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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.

Antarctica ​​​​​​​And Us

To stay wild, Antarctica needs us to keep it that way. Documentarian Fraser Morton reminds us of our relationship with the Last Great Wilderness, as he documents his incredible ClimateForce expedition with a polar legend.

Britain's Cautious Revolutionaries

While Europe’s early socialists sought to smash the system, their counterparts in Britain were content to work within it.

Karl Marx- The Godfather Of Revolution

5 May 2018 marked the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth. Gregory Claeys reveals how a poverty-stricken dissident became one of the most influential thinkers in the history of the world.

The Surprising New Science Of Sleep

You spend a third of your life in bed (if you’re lucky!), but scientists are only just beginning to understand what goes on between the sheets. We reveal the unexpected discoveries being made in the dead of night.

Do You know What It's Like To Live with Autism!

Tim Webb’s film A Is For Autism delivered a touching insight into what life is like for people with the condition. Now, a new wristwatch that scans biometric data might open another window into it.

Michael Mosley On … Jet Lag “is It Possible To Beat Jet Lag?”

The summer sees lots of people jetting off to exotic countries and passing through multiple time zones.

'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

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

The Last Word

MICHAEL MOSLEY ON … SCIENTISTS “HOW A PAIR OF MAVERICK SCIENTISTS CHANGED MANY LIVES”

Sea Shells On The Sea Shore

There’s more to limpets than meets the eye. From their remarkable homing instinct to body-slamming defence mechanisms and super-strong teeth, these sea snails are amazing creatures

6 Tips For The Perfect Victorian Wedding

Whether you were marrying lavishly like the royals or eloping in secret, Rebecca Probert offers six tips for the perfect Victorian wedding

Earth's Hidden Ocean

Exotic diamonds blasted from deep within the Earth’s mantle are transforming our understanding of our planet

Helen Czerski On...Rainclouds

Once in a while, its worth looking up.

'Oh Father, Why Have You Abandoned Me?'

In 1347, chroniclers of the Black Death began reporting incidents of mothers, uncles, brothers and wives deserting their plague-stricken relatives and fleeing for their lives. Samuel Cohn tells the story of a horrifying, yet little known phenomenon: abandonment

The Power Of Laziness

Rather than language, tool use, or culture, is it our gift for laziness that makes us human?

Aleks Krotoski On … Autoreply Option Predictive Systems Are Biased

There is an old idea in the Highlands of Scotland that the 12, 13 and 14 of February are ‘borrowed’ from January.

Exploring Ethics

Dr Deborah Bowman spent more than 20 years researching medical ethics, but a 2017 breast cancer diagnosis made her reconsider everything

The Motherhood Revolution

Of all the changes to sweep the west over the past 400 years, perhaps none have had a greater impact on women’s lives than the fall in family sizes. Sarah Knott tells the story of the great fertility decline, from the large broods of 17th-century America to the one-children families of postwar London

Life With No Mind's Eye

Some people cannot imagine their best friend’s face, or even their own house. This lack of mind’s eye is called ‘aphantasia’, and researchers are only just starting to unravel the science behind it

Introducing Petrosains, The Discovery Centre!

Filled with many fun-filled and exciting activities that create wonder and the interest in science!

The Art Of Saving Lives

Poignant, surprising and otherworldly, this new photography project by Reiner Riedler shows medical machinery in a fresh light

Costa Rica's BIG IDEA

Costa Rica is creating a vast network of wildlife corridors to link its isolated reserves. James Lowen asks if this ambitious vision could inspire conservationists beyond Latin America

down to earth

slightly more than a year ago, major tim peake blasted off to spend half a year aboard the international space station. now, several months after his return to earth, he chats with us about his experiences in space.

What Is Going On Deep Within Mars?

The Red Planet has been an object of intrigue for centuries, and an armada of orbiters and rovers have explored Mars up close. Yet for all our exploration efforts there remains a perplexing mystery: just what is going on deep within Mars?

Should DNA Really Be Used To Crack Cold Cases?

Law enforcement agencies have started investigating unsolved crimes by combining DNA databases and family trees. But should ‘genetic genealogy’ really be used to crack cold cases?

The Social Shark

Lemon sharks have personalities, make friends, use body language and learn tricks. They’re forcing us to rethink how we see big sharks.

Planet's Waters Have More Intellect Than we Gave Them Credit For

Think of intelligence in the animal world and you rarely think of fish. But there’s growing evidence to show that the various species living in the planet’s waters have greater intellects than we’ve given them credit for.

Hawking's Last Hurrah

The world famous physicist and author of A Brief History Of Time is laid to rest alongside Newton and Darwin.

Untouched Subglacial Lakes Could Harbour Clues To Evolution Of Alien Life

Vast bodies of water more than 500 metres below the Arctic ice may host life forms that have evolved independently for 120,000 years.