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BBC Science Focus Magazine

Dec 01 2021
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.

FROM THE EDITOR

ON THE BBC THIS MONTH...

CONTRIBUTORS

EYE OPENER

CONVERSATION • YOUR OPINIONS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND BBC SCIENCE FOCUS

A deep message

Focus BBC

SKULL FROM ANCIENT HUMAN ANCESTOR UNEARTHED • The 250,000-year-old remains of a Homo naledi were found in the remote depths of the Rising Star cave system in Johannesburg

Scientists discover why dogs tilt their heads • Research has shown that ‘genius’ dogs who can learn lots of instructions often tilt their head when they hear their owners speak

Starbase, Texas: Elon Musk’s plans to build the city of the future • If successful, the ambitious spaceport could become the site of multiple launches to the Moon and Mars

NASA’s Juno spacecraft probes the depths of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot • The iconic storm stretches down to between 350 and 500km below the giant planet’s swirling clouds

AI tool may help develop universal vaccines capable of combatting virus variants before they emerge • The technology could be used to create universal vaccines for COVID, malaria and more, its creators say

2021 IN SCIENCE • This last year may have been one that most of us will remember as being dominated by feelings of uncertainty, social distancing and lockdowns, but there was no shortage of fascinating scientific discoveries. Here’s the proof…

CORONAVIRUS: IS THE UK IN FOR A WINTER OF ‘SUPER COLDS’? • Thousands of people are reporting coming down with bad colds following the relaxing of coronavirus lockdown measures

COLOURFUL CROSSINGS: WILL THEY MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL? • UK councils are upgrading pedestrian crossings to encourage more people to walk safely across the road. But the science isn’t black and white…

ELEPHANTS: WHY ARE THESE ICONIC AFRICAN ANIMALS LOSING THEIR TUSKS? • A genetic analysis suggests that African elephants are evolving to be tuskless, and it seems that poaching could be to blame

CHRISTMAS WISHLIST • Last year, Christmas getting cancelled taught us that family really is the most important thing at this time of year… Pah! Christmas is about presents, pyjamas, pigs in blankets, Die Hard, preposterous sandwiches made of leftovers and migraine-inducing volumes of fizz. In that spirit, here’s our pick of the best presents that money can buy...

HERE COMES THE SUN • CHRISTMAS WAS CANCELLED LAST YEAR FOR MANY OF US. JUST IN CASE THIS YEAR SUFFERS THE SAME FATE, WE’ ROUNDED UP A SELECTION OF WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. AFTER ALL, YOU CAN’T ABOLISH AN ASTRONOMICAL EVENT!

HOW TO TACKLE ZOOM FATIGUE • After nearly two years of working from home, the novelty of video conferencing has rather worn off…

A DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIP? • Any of us can build a following online, but a large band of followers can make it tricky to navigate the turbulent waters of the digital world

Q&A OF THE YEAR • COULD YOU COOK A TURKEY BY DROPPING IT FROM SPACE?

DID ZOMBIE MOVIES PREPARE US FOR THE PANDEMIC?

ARE ANIMALS MONOGAMOUS?

WHAT ARE NFTS?

IS COVID ENDEMIC? • THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS DEPENDS ON OUR ACTIONS

WILL WORKING FROM HOME HELP THE ENVIRONMENT? • NO COMMUTING, NO LARGE OFFICES TO HEAT. IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE?

ARE SPIDERS GETTING BIGGER? • AS SPIDERS CAME INDOORS THIS AUTUMN, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS CONVINCED THE UK’S...


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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.

FROM THE EDITOR

ON THE BBC THIS MONTH...

CONTRIBUTORS

EYE OPENER

CONVERSATION • YOUR OPINIONS ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND BBC SCIENCE FOCUS

A deep message

Focus BBC

SKULL FROM ANCIENT HUMAN ANCESTOR UNEARTHED • The 250,000-year-old remains of a Homo naledi were found in the remote depths of the Rising Star cave system in Johannesburg

Scientists discover why dogs tilt their heads • Research has shown that ‘genius’ dogs who can learn lots of instructions often tilt their head when they hear their owners speak

Starbase, Texas: Elon Musk’s plans to build the city of the future • If successful, the ambitious spaceport could become the site of multiple launches to the Moon and Mars

NASA’s Juno spacecraft probes the depths of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot • The iconic storm stretches down to between 350 and 500km below the giant planet’s swirling clouds

AI tool may help develop universal vaccines capable of combatting virus variants before they emerge • The technology could be used to create universal vaccines for COVID, malaria and more, its creators say

2021 IN SCIENCE • This last year may have been one that most of us will remember as being dominated by feelings of uncertainty, social distancing and lockdowns, but there was no shortage of fascinating scientific discoveries. Here’s the proof…

CORONAVIRUS: IS THE UK IN FOR A WINTER OF ‘SUPER COLDS’? • Thousands of people are reporting coming down with bad colds following the relaxing of coronavirus lockdown measures

COLOURFUL CROSSINGS: WILL THEY MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER FOR ALL? • UK councils are upgrading pedestrian crossings to encourage more people to walk safely across the road. But the science isn’t black and white…

ELEPHANTS: WHY ARE THESE ICONIC AFRICAN ANIMALS LOSING THEIR TUSKS? • A genetic analysis suggests that African elephants are evolving to be tuskless, and it seems that poaching could be to blame

CHRISTMAS WISHLIST • Last year, Christmas getting cancelled taught us that family really is the most important thing at this time of year… Pah! Christmas is about presents, pyjamas, pigs in blankets, Die Hard, preposterous sandwiches made of leftovers and migraine-inducing volumes of fizz. In that spirit, here’s our pick of the best presents that money can buy...

HERE COMES THE SUN • CHRISTMAS WAS CANCELLED LAST YEAR FOR MANY OF US. JUST IN CASE THIS YEAR SUFFERS THE SAME FATE, WE’ ROUNDED UP A SELECTION OF WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATIONS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. AFTER ALL, YOU CAN’T ABOLISH AN ASTRONOMICAL EVENT!

HOW TO TACKLE ZOOM FATIGUE • After nearly two years of working from home, the novelty of video conferencing has rather worn off…

A DANGEROUS RELATIONSHIP? • Any of us can build a following online, but a large band of followers can make it tricky to navigate the turbulent waters of the digital world

Q&A OF THE YEAR • COULD YOU COOK A TURKEY BY DROPPING IT FROM SPACE?

DID ZOMBIE MOVIES PREPARE US FOR THE PANDEMIC?

ARE ANIMALS MONOGAMOUS?

WHAT ARE NFTS?

IS COVID ENDEMIC? • THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE VIRUS DEPENDS ON OUR ACTIONS

WILL WORKING FROM HOME HELP THE ENVIRONMENT? • NO COMMUTING, NO LARGE OFFICES TO HEAT. IS IT REALLY THAT SIMPLE?

ARE SPIDERS GETTING BIGGER? • AS SPIDERS CAME INDOORS THIS AUTUMN, SOCIAL MEDIA WAS CONVINCED THE UK’S...


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