BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Wild weather across the Solar System
Katrin Raynor looks at the extreme climates found on our neighbouring planets
3 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Image a fisheye Milky Way
Ultra-wide-angle lenses capture our Galaxy crossing the whole sky. Here's what to consider
3 min |
August 2023
All About Space UK
MANNED MISSION TO AN ASTEROID
NASA plans to send manned expeditions to near-Earth asteroids in order to discover more about their formation and structure
3 min |
Issue 145
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
See the Perseids in their prime
With no bright moonlight to spoil things, 2023 could be a vintage year for summer's strongest meteor shower. Paul G Abel tells us how to make the most of the Perseids
8 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
10 locations to make you fall in love with the Moon again
Rekindle your passion for the Moon with Stuart Atkinson's pick of the best lesser-known lunar locations you'll love
7 min |
August 2023
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
The mystery of SOLAR MAXIMUM
The Sun has been increasingly active over the last few years, far more so than astronomers predicted. Ezzy Pearson investigates
8 min |
August 2023
BBC Science Focus
Apple Vision Pro: a virtual reality expert gives his verdict
David Reid, a professor of Al and spatial computing, explains why Apple is leading the way when it comes to virtual reality
4 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
JAZZ COULD BE THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING QUANTUM PHYSICS
An improvising soloist can play any note they want next. At the quantum level, electrons have a similar freedom
3 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS
The hit TV show The Last of Us imagined an apocalypse caused by a Cordyceps fungus turning humans into zombies. For many insects, real life isn't much different...
5 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
COULD AN ASTEROID IMPACT EVER CHANGE EARTH'S ORBIT?
Theoretically, any two objects colliding with each other will involve a transfer of momentum that alters their trajectories. So, even a micrometeorite, weighing less than a gram, could result in an imperceptible change in Earth's orbit around the Sun. However, things are not quite that simple.
2 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
CAN SCIENCE TURN A NIGHT OWL INTO A MORNING LARK?
If you're a night owl, you probably have a hard time dealing with a world that starts at 9am. But can science help you tinker with your body clock to make it easier to rise with the larks?
10 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
Could one bomb destroy the world?
How big a bang are arms manufacturers capable of creating?
2 min |
July 2023
How It Works UK
An unearthed dinosaur could be a 'missing link'
Palaeontologists have unearthed a never-before-seen raptor-like dinosaur that lived during a period of extreme climate change around 100 million years ago
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
Fungi seem to 'sweat' to stay cool
Mushrooms, and possibly all fungi, have the ability to cool down by ‘sweating’ away water
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
WHAT IF THERE WAS NO GRAVITY?
How this fundamental force controls the way things move on Earth and throughout the universe
9 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
WHERE DOES YOUR POO GO?
Following the flush, your body’s waste undergoes a long journey as it’s prepped to return safely to the environment
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
WHY WE NEED FLIES
They’re some of the strangest and most reviled insects on the planet, but they’re also incredibly useful
5 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
Galileo's GREATEST DISCOVERIES
Peer into the mind of this trailblazing astronomer and discover his pioneering observations
7 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
HOW ARE CARS RECYCLED?
Step into one of the UK’s largest car recycling centres to discover the secrets of a vehicle disassembly line
5 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
WHY JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT IS VANISHING
Jupiter’s complex weather system is sapping its famous red spot at an alarming rate. And scientists predict the feature could vanish within our lifetimes
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
INSECT INSPIRATION
Why flies have had an impact on science
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
WHAT IS THE SMELL OF RAIN?
After rainfall, this distinctive aroma is released from the soil
1 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
HOW DIALYSIS MACHINES WORK
These lifesaving devices take over the role of failing kidneys
3 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
The world's most painful ant sting targets nerves like scorpion venom
Ants that inflict the world’s most painful stings do so by injecting venom that targets their victim’s nerve cells
1 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
'Reanimated' hearts can be successfully transplanted
A method for ‘reanimating’ organ donors’ hearts works just as well as the standard approach to collecting hearts for transplantation, new trial data shows. If widely applied, the method could increase the heart donor pool by an estimated 30 per cent
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
Earth is getting hotter despite government pledges
Average global temperatures are rising at an ever faster rate despite pledges by world leaders to tackle climate change
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
Hundreds of ancient, invisible structures discovered near our galaxy's centre
Astronomers have discovered hundreds of strange, string-like structures at the centre of our galaxy, possibly tracing the violent path of an ancient black hole eruption
2 min |
Issue 179
How It Works UK
A lung cancer pill drastically cuts the risk of death after surgery
A once-daily pill halved people’s risk of dying from a common lung cancer when they took the drug after tumour-removal surgery, new trial data shows
1 min |
Issue 179
BBC Science Focus
PUPS IN SCRUBS: DOGS COULD MAKE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS BETTER FOR EVERYONE
Dogs have been bringing their owners comfort at home for centuries. Now, the pooches are branching out to do it hospitals
1 min |
July 2023
BBC Science Focus
ENTOMOLOGY - SPOTTY WINGS MAKE MONARCH BUTTERFLIES MORE AERODYNAMIC
New research shows that the butterflies fly better when they have more spots on their wings
2 min |