Science
BBC Science Focus
MAKING WAVES
How do you study a gigantic mammal that migrates over thousands of miles and spends most of its time underwater? Here's how the latest tech is shaping the future of whale conservation
9 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
Matter made magic
WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF PROGRAMMABLE MATERIALS. FROM SELF-ASSEMBLING STRUCTURES TO FUTURISTIC FABRICS, TAKE A PEEK AT THE SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME...
4 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
Five of the best video doorbells
These devices promise to revolutionise the way you collect packages, keep your home safe and even how you interact with your postie and friends. The BBC Science Focus team picks their faves
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
AI art is everywhere but it can never compete with human creativity
Alex Hughes speaks to Prof Ahmed Elgammal, an expert in artificial intelligence to learn more about the rise of art made by AI
4 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
ONE MEAL A DAY: COULD IT WORK FOR WEIGHT LOSS?
Is eating just once a day the secret to staying trim or is it just restrictive eating?
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
SPACEFLIGHT:SHOULD THE FIRST CREW TO TRAVEL TO MARS BE ALL-FEMALE?
A new study carried out by the European Space Agency suggests that women may be better suited to space travel
4 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
COMPUTER PASSWORDS: IS THERE A BETTER WAY TO SECURE YOUR DEVICES?
Google's new passkey software offers a biometric replacement for old-fashioned passwords. So can we finally forget about having to remember all those sequences of numbers, letters and symbols?
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE IDEA THAT WE ONLY USE 10 PER CENT OF OUR BRAINS IS A MYTH THAT NEEDS TO DIE
The myth has been around for over a century and as well as being utter nonsense, it's also potentially dangerous
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
COULD DELAYING YOUR MENOPAUSE BE BETTER FOR YOUR HEALTH?
The 'change' is a turning point in women's lives that we still don't fully understand
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
WHY SCHRÖDINGER'S CAT IS STILL THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL THOUGHT EXPERIMENT IN SCIENCE
Nearly a century after its formulation, the paradox remains hotly debated among researchers
3 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
HEALTH: SEE INSIDE THE MOSQUITO ARENA BUILT TO TEST HOW THE MALARIA-SPREADING BUGS HUNT HUMANS
Welcome to what could be the worst campsite ever where mozzies are guaranteed
1 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
PRIMER: THE RISE OF E-FUELS
Synthetic fuels could make transport more sustainable.... but at a price
4 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
ALIEN LIFE: ALIENS COULD SOON DETECT LIFE ON EARTH, ALL THANKS TO OUR MOBILE PHONE MASTS
Only aliens with more advanced technology than us would be able to 'eavesdrop' on the signals transmitted on Earth. But apparently that's more likely than you might think
1 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
NEUROSCIENCE: THIS MACHINE CAN READ YOUR MIND AND TRANSLATE HOW YOU SEE THE WORLD
Neurotechnologists have developed a decoder that can reconstruct what you're seeing, thinking and imagining... and put it into words
1 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
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 |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
YOUR DNA IS TURNING UP IN PLACES YOU LEAST EXPECT IT
A new study reveals human DNA can be retrieved from almost anywhere and be used to identify you
1 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
BREAKTHROUGH STUDY REVEALS HOW SUPER-MASSIVE DINOSAURS GOT SO BIG
The sauropods were the largest animals to ever walk on Earth. A new study explains how they got that way
1 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
A GENE NAMED AFTER SONIC THE HEDGEHOG IS ALL THAT SEPARATES SCALES FROM FEATHERS
A recent discovery shows that changes in an unusually named gene can turn a scaly animal into a feathered one
2 min |
June 2023
BBC Science Focus
3 rules behind every diet that works
We're fed up with navigating all the tips and advice online telling us how to lose weight, so we asked an obesity expert to reveal whether anything actually works for weight loss
10 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
DREAMS ARE BIZARRE, SO WHY DO THEY SEEM NORMAL WHEN WE'RE ASLEEP?
Our sleeping brains weave a patchwork out of our memories in complex, baffling ways
3 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
GETTING A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP IMPROVES IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VACCINATIONS
People who sleep for less than six hours a night produce significantly fewer antibodies after getting their jabs
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
COMPOUNDS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE FOUND IN SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM A NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID
Samples collected during Hayabusa2's trip to the asteroid Ryugu contain uracil, a substance present in RNA
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
Can we feel others' emotions?
Mantis, from Guardians Of The Galaxy, is an empath. Do we feel the same way, too?
2 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE EXPLAINER PHOBIAS
AN EXPLORATION INTO THE ORIGINS AND TREATMENTS OF IRRATIONAL FEARS
6 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
WILD RATS LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY SEWERS ARE CARRYING CORONAVIRUS
More than 15 per cent of rats captured in wastewater systems tested positive for the virus
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
COMPLETE CIRCUITRY OF AN INSECT BRAIN MAPPED FOR THE FIRST TIME
The model shows every single neuron and connection in the brain of a fruit fly larva
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
SIGNS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITY FOUND ON VENUS FOR THE FIRST TIME
Images taken by the Magellan space probe in the 1990s could show evidence of eruptions or magma flow
1 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
SET THE JUICE LOOSE
This month, the JUICE mission blasts off on its eight-year voyage to Jupiter. Once there, it will peer at the planet's moons to find out if life could be lurking beneath their icy crusts...
7 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
DOWN ON THE ROBOT FARM
IN THE WEST, FARM WORKERS ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY... BUT ROBOTS ARE READY TO TAKE THEIR JOBS
6 min |
April 2023
BBC Science Focus
Can chatbots encourage people to be nicer to each other?
The new wave of conversational psychology to push back against toxic language Al takes cues from social
3 min |