BBC Science Focus Magazine

With accessible features illustrated with the world’s best photography, BBC Focus Magazine explains the theory behind scientific phenomena and really brings science to life. In every issue you’ll find news of the latest major scientific developments, a lively Q&A section plus exclusive and astonishing photographic reports that range from the breathtaking to the downright odd.

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DISCOVERIES • “A world without plants and fungi is a world without humans. Plants underpin all aspects of humanity”

ULTRA-BRIGHT LIGHT BREAKTHROUGH COULD CHANGE EVERYTHING • Creating an ultra-bright light in a small space is harder than it sounds… But scientists think it may be possible

HITTING THE SNOOZE BUTTON MAY BOOST BRAIN FUNCTION • Good news for snoozers: new research reveals that if you snooze, you don't lose

SCIENTISTS PLAN TO MELT MOON DUST TO LAY LUNAR ROADS • Triangular 'paving stones' could be made on the Moon using the Sun's rays and might solve the problems caused by Moon dust

A MAP OF THE BRAIN CELLS THAT MAKE US UNIQUE MARKS “A PIVOTAL MOMENT IN NEUROSCIENCE” • Benchmark study maps over 3,000 cell types in the human brain

MYSTERIOUS AFTERGLOW POTENTIALLY CAUSED BY MASSIVE COLLISION OF PLANETS • Scientists have a probable cause for the unexplained brightness

THE BURNING 'RING OF FIRE' ECLIPSE… THAT WENT DOWN, DOWN, DOWN THE AMERICAS • The burning ring produced by the Sun and Moon crossing paths won't be seen again in the US until 2039

PLANT APOCALYPSE • The race is on to document and protect the world's plant and fungi species… and everything is at stake if we lose

DID THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE JUST SPOT GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST? • Given the age of the Universe, the galaxies we've just been shown appear to be too old. So, what's gone wrong?

SAYING NO TO DRUGS CAN BE HARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN OUR BRAINS HAVE EVOLVED TO SAY 'WHY NOT?'

WOMB TRANSPLANTS ARE NOW A REALITY AND THEY'RE CHANGING PEOPLE'S LIVES • There's new hope for the thousands of women who are unable to conceive or carry their own child

SICK DAYS: WE'RE TAKING MORE THAN EVER. SO WHAT'S KEEPING US AWAY FROM WORK? • Is the health of the UK's workforce at an all-time low, or has the nation's 'willingness to work' really changed? Maybe there's another explanation…

ANTIGRAVITY: A RECENT TEST RESULT MIGHT HAVE RULED IT OUT • Hoverboards and flying cars may be off the cards… but dark energy may yet come to the rescue

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER: WHY IS IT STIGMATISED? • Despite being recognised for decades, the condition remains misunderstood and undertreated as a result

INNOVATIONS PREPARE YOURSELF FOR TOMORROW

Sony WF-1000XM5: An audio home run, but in a smaller package • Alex Hughes tries out Sony's tiniest earbuds to date to see if it's possible to pack a bigger musical punch into a smaller package

These vibrating vests bring music to life for deaf gig-goers • Haptic tech is making music accessible to people with impaired hearing

Ideas we like… • Our pick of this month's smartest tech

IDEAS WE DON'T LIKE…

DEEP BROODY • On the side of a hill next to some thermal springs 3,000m beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, scientists have discovered the world's biggest octopus nursery. Join them as they explore it on Planet Earth III

Octopus nurseries • To date, there are four known deep-sea octopus nurseries, all of them in the Pacific Ocean

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