BBC Science Focus
Q&A
IS THERE ANY SCIENCE TO LOW-DOPAMINE MORNINGS?
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
A DASH OF 'QUANTUM WEIRDNESS' ADDS AN INTRIGUING NEW ASPECT TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
Just suppose survival of the fittest had a quantum element. What would that mean for life on Earth?
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
KIDS ARE THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING OBESITY. BUT WE NEED MORE OF THEIR GENES
We can unravel the role that bodyweight plays in disease, but we need a bigger, more diverse, sample of genetic material to do so
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE UK'S COUNTRYSIDE IS IN TROUBLE... AND WE NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP IT
Britain’s woodlands, wetlands and wildflower meadows are under threat. But awareness isn't enough to save them
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
AUTONOMOUS DRONE COULD REVEAL ANTARCTICA'S SECRETS
Understanding ancient tectonics will improve ice melt predictions
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
EMBRYO RESEARCH: WHY SCIENTISTS WANT MORE THAN 14 DAYS TO STUDY EARLY DEVELOPMENT
An extension to the 14-day limit on research has been proposed and has support. But there are moral and ethical questions to consider
4 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
SAD CLOWN PARADOX:WHY TEARS OFTEN LIE BEHIND THE LAUGHS
Mental health issues are common among comedians and performing is just one way they can self-medicate
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: HOW COOKING CAN DAMAGE YOUR DNA
From roast dinners to scented candles, there are potentially harmful pollutants lurking in every home
4 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
FARM OF THE FUTURE
Join the BBC's Planet Earth III film crew HED and go behind the scenes in the city farm that's transforming fields into towers and running almost everything with robots
8 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
ALIEN PLANET DEBRIS DISCOVERED DEEP UNDER EARTH'S CRUST
A planetary collision so big that it formed the Moon also left behind remnants that changed Earth's mantle
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
SCIENTISTS FINALLY FIND WHERE A STARFISH KEEPS ITS HEAD
Compelling research into their genes sheds light on the echinoderm’s enigmatic physiology
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
STUDY REVEALS WHAT REALLY KILLED THE DINOSAURS
It wasn't the meteor's impact, but the colossal clouds of dust it kicked up into the atmosphere that drove the mass extinction 66 million years ago
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
UNDER ΤΗΕ HOOD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
As the busiest year in the history of artificial intelligence (AI) comes to a close, Prof Mike Wooldridge prepares to deliver the Royal Institution's first Christmas Lecture on the subject. Noa Leach sat down with him to get a preview of the demonstrations his talks will include and an insight into how he thinks AI is going to change the world for children
4 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IS DECISION PARALYSIS AND HOW DO I DEAL WITH IT?
If you've ever gone online to order something during a work break - let's say a new electric toothbrush - expecting it to be fairly straightforward, but instead you found yourself overwhelmed by the huge number of choices and options available, you've experienced decision paralysis.
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
A BLUEPRINT FOR ANTI-AGEING
SCIENCE SAYS IT'S TIME TO RETHINK - AND TAKE CONTROL OF - OUR BODY'S AGE. HERE'S HOW TO SLOW, HALT AND POTENTIALLY TURN BACK YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
10 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
STRANGE RUMBLINGS
Earth-shattering seismic events can occur away from the fault lines between tectonic plates. And there's no easy way to predict when or where they'll hit
8 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
SCROLL REVERSAL
Losing days by endlessly scrolling on your smartphone? You're not alone. Perhaps neuroscience can help us beat the urge...
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Water, Water, Everywhere?
Penny Wozniakiewicz investigates why astronomers are so concerned with finding water in the Solar System, and why it is vital to our exploration of space
6 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Swirling supernova's secret sibling
A companion could be responsible for Puppis A's overlapping rings
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
No call for sea legs on Titan
Expect to find gentle breezes and calm seas on Saturn's largest moon
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A December GRAND TOUR
Just like the epic journeys of the Voyager probes to our Solar System's outer planets, this tour takes you to the gas and ice giants as they line up in the night sky this month. Stuart Atkinson is your guide
8 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Build your EYEPIECE COLLECTION
Great eyepieces are crucial to any astronomical setup. Here Tim Jardine arms you with the info you need to choose the best ones to invest in
7 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Rare cosmic explosion deepens a mystery
One of the Universe's brightest outbursts seen in an unexpected location
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THREE'S COMPANY
Galaxy pair Arp-Madore 2339-661 is actually a galaxy trio
1 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The remains of CREATION UNDERSTANDING THE CMB
Left over from the Big Bang, the cosmic microwave background gives astronomers an insight into the entire history of our Universe. Ezzy Pearson explains
7 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Plans for an all-UK space mission set in motion
Four British astronauts could soon be heading into orbit
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Same stars, different stories
Maggie Aderin-Pocock considers how other cultures interpret the night sky
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
INSIDE THE SKY AT NIGHT
Host of science podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage Robin Ince joined his co-host Brian Cox on the November episode of The Sky at Night
2 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Venus's hostile atmosphere
Katrin Raynor takes a look at a planet where the skies boil and the clouds rain acid
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE BIG THREE
The top sights to observe or image this month
4 min |