BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Bresser ISA Space Exploration NASA 70/700 AZ telescope
This beginners' package has everything you need to see the Sun, Moon and planets
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Ursa Major 6-inch f/8 Planetary Dobsonian
A decent option for would-be planetary observers on a limited budget
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Use freeware to create star trail images
How to turn your frames into beautiful star trail photos in a few clicks
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
O&A WITH AN ECLIPSE CHASER
On 14 October 2023, an annular eclipse passed across mainland USA. Comedian and stargazer Jon Culshaw was there to witness it
3 min |
December 2023
BBC Science Focus
The Power of Caffeine
For many, caffeine is considered a guilty pleasure. But there is growing evidence that our daily fix isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might actually be doing us some good
8 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
HELLO DARKNESS.MY OLD FRIEND
With the evenings drawing in, could embracing the darkness be good for you?
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
HAMMERHEAD BAT
With a face that wouldn't look out of place among the Notre Dame gargoyles, the hammerhead bat is what the French would call 'jolie laide'.
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IS ASHEN LIGHT?
The 'ashen light', or AL, is a faint, mysterious glow, or colouration, seen in the night-side hemisphere of the planet Venus.
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
DEAR DOCTOR
IS IT REALLY BETTER TO HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT BRACE FOR THE WORST?
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
WOMB TRANSPLANTS ARE NOW A REALITY AND THEY'RE CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES
There’s new hope for the thousands of women who are unable to conceive or carry their own child
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
REALITY CHECK - THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE HEADLINES
SICK DAYS: WE'RE TAKING MORE THAN EVER. SO WHAT'S KEEPING US AWAY FROM WORK?
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
DEEP & BROODY
On the side of a hill next to some thermal springs 3,000m beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered the world's biggest octopus nursery. Join them as they explore it on Planet Earth III
8 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
These vibrating vests bring music to life for deaf gig-goers
Haptic tech is making music accessible to people with impaired hearing
4 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
Sony WF-1000XM5: An audio home run, but in a smaller package
Alex Hughes tries out Sony’s tiniest earbuds to date to see if it’s possible to pack a bigger musical punch into a smaller package
4 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
ANTIGRAVITY: A RECENT TEST RESULT MIGHT HAVE RULED IT OUT
Hoverboards and flying cars may be off the cards... but dark energy may yet come to the rescue
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
A MAP OF THE BRAIN CELLS THAT MAKE US UNIQUE MARKS "A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN NEUROSCIENCE"
Benchmark study maps over 3,000 cell types in the human brain
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
MYSTERIOUS AFTERGLOW POTENTIALLY CAUSED BY MASSIVE COLLISION OF PLANETS
Scientists have a probable cause for the unexplained brightness
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
SCIENTISTS PLAN TO MELT MOON DUST TO LAY LUNAR ROADS
Triangular paving stones’ could be made on the Moon using the Sun's rays and might solve the problems caused by Moon dust
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
SAYING NO TO DRUGS CAN BE HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR BRAINS HAVE EVOLVED TO SAY 'WHY NOT?'
The Stoptober’ push to quit smoking is useful, but we need to look at why people start... especially when it's harder drugs
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER:WHY IS IT STIGMATISED?
Despite being recognised for decades, the condition remains misunderstood and undertreated as a result
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE SCIENCE OF DOCTOR WHO
At 60 years old, Doctor Who, the BBC Show following the adventures of the regenerating Time Lord, continues to be highly enjoyable fiction. But it's science fiction. The Doctor's primary tool is a sonic screwdriver, not a magic wand. The Gallifreyan takes science seriously. And so should we...
9 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
ULTRA-BRIGHT LIGHT BREAKTHROUGH COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING
Creating an ultra-bright light in a small space is harder than it sounds... But scientists think it may be possible
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
DID THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE JUST SPOT GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST?
Given the age of the Universe, the galaxies we've just been shown appear to be too old. So, what's gone wrong?
3 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
PLANT APOCALYPSE
The race is on to document and protect the world's plant and fungi species... and everything is at stake if we lose
4 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
CAN I REALLY DIFFERENCE MAKE A BY RECYCLING?
Recycling is not a silver bullet that will halt climate breakdown. Not even close. Its potential impact - a saving of around 11 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) over 30 years if the whole world recycles more than 80 per cent of its municipal waste - is dwarfed by the amount of greenhouse gases currently released by fossil fuels and industry: 36.8 gigatonnes in 2022 alone.
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
WHAT IS THE DEADLIEST CREATURE IN THE UK?
Mosquitoes are infamously the world's most deadly animal, killing up to a million people every year via the diseases they spread, such as malaria and dengue fever. In the UK, however, our 36 native mosquito species pose little in the way of threat, so they don't feature in the three-way tie for the title of UK's deadliest creature.
1 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
THE BURNING 'RING OF FIRE' ECLIPSE.…..THAT WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN THE AMERICAS
The burning ring produced by the Sun and Moon crossing paths won't be seen again in the US until 2039
2 min |
November 2023
BBC Science Focus
HOW TO MAKE THE MOON ON EARTH
The expense and prestige involved in sending landers and rovers to the Moon means you can’t afford for them not to work when they get there. But the lunar landscape is like nothing here on Earth. So how, and where, do you test equipment that’s bound for the Moon?
7 min |
November 2023
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SILME TIME
Life on Earth would be completely different without slime. Join JD Savage as he squelches into the gloop...
5 min |
Issue 67
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
What are chickens saying when they cluck?
Researchers have found a way to understand how chickens are feeling, based on the noises they make. During a study, recordings were made of the sounds made by 80 chickens
1 min |