Science
BBC Science Focus
DYSLEXIA ISN'T A DISORDER, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HOW OUR SPECIES ADAPTS, SAY RESEARCHERS
People with dyslexia have brains that are geared towards exploring the unknown, a trait that's been crucial to the survival and success of humans
2 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
WHY WE LOVE SOME ROBOTS AND HATE OTHERS
Not all artificial intelligence is equal: just ask Clippy, Microsoft's much reviled virtual assistant
3 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
SUNCREAM: HOW DO I CHOOSE THE BEST ONE?
A report from Which? found that several 'mineral' suncreams don't provide adequate protection
4 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
MARS: COULD MARTIAN ROL SAMPLES CONTAMINATE OUR PLANET WITH MICROBES?
NASA and ESA plan to bring back samples from the Red Planet within the next two decades
3 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
CRIME: NEW ALGORITHM PREDICTS WHEN AND WHERE A CRIME WILL HAPPEN BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE
The Al model was tested across eight cities in the US and predicts future crimes with 80 to 90 per cent accuracy, without falling foul of bias
4 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO ROCK
Think of a rock. It’s angular, grey and on the ground, right? Wrong. Rocks come in a staggering variety of shapes and colours, which help us decipher the stories of their geological lives. Here are just a few of the fantastic rock formations found on this planet…
6 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
THE EYES HAVE IT
TWO FRONT-FACING EYES WORKS WELL FOR US BUT NOT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. THESE ANIMALS HAVE SOME BIZARRE AND BEAUTIFUL EYES THAT LET THEM SEE THE WORLD IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS
5 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
PATHOLOGICAL LIARS WHAT DRIVES THEM TO LIE AND WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?
From high-profile court cases to recent political scandals, lying is all over the news. A psychologist explains how to spot and deal with a habitual liar
3 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK: HOW WORRYING IS IT?
This rare disease, mainly found in Africa, is unlikely to become a new pandemic in UK, but cases are going to rise over the coming weeks
4 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
Q&A: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
DOES MY DOG ACTUALLY ENJOY THEIR FOOD WHEN THEY EAT IT SO FAST? ... HOW FAR DOES MY COMPUTER MOUSE MOVE? ... IS THERE SUCH A THING AS LEFT BRAIN VS RIGHT BRAIN? ... HOW DO YOU THICKEN A SAUCE? ... WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OCTOPUS AND A SQUID? ... WHY DO ANIMALS MIGRATE? ... DO WE GET MORE BITTER AND CYNICAL AS WE GET OLDER? ... IS IT TRUE THAT YOU CAN BITE THROUGH A HUMAN FINGER AS EASILY AS A CARROT? ... WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A BLACK HOLE? ... WHY DIDN'T DINOSAURS EVOLVE SENTIENCE?
10+ min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
FUTURE CITIES
GREEN, FRIENDLY AND CLEAN: HOW WE COULD REIMAGINE URBAN LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC
9 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
DISCOVERIES
A WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON | BUGS IN OLD GUTS | SALAMADERS IN FREEFALL | A CURE FOR CANCER? | LUNAR ALLOTMENT | RATS TO THE RESCUE
10+ min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
CLIMATE: COULD 50°C BECOME THE NEW NORMAL?
A recent heatwave in Jacobabad, Pakistan saw temperatures hit a record 51°C - dangerously close to the limit of human survivability
3 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING
Puzzling over the answers to a centuries-old cosmic paradox can teach us profound things about the Universe
3 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
VAMPIRE ELECTRONICS: HOW MUCH POWER DO THESE DEVICES REALLY DRAIN?
Can you save £££s by switching off appliances at the mains, as suggested by some headlines?
4 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
WHY DOES RESEARCHING BISEXUALITY MATTER?
It's Pride Month and the UK is aglitter with messages of love. But not all the letters of the rainbow alphabet have been able to shine...
3 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
When the asteroid smashed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the fiercest, strongest creatures on Earth - the dinosaurs. So how exactly did our tiny, furtive ancestors thrive in the aftermath of an apocalypse?
7 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT
SCIENTISTS GO TO EXTRAORDINARY LENGTHS TO EXPAND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RADICAL PHENOMENA IN THE MOST EXTREME LABS ON EARTH
5 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
Could we live alongside dinosaurs?
In Jurassic World Dominion, the toothy ones have integrated into society...
3 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
TRAVELLING TO THE EDGE OF TIME
The James Webb Space Telescope won't just show us the furthest reaches of space, it'll take us back to the dawn of the Universe too...
3 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
PHYSICS: DO GIRLS AVOID IT BECAUSE IT'S TOO HARD?
In late April, head teacher Katharine Birbalsingh commented that girls didn't like physics and are put off it because of the hard maths
3 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS
Occasionally, you're minding our own business when a weird - and sometimes disturbing or upsetting - thought pops into your head. Why does your brain do this, and does it mean that you're a bad person?
10+ min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
HIGHLY SENSITIVE: IS IT THE SAME AS BEING SHY OR INTROVERTED?
Recently, several celebrities have announced that they are 'highly sensitive people'. What does this term mean, and how can you spot the signs?
4 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
Can a VR headset provide peace and tranquillity?
Alex Hughes tries to relax with a screen inches from his face...
5 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
AI WILL NEVER THINK LIKE A HUMAN... AND THAT'S OKAY
There's no point getting frustrated with artificial intelligence when it doesn't do what we expect it to. Instead, we should focus on the ways it can help and support people
3 min |
June 2022
BBC Science Focus
How to Build the Future of Social Media
At the Polarization Lab in North Carolina, multidisciplinary researchers – including social scientists, statisticians and computer scientists – are breaking apart the social media status quo to rebuild it, one peer-reviewed brick at a time
5 min |
May 2022
BBC Science Focus
W Boson: Is About to Break Physics?
The mass of the W boson, a subatomic particle, appears to be wrong. What could this mean for the Standard Model of particle physics?
3 min |
May 2022
BBC Science Focus
YOU CAN'T BEAT BEETROOT
How this humble, purple vegetable can improve the health of your heart
2 min |
May 2022
BBC Science Focus
Sleepiness in Alzheimer's patients is caused by damage to neurons that help them stay awake
The finding treatments could lead to new for those with the disease to help them stay alert
1 min |
May 2022
BBC Science Focus
THE DAY THE DINOSAURS DIED
New BBC documentary, Dinosaurs: The Final Day, presented by Sir David Attenborough, digs into a fossil site that may have recorded the moment an asteroid wiped out almost all life on Earth. Holly Spanner met with Robert DePalma, one of the palaeontologists at the site, to find out more about the significance of this discovery...
8 min |