BBC Science Focus - 19 Aug 2025
THE GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN'T EXIST
WHY GETTING FIT AFTER 40 MATTERS (AND HOW TO DO IT)
How to find and fulfil YOUR LIFE's PURPOSE
The truth about SAVING THE HONEYBEE
What could reveal us to INTELLIGENT ALIENS
The extreme biology powering record-breaking bird flights
How finding purpose improves your brain and body
Inside the hidden mental health crisis of hoarding
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Small birds cover staggeringly big distances when they migrate. Alice, a producer for BBC Radio 4, delves into the biology that lets them do it.
Neuroscientist Liam looks into hoarding disorder and the reasons why so many people find it so difficult to part with the objects they accumulate.
What’s the most dangerous fish to eat?
The earliest galaxies in the Universe are too big and too bright to make sense. Space writer Georgina investigates.
Insects are certainly in trouble, but reports of the honeybee’s demise are greatly exaggerated, says entomologist Adam.
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THE GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN’T EXIST
WANT MORE?
LUNCHTIME GENIUS
INSTANT GENIUS
THE GALAXIES THAT SHOULDN’T EXIST
MIND OVER CLUTTER
STRETCH YOURSELF
HIGH FLYERS
THE POWER OF PURPOSE
Look into my eye
Look into my eye
A double whammy
A double whammy
Need a ride?
Need a ride?
Holiday happenstance
What are you talking about?
The nuclear option
“ONE RECENT ANALYSIS OF 6,985 OVER-50S FOUND THAT LACKING PURPOSE CAN NEARLY TRIPLE YOUR RISK OF DEATH FROM CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE”
Four-day weeks make employees healthier, study finds
WHO’S LISTENING IN?
ALPHA ABSENCE
OFF TO A BAD START
“The reduced-hours group experienced significantly less stress, as measured by heart-rate variability”
Learning an instrument could help protect you from cognitive decline
“Just like a well-tuned instrument doesn’t need to be played louder to be heard, the brains of older musicians stay finely tuned”
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Alpha males are the exception, not the rule, bold new study claims
This new experiment could take us closer to a theory of everything
Alien civilisations may be able to spy on us
Match your workouts to your personality, says study
Earth may be trapped inside a giant void in space
Scientists uncover the creepy reason humans first kept pet cats
Ultra-detailed map traces nerves through mouse body in imaging first
New study reveals the country where people age slowest
Hope is not lost for the humble honeybee
Forget ‘fibremaxxing’. Here’s how to give your gut some TLC
ELECTRIC DREAMS: WHY FORMULA E MATTERS
ELECTRIC DREAMS: WHY FORMULA E MATTERS
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…HALF MEASURE
…WHO’S THERE?
…ICE, ICE, BABY
…LAMP AMP
…A NEW ANGLE
STRETCH YOURSELF
STRETCH YOURSELF
Don’t Be Tight
Don’t Be Tight
HIGH FLYERS
HIGH FLYERS
5 incredible bird migrations
ADÉLIE PENGUIN
WILLOW WARBLER
BAR-TAILED GODWIT
ARCTIC TERN
SOOTY SHEARWATER
MIND OVER CLUTTER
MIND OVER CLUTTER
THE POWER OF PURPOSE
THE POWER OF PURPOSE
What’s the best way to get fit after 40?
Discover the joy of smaller ship cruising
CAN ANIMALS PLAY VIDEO GAMES?
WHAT DO CLUBBED FINGERS MEAN?
WHY DOES MY EYELID RANDOMLY TWITCH?
THE SPIDER-TAILED SNAKE
COULD THERE BE A TIME PARTICLE?
ARE BREAKFAST CEREALS ACTUALLY HEALTHY?
WOULD I BE HEALTHIER IF I MOVED NEXT TO MY GOLF COURSE?
HOW TO SEE THE RISING ECLIPSE
SHOULD I DITCH THE HIIT?
CAN CHEMICALS IN CLOTHING MESS WITH MY HORMONES?
WHAT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS FISH TO EAT?
CAN ANY ANIMALS SEE IN INFRARED?
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THE TIME BEING
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