BBC Science Focus
Common vitamin supplement could slow ageing
Vitamin D may protect cells from age-related decline
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AND HOW TO HANDLE THEM
Disturbing ideas occur to all of us. But what happens if you're struggling to let those thoughts go?
8 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IF WE BUILT A SUPER-COLLIDER AROUND THE MOON?
Somewhat surprisingly, scientists and engineers have indeed considered putting a super-collider on the Moon. Such a machine would operate just like the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), at CERN, near Geneva, the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator. These 'atom-smashers' create two particle beams travelling in opposite directions through ultrahigh-vacuum rings. Strong superconducting electromagnets accelerate the beams to almost the speed of light. The beams are then allowed to collide in one of the detector instruments, creating a cascade of other particles which are then measured and analysed.
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW MUCH WILL EXERCISE CONTROL MY BLOOD PRESSURE?
High blood pressure is a major health concern, increasing the risk of heart disease, stroke and kidney problems. As a GP, I'm often asked how to manage it, and my advice always includes exercise. But how much is enough?
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
New cholesterol treatment can cut levels by 69% after one dose
The future of heart attack prevention could be a single injection
2 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
'Doomsday tsunami' is ready to strike the US
A 100ft mega tsunami could hit the US at any moment - and that's only the beginning
5 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
It's behind you!
Audun Rikardsen is on the hunt for whales. Don't worry, though, his intention isn't to kill them. He and his crewmate Emma Vogel (behind the camera) are looking to tag the massive sea mammals, so their movements can be tracked and their behaviour better understood.
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
Here's what could happen to your teeth if fluoride disappears from drinking water
Dental experts are sounding the alarm about removing fluoride from drinking water. But how much of an impact will the ban actually have?
5 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
DEFENDERS OF EARTH
Meet the people who keep watch for world-ending asteroids
9 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
COULD SCIENTISTS UPLOAD AN ANIMAL BRAIN TO A COMPUTER?
The answer to this depends on what you mean by 'upload' and 'brain'.
2 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
WHAT'S THE BEST POSITION TO SLEEP IN?
There are plenty of claims about the “best” sleep position — for example, it’s often thought that sleeping on your left side aids digestion.
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
New theory could finally make ‘quantum gravity' a reality... and prove Einstein wrong
A united Theory of Everything is the 'Holy Grail of physics'
3 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
CAN ANIMALS GET DRUNK?
It's not hard to find stories of animals getting tipsy. A moose in Sweden was found with its head stuck in a tree after being seen staggering around, eating fermented apples. Elephants in Botswana getting drunk on marula fruit. My pet rat, who would knock over my home brew and then lick up the spillage. They all seemed inebriated, but were they?
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF I SMELL?
We all stink some of the time, when bacteria get stuck in the sweat produced by our apocrine glands.
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
Ginger cats are genetic freaks
On top of being certified agents of chaos, orange cats are now officially DNA freaks
1 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
CHILL OUT EARTH
Geoengineering has long been a taboo subject in scientific circles. But as Earth's climate continues to warm, experts are increasingly wondering if we could, and should, take more drastic action and start tinkering with the planet in the hope of saving it
9 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
SOLITUDE SOLUTIONS
Shut the door, switch off your phone. Science says being alone is good for us
3 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
CORAL-FRIENDLY SUNSCREEN
Chemicals in sunscreen can bleach and harm coral reefs, but a new product on the market hopes to replenish them
3 min |
July 2025
BBC Science Focus
YVONNE TEVLIN, VIA EMAIL: HOW CAN I BEAT COMPASSION FATIGUE?
There are plenty of claims about the “best” sleep position — for example, it’s often thought that sleeping on your left side aids digestion.
2 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert
3 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Hedy Lamarr
Peter Gallivan, author of The Hidden Heroes of Science, shines a spotlight on a star inventor.
2 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SCIENCE FACT OR SCIENCE FICTION?
Scientists serve up a robot cake
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Puppets fight for action
From 27 to 29 June, a herd of life-sized animal puppets will be trooping through the streets of London.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sharks inspire new tec
Aeroplanes coated in a material inspired by shark skin could stop airlines from burning billions of litres of fuel each year.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Create your own alien language
Use machine learning to train a computer and control an alien creature.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
3D-printed bike with no wheels
A British inventor has attracted a lot of attention for his newest creation: a bike that doesn't have any wheels.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Nectar on the rising tide
Farmers have found a sweet solution that saves coastal wetlands.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
NATURE'S BAD GUYS
Ciaran Sneddon meets the greatest “villains” of the animal world.
5 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
MONKEYS: OUR PRIMATE FAMILY
In just a few days, an exciting exhibition about primates will open at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. Primates are an order of mammals including apes, monkeys and humans.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Can humans live without plastic?
Plastic makes life a lot more convenient in many different ways, but it comes at a cost.
1 min |