Science
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Horse faces show feelings
Scientists have mapped how horses use their faces to show emotion and communicate - just like humans and apes.
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August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Lost shipwreck discovered
In 1708, a Spanish galleon (sailing ship) called San José was sailing to Cartagena in Colombia. It was carrying about 200 tonnes of gold, silver and emeralds, which today could be worth about £15 billion.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Adam Kay
Meet the doctor who loves writing funny books.
3 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The secret behaviour of sharks
These mysterious fish are one of the least understood creatures of the ocean.
3 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
With the summer holidays almost here, Jenny Ackland seeks out the most colourful natural wonders.
2 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Poo pills to the rescue
So-called \"poo pills\" could flush out superbugs, according to a new study. Antibiotic resistance (when drugs don't work to fight infections) is a serious and growing problem.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
WEIRD SCIENCE
A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.
2 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Should celebrities go to space?
Some people say only qualified astronauts should be blasting into orbit.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Lost shipwreck discovered
In 1708, a Spanish galleon (sailing ship) called San José was sailing to Cartagena in Colombia.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Snaps from world's best digital camera
The world’s largest digital camera has released its first mind-blowing images of the universe. The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is home to a 3,200-megapixel camera, known as the LSST (Legacy Survey of Space and Time) camera — which is the size of a small car. A top mobile phone camera only has about 50 megapixels (which define how clear an image is).
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August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Runaway success for young science writer
On 23 June, Hasset Kifle from St Margaret Ward Catholic Academy in Stoke-on-Trent, England, was awarded the Young Science Writer of the Year Award 2025, at a ceremony in London's Science Museum. The competition, run by the Association of British Science Writers (ABSW), is open to school students aged from 14 to 16 to submit an essay on a science, engineering, technology or maths topic. This year, the competition received a record number of 607 entries from young writers around the UK.
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August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
First flowers for UK's upside-down tree
Scientists get excited for the first baobab tree to blossom in Britain.
1 min |
August 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
FEEL THE FORCE!
JD Savage investigates a mysterious, invisible force that rules the universe. Just watch out it doesn't pull you in!
5 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
First contact
What would you say if intelligent aliens came calling?
2 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
Can humans live without plastic?
Plastic makes life a lot more convenient in many different ways, but it comes at a cost.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Why can't it always be summer?
There's a reason why Earth has seasons — and it's about being totally tilted.
3 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The riddle of the dino grave
About 72 million years ago, around 10,000 dinosaurs died instantly in a relatively small area in Alberta, Canada, and scientists are unsure why.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Wildlife watch
I'm Dr Alexander Krajete, and I help make our planet a healthier place. Together with my amazing team, I've created a special kind of filter that can clean dirty air. That means fresher, cleaner air for everyone and our ecosystem.
2 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
HEADSCRATCHERS
Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert
3 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sci-fi hoverbike takes to the sky
A Polish company has produced a Star Wars-style hover bike.
1 min |
July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
A BIG BIRTHDAY FOR SPNEB
The world's oldest known Humboldt penguin, Spneb, caused quite the splash at her 37th birthday party.
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July 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Penguin poo helps form clouds over Antarctica
Penguin poop may help clouds form in Antarctica, according to a new study.
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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
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
NATURE'S BAD GUYS
Ciaran Sneddon meets the greatest “villains” of the animal world.
5 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
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
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.
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