BBC Science Focus
A MULTITUDE OF MULTIVERSES
The word ‘universe’ once described everything that exists. But as our horizons have expanded, many scientists have begun to consider what’s beyond our own cosmos, and whether there may be many other universes lurking tantalisingly out of sight by
10+ min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
WORKING FROM HOME VS THE WORKPLACE: A SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS
More than two years ago, many of us started working from home at least some of the time. So now the novelty has worn off, are hybrid workers more productive and happier than those working full-time in an office?
10 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
Ideas we like...
Our pick of the month's smartest tech
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Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
HOW DOES ECHOLOCATION WORK?
With its built-in sonar, honed through millions of years of evolution, the bat is the undisputed poster child of echolocation. This furry, flying critter shouts into the void, and then listens to the echoes that bounce back from objects in the darkness.
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Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE SHOWS US THE UNIVERSE IN A NEW LIGHT
These images will kick-start a new era in space exploration
5 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
DYSLEXIA ISN'T A DISORDER, IT'S ESSENTIAL TO HOW OUR SPECIES ADAPTS, SAY RESEARCHERS
People with dyslexia have brains that are geared towards exploring the unknown, a trait that's been crucial to the survival and success of humans
2 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
WHY WE LOVE SOME ROBOTS AND HATE OTHERS
Not all artificial intelligence is equal: just ask Clippy, Microsoft's much reviled virtual assistant
3 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
SUNCREAM: HOW DO I CHOOSE THE BEST ONE?
A report from Which? found that several 'mineral' suncreams don't provide adequate protection
4 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
MARS: COULD MARTIAN ROL SAMPLES CONTAMINATE OUR PLANET WITH MICROBES?
NASA and ESA plan to bring back samples from the Red Planet within the next two decades
3 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
CRIME: NEW ALGORITHM PREDICTS WHEN AND WHERE A CRIME WILL HAPPEN BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE
The Al model was tested across eight cities in the US and predicts future crimes with 80 to 90 per cent accuracy, without falling foul of bias
4 min |
Summer 2022
BBC Science Focus
FOR THOSE WHO LIKE TO ROCK
Think of a rock. It’s angular, grey and on the ground, right? Wrong. Rocks come in a staggering variety of shapes and colours, which help us decipher the stories of their geological lives. Here are just a few of the fantastic rock formations found on this planet…
6 min |
Summer 2022
All About Space UK
DARK THE FORCE TEARING SPACE APART ENERGY
It's the most mystifying phenomenon in the universe, but we're hot on its trail
9 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
WOBBLY SPACE JETS MAY AFFECT ALIEN LIFE
Binary star protoplanets could form differently due to infalling material
3 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
MARS ROVER PICKS ITS OWN ROCK SAMPLES
Perseverance is analysing each sample's elemental composition in the ongoing search for ancient life
2 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
Chris Carberry 'We've never landed something like this on Mars'
All About Space catches up with Chris Carberry, cofounder of Explore Mars Inc, about plans to land humans on Mars' moon Phobos
6 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
EARTH TO THE MOON
Jump on board the Orion as we follow the route planned for the Artemis astronauts
7 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
LAUNCH FOR THE MOON
NASA's biggest mission in over 50 years will put boots back on the Moon and bring us one step closer to Mars
5 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft takes a big step towards its 2024 launch
NASA's Europa Clipper mission is one step closer to starting its journey to Jupiter's icy moon.
1 min |
Issue 132
All About Space UK
Asteroid Ryugu contains material older than the planets
Ryugu contains some of the most primitive material ever studied on Earth, dating back to just 5 million years after the formation of the Solar System according to analyses of samples retrieved by Japan's Hayabusa2 mission. Because it's so old, it's made of the same material that formed the planets. "Ryugu is one of the building blocks of Earth," Hisayoshi Yurimoto, a professor at Hokkaido University in Japan, said.
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Issue 132
Newsweek Europe
Decoding the Colors
The Webb Space Telescope is giving scientists a close look at the atmospheres of planets beyond our solar system
3 min |
July 29, 2022
BBC Science Focus
THE EYES HAVE IT
TWO FRONT-FACING EYES WORKS WELL FOR US BUT NOT FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. THESE ANIMALS HAVE SOME BIZARRE AND BEAUTIFUL EYES THAT LET THEM SEE THE WORLD IN VERY DIFFERENT WAYS
5 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
PATHOLOGICAL LIARS WHAT DRIVES THEM TO LIE AND WHAT CAN YOU DO ABOUT IT?
From high-profile court cases to recent political scandals, lying is all over the news. A psychologist explains how to spot and deal with a habitual liar
3 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK: HOW WORRYING IS IT?
This rare disease, mainly found in Africa, is unlikely to become a new pandemic in UK, but cases are going to rise over the coming weeks
4 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
Q&A: YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED
DOES MY DOG ACTUALLY ENJOY THEIR FOOD WHEN THEY EAT IT SO FAST? ... HOW FAR DOES MY COMPUTER MOUSE MOVE? ... IS THERE SUCH A THING AS LEFT BRAIN VS RIGHT BRAIN? ... HOW DO YOU THICKEN A SAUCE? ... WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN OCTOPUS AND A SQUID? ... WHY DO ANIMALS MIGRATE? ... DO WE GET MORE BITTER AND CYNICAL AS WE GET OLDER? ... IS IT TRUE THAT YOU CAN BITE THROUGH A HUMAN FINGER AS EASILY AS A CARROT? ... WHAT'S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF A BLACK HOLE? ... WHY DIDN'T DINOSAURS EVOLVE SENTIENCE?
10+ min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
FUTURE CITIES
GREEN, FRIENDLY AND CLEAN: HOW WE COULD REIMAGINE URBAN LIFE AFTER THE PANDEMIC
9 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
DISCOVERIES
A WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN' GOING ON | BUGS IN OLD GUTS | SALAMADERS IN FREEFALL | A CURE FOR CANCER? | LUNAR ALLOTMENT | RATS TO THE RESCUE
10+ min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
CLIMATE: COULD 50°C BECOME THE NEW NORMAL?
A recent heatwave in Jacobabad, Pakistan saw temperatures hit a record 51°C - dangerously close to the limit of human survivability
3 min |
July 2022
BBC Science Focus
AT THE EDGE OF EVERYTHING
Puzzling over the answers to a centuries-old cosmic paradox can teach us profound things about the Universe
3 min |
July 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
THE DARK HEART of our Galaxy
Jane Green looks into how eight telescopes came together to capture the shadow of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way
5 min |
July 2022
BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Where are all the aliens? ROSWELL AT 75
Nick Pope looks at back at the most famous UFO story of all, and why more people are reporting strange sights in the sky
10 min |