The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Gladiators fought big cats for entertainment
Scientists have found the first physical evidence in Europe that Roman gladiators fought lions.
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Al decodes animal chat
Computers are giving us the power to understand creature communication.
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
HEADSCRATCHERS
Hi, I'm Pete, and I love science and the natural world. I work with the Royal Institution (Ri) in London, where you can find exciting, hands-on science events for young people.
3 min |
June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
The race is on between robots and humans
Twenty-one robots competed against human runners in the Yizhuang half-marathon in Beijing, China in April.
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Life on another planet?
Scientists have found molecules (groups of atoms) that could point to life on another planet.
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Sloth toothache cured by dentists
Dental experts have cured a two-toed sloth's toothache through a procedure called an apicectomy (say ap-ee-sek-toe-mee).
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
Growing baby corals
Meet the UK scientists giving breeding corals a helping hand.
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
First UK baby born from transplanted womb
For the first time in the UK, a baby has been born from a transplanted uterus. When part of a person's body is not working properly, it can sometimes be replaced with the same part from another person.
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June 2025
The Week Junior Science+Nature UK
SECRETS OF THE SEAS
Take a deep dive beneath the waves as Melissa Hobson reveals the incredible animals that live in our seas.
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June 2025
How It Works UK
Elusive colossal squid finally caught on camera
The colossal squid has finally been caught on camera, an entire century after it was first discovered.
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How It Works UK
GREEK TEMPLE CONSTRUCTION
How ancient architects erected some of the world's most famous places of worship
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How It Works UK
TOUR GUIDE TO MARS
Pack your spacesuit and get ready to tick off the must-see sights of the Red Planet
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How It Works UK
AMAZING SELF SAILING BOATS
From a modern-day Mayflower to flying water taxis, autonomous vessels are taking their crews farther than ever across the world's waterways
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BUILDING A SUPERSCRAPER
Stretching into the sky, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is by far the tallest human-made structure ever built, and its design will enable us to build even higher
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HOW WAVE POOLS WORK
What technology is used to sculpt the perfect wave?
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Winter sea ice cover is at its lowest in a 47-year satellite record
Winter sea ice cover has dropped to its lowest maximum on record as temperatures continue to exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius.
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How It Works UK
WHAT IS THE GREAT ATTRACTOR?
Head for the stars and discover what it is that makes the Great Attractor such a magnetic idea
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How It Works UK
REDISCOVERING THE DINOSAURS
They're often depicted as huge, scaly beasts, but new discoveries are changing our beliefs about the creatures that once stalked our planet
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How It Works UK
WHEN IS THE NEXT ICE AGE?
By following Earth's journey around the Sun, scientists are able to predict the next deep freeze
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KITCHEN SINK CHEMICALS EXPLAINED
Every home has an armoury of liquids to combat stains and leave surfaces germ-free. But how do they do their job?
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NATIONAL FLOWERS OF THE WORLD
Why some countries have picked beautiful blooms to represent them
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WHAT IS THE WATER TABLE?
Get to grips with groundwater and discover where it comes from
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'Fingerprints of cancer' found after infrared light was flashed at samples
Flashes of infrared light can detect signs of cancer in a patient’s blood. Scientists demonstrated that a test using infrared light can detect the difference between blood samples from patients with lung cancer and samples from those without the disease with up to 81 per cent accuracy.
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WHY DO WE SLEEP?
A good night's rest is an essential part of life, but getting enough can be hard. We take a look at the science behind snoozing and how you can sleep easy
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WHY ANIMALS PLAY
From bees playing ball to snowboarding birds, is there reason to animal recreation?
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Lab-grown teeth could offer alternatives to implants
Scientists have gotten one step closer to growing replacement teeth in the lab, a development that could pave the way for new alternatives to unpleasant dental fillings and root canals.
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A 'MILITARY OUTPOST' MIGHT BE THE BIRTHPLACE OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT'S GRANDMOTHER
Archaeologists may have discovered the remains of Lyncus, an ancient city that was the capital of the kingdom of Lynkestis.
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SCIENTISTS SPOT A 'DARK NEBULA' BEING TORN APART BY INFANT STARS
A battle is raging between darkness and light in the constellation Circinus, and a new image from the National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera captures a key turning point in the cosmic campaign.
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Severe drought helped bring about a ‘barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain
A severe three-year drought helped bring about a 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain in 367 CE, a new study finds. In that year, Roman troops stationed at Hadrian's Wall on the empire's northern frontier rebelled, and three different 'barbarian' groups invaded Roman Britain, with the Picts attacking northern Britain from Scotland, the Scoti invading western Britain from Ireland and the Saxons invading southern Britain from the European continent.
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China's '2D' chip could soon be used to make silicon-free chips
Researchers in China say they have created a new silicon-free transistor that could significantly boost performance while reducing energy consumption.
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