Q&A
No. The benefits of red wine are largely down to 'flavonoids', which are twice as concentrated in wine as in grape juice.
Yes, there is. Called the Sakharov Temperature, it was first calculated by the eponymous Soviet physicist in the mid-1960s. The simplest way to estimate it is to work out the temperature of...
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) exists to protect the brain from infection and to isolate it from hormones and neurotransmitters used in the rest of the body. It prevents bacteria and large...
Blog
17/05/2012 - 14:33
Even ancient reptiles were susceptible to arthritis – that’s the discovery of researchers studying the colossal jaws of a 150-million-year-old reptile.
Dr Judyth Sassoon with the lower...
17/05/2012 - 11:40
A couple of hundred miles above the Earth, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station has taken a photo that looks straight out of 2001: A Space Odyssey...
The man behind the camera...
11/05/2012 - 22:26
If all of the water on, in, and above the Earth was collected together, this is the water droplet that’d be formed:
Although it may look rather small, this is a three-dimensional sphere with a...
Features
Poll
Should the X Factor judges be replaced with computers? Should the X Factor judges be replaced with computers?
Quiz
Each week Focus gives you the chance to test your knowledge of the most current stories in science. Take the 'Weekly Science Quiz' to see how up to date you really are.
Reviews
Gadgets
Games
Books
£12.99 (304pp, pbk)
Steven Landsburg reviews a book that pulls apart our strange relationships...
DVDs
This month:
The Origin of Life
In this month’s Focus, we tackle the origin of life – where did it come from, and how did it evolve? PLUS building a starship, the future of football, the science of dogs, and much more.
Advertisement feature
Your pick of the very best science festivals across the UK for 2012
Focus TV
Who edits Wikipedia?
Focus interviews three guys who edit Wikipedia articles in their spare time.
- Check out this psychedelic photo taken by an astronaut on board the International Space Station: http://t.co/zy8QZDfC — 6 hours 19 min ago
- Could a magnet save you from a shark attack? http://t.co/U8a5Ot2t — 2 days 3 hours ago
- If all of the world's water was collected together, here's what the water droplet would look like... http://t.co/p6CW7d7d — 2 days 6 hours ago
Podcast
BBC Focus Magazine - March 2012
Neuroscientist Richard Davidson on how to master your emotions; Next generation Smartphones; And biologist Liz Bonin on Super Smart Animals.
Tag Cloud