BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Are we living in a simulation?
Don your black leather and a pair of shades, it’s time to take a trip into the Matrix
3 min |
December 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
ARE SPIDERS GETTING BIGGER?
AS SPIDERS GAME INDOORS THIS AUTUMN, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS CONVINCED THE UK'S ARACHNIDS HAD GROWN IN SIZE
2 min |
December 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Are Asian Hornets Invading the UK and Europe?
Watch out, honeybees
2 min |
December 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
A Dangerous Relationship?
Any of us can build a following online, but a large band of followers can make it tricky to navigate the turbulent waters of the digital world
2 min |
December 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Elephants: Why Are These Iconic African Animals Losing Their Tusks?
A genetic analysis suggests that African elephants are evolving to be tuskless, and it seems that poaching could be to blame
3 min |
December 2021
BBC Wildlife
Forever Young
A slower pace of life is behind the longevity of the world’s oldest ever animal: a humble clam
3 min |
November 2021
BBC Countryfile Magazine
Fungi Fascination
The mushrooms in our autumn woodlands are not only strange and intriguing, they and other fungi are vital to life on Earth. James Fair finds out more from biologist and author Merlin Sheldrake
6 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
YOUR MYSTERIOUS BRAIN
Science has mapped the surface of Mars and translated the code for life. By comparison, we know next to nothing about what’s between our ears. Over the next few pages, we ask leading scientists to answer some of the most important questions about our brains…
10+ min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Volcanoes may have given dinosaur evolution a helping hand
The rise of the dinosaurs seems to be connected to a period of violent volcanic activity more than 230 million years ago
2 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
THE FIRST BLACK HOLES
Since just after the Big Bang, ancient black holes may have been shaping the Universe as we know it. Now, scientists are tantalisingly close to glimpsing these mysterious objects
10+ min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Stone Age humans hatched and raised cassowary chicks in New Guinea
Thousands of years before the domestication of the chicken, humans were collecting cassowary eggs before they hatched
3 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Celebrities : Why Do They Love Bizarre Fads?
Why are famous stars so drawn to the allure of questionable health products and trends?
4 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
OCTOPUSES ON PARADE
WITH THREE HEARTS, BLUE BLOOD, EIGHT BENDY ARMS AND INTELLIGENCE THAT OUTSMARTS OTHER SPINELESS ANIMALS, THERE'S NOTHING QUITE LIKE AN OCTOPUS. JOIN US ON A DIVE INTO THEIR WEIRD WORLD...
5 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
IN THE BEGINNING…
Brian Cox’s new show, Universe, is a scientific creation story. He tells Sara Rigby why the series doesn’t shy away from the unknown, why he sees the stars as gods, and why he wants to launch Boris Johnson into space.
7 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Mega Spaceship: Is It Possible for China To build a Kilometre-Long Spacecraft?
Buoyed on by its successful Moon missions, China has launched a five-year study to investigate the possibility of building the biggest-ever spacecraft
4 min |
November 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
THE NET IS NO SUBSTITUTE FOR FOLK WISDOM
Every culture on Earth, and even some groups of animals, have traditions and rituals for sharing knowledge vital for survival
2 min |
October 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
More Me, Now: Is Narcissism On The Rise?
Are we becoming more narcissistic? And is social media behind the seemingly growing me crowd?
4 min |
October 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Improve Your Mental Health With Mediterranean Diet
The Mediterranean diet will increase flatulence, but it has benefits for you and the planet
2 min |
October 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Is Regeneration Possible?
Doctor Who makes it look so easy. Is there hope for the rest of us?
3 min |
October 2021
All About Space
New Search For Alien Life
Astronomers have long asked whether or not we are alone, and now we’ve entered an exciting new era
10+ min |
Issue 121
All About Space
NASA's Perseverance Rover Takes Its Own Wheel For Mars Drives
Auto-navigation on the Red Planet: “It’s a rover driver’s paradise”
2 min |
Issue 121
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
“[THE RESEARCH IS] AKIN TO FINDING A WAY TO TALK WITH AN ASTRONAUT WHO IS ON ANOTHER WORLD”
By now the researchers had broken exciting new ground, successfully achieving two-way communication with participants while they were dreaming.
3 min |
September 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
A NICE CUP OF TEA
Worker shortages and the pandemic have left our supermarket shelves emptier than usual. What will it mean if supplies of our favourite drink start to dwindle?
2 min |
September 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Mysteries Of The Abyss
The deep sea is Earth’s last unexplored domain. For the longest time, this enigmatic ecosystem has held within it answers to some of the most important questions in science. Now, a new wave of technologies are powering discoveries that will help us put together the story of Earth’s final frontier
10 min |
September 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Can A Corpse Filled With Trapped Gas Explode When Cremated?
Duru Günel and Kerem Günel, Turkey
1 min |
September 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
So You Want To Be A Scientist?
Millions of people now use virtual courses to get a taster of what it’s like to learn from experts. Here’s our pick of some of the best STEM offerings out there
3 min |
September 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Unlocking The Secrets Of Lucid Dreamer's Minds
Even today, scientists don’t know why we dream. But now psychologists have found a way to communicate with lucid dreamers – people who can take control of their dreams – in the hope that they might help us explore what goes on with our brains at night
7 min |
September 2021
All About Space
Star Profile Polaris
The more we find out about our guiding star, the more it fascinates us
7 min |
Issue 120
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Dogs won't give you food, even if you gave them some first
They may be your best buddy, but they won’t go out of their way to do you a favour
3 min |
August 2021
BBC Focus - Science & Technology
Astronomers spot moon-forming rings around a baby exoplanet
For the first time, astronomers have detected a dusty ring around an exoplanet where moons could be born. They hope the discovery will teach us more about how both planets and moons are formed.
2 min |