BBC Science Focus - 2018-09-19

• Female beluga whales and narwhals undergo the menopause, bringing the total number of species known to do so to five
• There are mice onboard the Internatio­nal Space Station
• Selling painkiller tablets in blister packs has helped to reduce the number of overdoses
• Appropriat­e hospital architectu­re can play a role in helping people recover from illness
• There are five basic types of exoplanet that we know about so far
• Discoverie­s
• Michael Mosley
• Aleks Krotoski
• The missing half
• Multi-tasking mucus
• AT THE READY
• Rebecca Wragg Sykes
• SCIENTISTS PAINT A MINI MONA LISA USING GM BACTERIA
• “There were increases in beneficial bacteria in people who consumed crickets”
• NERVE STIMULATIO­N TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE FOR THE DEPRESSED
• ARE PROCESSED FOODS MAKING US OBESE?
• DEFYING EXPECTATIO­NS
• QUITE A CHARACTER
• AI USES DEEP LEARNING TO FIND HEAT-RESISTANT CORAL REEFS
• HARVESTING RESOURCES
• HOW WE’LL GET AROUND
• BUILDING A HOME
• WHERE WE’LL GO
• GROWING FOOD
• COULD WE EAT OUR OWN POO?
• HOW WE’LL STAY SANE
• MAKING BABIES
• HOW TO RAISE A CHILD IN SPACE
• “Research suggests that cinnamalde­hyde may act directly on fat cells, inducing them to start burning energy” Cinnamon
• SUICIDE’S COMPLEX WEB
• Bold New Books to Make Us Think
• INCREDIBLE SCIENCE CAREERS
• GET SMART THIS AUTUMN
• LEARN ON YOUR LUNCH
• SECRET SCIENCE
• WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF… THE OCEAN FROZE OVER?
• 02 INVENT EVERYTHING
• LEARN FROM EXTREME EXPERTS
• BBC FOCUS CROSSWORD
• David Saltzberg

BBC Science Focus - 2018-08-22

BBC Science Focus - 2018-10-17