Science
BBC Science Focus
Scientists publish findings from 25-year study of 'super-agers'
The results could uncover new ways to delay or prevent dementia
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Scientists are rethinking the cause of insomnia
A gut reaction might be causing your sleepless nights
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Largest black hole in the Universe discovered
The black hole grew to its enormous size by consuming all its nearby siblings
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE TRUTH ABOUT ADULT ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder was long thought to be something only unruly schoolkids suffered with. Now, the science is telling us a very different story
10+ min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
New type of acid rain could threaten life on Earth
This 'forever chemical' is almost impossible to remove from the environment
2 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
A truck load
No, this isn't an oddly ordered traffic jam or a well-organised truckers’ protest.
1 min |
October 2025
BBC Science Focus
Female gorillas can overpower males twice their size
Primate society is less patriarchal than we previously thought
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October 2025
BBC Science Focus
ART FOR HEART'S SAKE
Practising art - or just looking at it - can improve your health. Here's why we shouldn't brush off the benefits
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September 2025
BBC Science Focus
I KEEP HAVING NIGHTMARES. SHOULD I BE WORRIED?
Most of us have the odd bad dream. But if you're regularly waking in a cold sweat, you might be wondering: is it just stress, or something more serious?
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE PLATYPUS
When European scientists first set eyes on the platypus, in the form of a pelt and a sketch shipped over from Australia in 1798, they couldn't believe it.
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September 2025
BBC Science Focus
THE EXPERTS' GET-TO-SLEEP-QUICK TRICKS
Everyone has trouble sleeping from time to time, even the scientists who spend every waking hour studying it. So, what steps do the experts take when they can't drop off?
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
DO ANY FOODS TASTE BETTER IN SPACE?
Not usually.
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September 2025
BBC Science Focus
WAS THE SEA ALWAYS BLUE?
Our planet has had an ocean for around 3.8 billion years, but new research suggests it hasn't always been blue.
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September 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW MUCH OF THE OCEAN IS JUST WHALE PEE?
It's not true that the seas are salty because of whale pee, although a single fin whale can produce as much as 250 gallons of urine a day.
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September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Do pheromones control human attraction?
Could invisible chemical signals sway our behaviour, or who we're attracted to - all without us knowing?
4 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
EDITOR'S PICKS...
This month's smartest tech
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September 2025
BBC Science Focus
ASTRONOMY FROM THE FAR SIDE
THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO GO IF WE WANT TO CATCH SIGHT OF THE COSMIC DAWN
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Protecting your ID online
The Online Safety Act has thrust VPNs into the spotlight, but what are the best ways to protect your identity online without relying on one?
3 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
COULD A VIRUS CHANGE MY DNA?
It already has. Our personal genomes (the genetic information of an organism) are littered with the remnants of viruses that infected our ancestors.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Documentary reveals the science behind turtle mother calls
In the new BBC documentary Parenthood, baby turtles see sunlight for the first time and crawl towards their singing mothers
2 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
All in one
Think back to the cell diagrams in your biology textbooks at school and you might recognise this.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
COULD SOMEONE ACROSS THE COSMOS PICK UP OLD RADIO PROGRAMMES?
Theoretically, the radio signals from our earliest broadcasts have been spreading outwards through space since the beginning of radio.
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Land, not ice, is now driving rising sea levels
The world's driest regions are merging - and the consequences are global
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
An underground tomb might be hiding next to the Giza pyramids
It could be a hidden doorway, but experts aren't sure
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
HEATQuakes
Climate change isn't warming the planet, it's shaking Earth's foundations
8 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
A QUESTION OF QUANTUM TIME
The closer we look at time, the stranger it gets
7 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
YOU'RE ONLY AS OLD AS YOU THINK
Your attitude towards ageing can reduce the toll time takes on your brain and body. It's a statement that sounds ridiculous, but the science backs it up. The question is: how much could a change of attitude change your life?
8 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
Eating eggs every day could lower your cholesterol
For years, eggs have been seen as a cholesterol culprit - but new research Suggests that reputation may be undeserved
1 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
A top secret US spacecraft is rewriting the rules of warfare
The X-37B returned to Earth last month, but details of its time in space remain a mystery
4 min |
September 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW STABLE IS MY PERSONALITY?
One way to think about this question is to imagine going to a class reunion when you're in your 80s.
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