BBC Earth Magazine - January 2019
BBC Earth Magazine - January 2019
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In this issue
Woodland Wonders | Ural owls nest and rear their young in Estonia's forests each spring. Photographer Sven Zacek has obsessively documented their parenting skills for 13 years.
'The Neurons Have A Completely Different Activity Pattern Before The Movement'
Planned and immediate movements are processed differently by the brain. Dr Benjamin Dann of the German Primate Center explains how it might help humans
2 mins
Helen Czerski On...Sand
Why Does Sand Go Dry When You Step On It?
3 mins
Could Neanderthal Mind Reveal What Made Modern Humans A Successful Species?
Scientists are growing ‘mini-brains’ containing Neanderthal genes. Could they reveal what made modern humans such a successful species?
7 mins
The Battle That Broke The Germans
When the Allies launched an offensive at Amiens 100 years ago this month, they did so with such precision and power that enemy troops were soon surrendering in their thousands. Nick Lloyd describes a battle that shattered German morale, and asks, why is it not more celebrated today?
9 mins
The Genetic Hunt For Nessie
For centuries, many have claimed that a creature lurks in Loch Ness. Now, by seeking out monster DNA from the loch’s waters, scientists are going to find out what’s down there
5 mins
We're All Going On A Summer Holiday
Eighty summers ago, thousands of working-class Britons got their very first tastes of sun, sea and sand, courtesy of the 1938 Holidays with Pay Act. Kathryn Ferry chronicles the fraught birth of a holidaymaking revolution
8 mins
7 Radical Ideas To Expand Your Mind
After an overindulgent festive season of trashy television and second helpings of trifle, your brain may have turned to mush. Give it something substantial to get its teeth into with these incredible ideas at the forefront of science.
10+ mins
Have A Laugh
Comedian and mathematician Dara Ó Briain is diving into the invisible science behind everyday life in his second children’s book, Secret Science: The Amazing World Beyond Your Eyes. He chats to HELEN GLENNY
3 mins
My Life Scientific
This month, anatomist and presenter Alice Roberts talks to Helen Pilcher about her love of skeletons and the lure of Strictly Come Dancing
2 mins
The Last Word
MICHAEL MOSLEY ON … SCIENTISTS “HOW A PAIR OF MAVERICK SCIENTISTS CHANGED MANY LIVES”
2 mins
BBC Earth Magazine Description:
Publisher: JSIM EDUCATION PTE LTD
Category: Science
Language: English
Frequency: Bi-Monthly
A bi-monthly publication containing a feast of information for the curious mind. Every issue is packed with fascinating images, thought-provoking and entertaining articles about the world around us, the natural life that populates it, the history that has shaped our existence upon it, and the science that has driven it and continues to propel us into the future.
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