiety and insomnia?
A weighted blanket contains glass beads, plastic pellets, ball weight.
1 min |