How It Works UK
Fungi seem to 'sweat' to stay cool
Mushrooms, and possibly all fungi, have the ability to cool down by ‘sweating’ away water
2 min |
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How It Works UK
WHAT IF THERE WAS NO GRAVITY?
How this fundamental force controls the way things move on Earth and throughout the universe
9 min |
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How It Works UK
WHERE DOES YOUR POO GO?
Following the flush, your body’s waste undergoes a long journey as it’s prepped to return safely to the environment
2 min |
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How It Works UK
WHY WE NEED FLIES
They’re some of the strangest and most reviled insects on the planet, but they’re also incredibly useful
5 min |
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How It Works UK
Galileo's GREATEST DISCOVERIES
Peer into the mind of this trailblazing astronomer and discover his pioneering observations
7 min |
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How It Works UK
HOW ARE CARS RECYCLED?
Step into one of the UK’s largest car recycling centres to discover the secrets of a vehicle disassembly line
5 min |
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How It Works UK
WHY JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT IS VANISHING
Jupiter’s complex weather system is sapping its famous red spot at an alarming rate. And scientists predict the feature could vanish within our lifetimes
2 min |
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How It Works UK
INSECT INSPIRATION
Why flies have had an impact on science
2 min |
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How It Works UK
WHAT IS THE SMELL OF RAIN?
After rainfall, this distinctive aroma is released from the soil
1 min |
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How It Works UK
HOW DIALYSIS MACHINES WORK
These lifesaving devices take over the role of failing kidneys
3 min |
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How It Works UK
The world's most painful ant sting targets nerves like scorpion venom
Ants that inflict the world’s most painful stings do so by injecting venom that targets their victim’s nerve cells
1 min |
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How It Works UK
'Reanimated' hearts can be successfully transplanted
A method for ‘reanimating’ organ donors’ hearts works just as well as the standard approach to collecting hearts for transplantation, new trial data shows. If widely applied, the method could increase the heart donor pool by an estimated 30 per cent
2 min |
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How It Works UK
Earth is getting hotter despite government pledges
Average global temperatures are rising at an ever faster rate despite pledges by world leaders to tackle climate change
2 min |
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How It Works UK
Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's centre
Astronomers have discovered hundreds of strange, string-like structures at the centre of our galaxy, possibly tracing the violent path of an ancient black hole eruption
2 min |
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How It Works UK
A lung cancer pill drastically cuts the risk of death after surgery
A once-daily pill halved people’s risk of dying from a common lung cancer when they took the drug after tumour-removal surgery, new trial data shows
1 min |
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BBC Science Focus
PUPS IN SCRUBS: DOGS COULD MAKE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS BETTER FOR EVERYONE
Dogs have been bringing their owners comfort at home for centuries. Now, the pooches are branching out to do it hospitals
1 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
ENTOMOLOGY - SPOTTY WINGS MAKE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES MORE AERODYNAMIC
New research shows that the butterflies fly better when they have more spots on their wings
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
HIDDEN FUNGI ABSORB OVER A THIRD OF EARTH'S FOSSIL FUEL EMISSIONS
A new study pinpoints a major carbon pool in the filament networks of mycorrhizal fungi found underneath mushrooms
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
DAILY MULTIVITAMIN CAN DELAY AGE-RELATED MEMORY LOSS
Study finds that a multivitamin pill a day keeps memory decline at bay
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
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 |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE THREAT OF DAY ZERO
Queues at public water taps could become normal. What can we do to avoid them?
4 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
HOW TO THINK BATIONALLY ABOUT AI
The entire planet is hooked on the conversation about Al 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...
10+ min |
July 2023
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
"Alien" signal arrives from Mars
Could you decode a mysterious message from space?
2 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Extreme isolation
Lock yourself away with the scientists studying the effects of living completely alone.
2 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SCAVENGER HUNT
The summer holidays are almost here and that means The Week Junior Science+Nature's Scavenger Hunt is back.
3 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Melissa Cristina Márquez
Meet the marine biologist who is standing up for sharks.
3 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The human speed limit
We investigate secrets of speed and ask could you ever run as fast as the Flash?
3 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
How do aeroplane toilets work?
What happens when nature calls at 10,000 metres high?
2 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
THE AGE OF MACHINE LEARNING
Smart computers are changing our world. Are you ready for the reboot?
6 min |
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The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Should make-up be tested on animals?
The UK has changed a law to allow some make-up products to be tested on animals.
3 min |