Rome wasn't built in a day... and here's why - BBC Science Focus …
Oct 27, 2023 · Rome wasn't built in a day... and here's why Building a city is complicated and, even with a huge amount of manpower, building materials need time to cure and set once …
Oppenheimer: The worryingly real fears scientists have about a …
Jul 21, 2023 · Oppenheimer: The worryingly real fears scientists have about a single nuke ripping open Earth Could just one bomb destroy our planet in future? A scientist explains. Save 40% …
Here's how inaccurate your phone's step counter could be
Oct 7, 2023 · A study published last year tried to verify the accuracy of smartphone apps for step-counting, comparing results from a medical-grade accelerometer worn on the hip to those from …
Clocks change 2023 UK: Here's when (and why) the time goes …
Oct 27, 2023 · When do the clocks change in October 2023? In the UK, clocks will go back by one hour at 2am on Sunday October 29 2023. This means the time will change at 2am, to 1am, …
Freezer burn: Why it happens and how you can prevent it
Jun 7, 2023 · Freezer burn: Why it happens and how you can prevent it When your food goes from frozen to fossilised. Should you risk it? Save 40% when you subscribe to BBC Science …
Clocks going forward 2024: When and why do the clocks change …
Mar 28, 2024 · The clocks went back by an hour for the winter on 29 October 2023 – bet you wish you’d savoured that extra hour in bed now. British Summer Time (BST) will last from now until …
A mysterious force keeps destroying the Universe’s lithium. And ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Lithium is a soft, silvery-white alkali metal used in the manufacture of aircraft and batteries, but it's surprisingly rare.
Who really invented the telephone? - BBC Science Focus …
Jul 14, 2023 · Both Gray and Bell’s telephone technology was built on “similar descriptions of a liquid telephone transmitter (an early microphone)” as per Benjamin Lathrop Brown’s ‘ The Bell …
NASA’s dirty dilemma: How Martian dust is crippling space probes
Jun 5, 2023 · The thin Martian atmosphere kicks up the planet’s fine dust, which then settles on solar panels. This steadily reduces the sunlight reaching the panels, until power drops too low …
How many birds are killed by wind turbines in the UK?
Feb 15, 2022 · Dr Claire Asher is a science journalist and has a PhD in Genetics, Ecology, and Evolution (GEE) at the University of Leeds. Her first book, Brave Green World: How Science …