STRANGE RUMBLINGS

Earth-shattering seismic events can occur away from the fault lines between tectonic plates. And there's no easy way to predict when or where they'll hit

UNDER ΤΗΕ HOOD OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

As the busiest year in the history of artificial intelligence (AI) comes to a close, Prof Mike Wooldridge prepares to deliver the Royal Institution's first Christmas Lecture on the subject. Noa Leach sat down with him to get a preview of the demonstrations his talks will include and an insight into how he thinks AI is going to change the world for children

A BLUEPRINT FOR ANTI-AGEING

SCIENCE SAYS IT'S TIME TO RETHINK - AND TAKE CONTROL OF - OUR BODY'S AGE. HERE'S HOW TO SLOW, HALT AND POTENTIALLY TURN BACK YOUR BIOLOGICAL CLOCK

FARM OF THE FUTURE

Join the BBC's Planet Earth III film crew HED and go behind the scenes in the city farm that's transforming fields into towers and running almost everything with robots

SAD CLOWN PARADOX:WHY TEARS OFTEN LIE BEHIND THE LAUGHS

Mental health issues are common among comedians and performing is just one way they can self-medicate

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION: HOW COOKING CAN DAMAGE YOUR DNA

From roast dinners to scented candles, there are potentially harmful pollutants lurking in every home

EMBRYO RESEARCH: WHY SCIENTISTS WANT MORE THAN 14 DAYS TO STUDY EARLY DEVELOPMENT

An extension to the 14-day limit on research has been proposed and has support. But there are moral and ethical questions to consider

THE UK'S COUNTRYSIDE IS IN TROUBLE... AND WE NEED TO DO MORE TO HELP IT

Britain’s woodlands, wetlands and wildflower meadows are under threat. But awareness isn't enough to save them

A DASH OF 'QUANTUM WEIRDNESS' ADDS AN INTRIGUING NEW ASPECT TO THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION

Just suppose survival of the fittest had a quantum element. What would that mean for life on Earth?

KIDS ARE THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING OBESITY. BUT WE NEED MORE OF THEIR GENES

We can unravel the role that bodyweight plays in disease, but we need a bigger, more diverse, sample of genetic material to do so

AUTONOMOUS DRONE COULD REVEAL ANTARCTICA'S SECRETS

Understanding ancient tectonics will improve ice melt predictions

STUDY REVEALS WHAT REALLY KILLED THE DINOSAURS

It wasn't the meteor's impact, but the colossal clouds of dust it kicked up into the atmosphere that drove the mass extinction 66 million years ago

SCIENTISTS FINALLY FIND WHERE A STARFISH KEEPS ITS HEAD

Compelling research into their genes sheds light on the echinoderm’s enigmatic physiology

ALIEN PLANET DEBRIS DISCOVERED DEEP UNDER EARTH'S CRUST

A planetary collision so big that it formed the Moon also left behind remnants that changed Earth's mantle

INTERACTIVE IMAGES COULD REVOLUTIONISE POLICE LINE-UPS AND REDUCE THE NUMBER OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

We're trying to identify criminal suspects all wrong, say psychologists. But new technology could help us catch more bad guys

CAN I REALLY DIFFERENCE MAKE A BY RECYCLING?

Recycling is not a silver bullet that will halt climate breakdown. Not even close. Its potential impact - a saving of around 11 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) over 30 years if the whole world recycles more than 80 per cent of its municipal waste - is dwarfed by the amount of greenhouse gases currently released by fossil fuels and industry: 36.8 gigatonnes in 2022 alone.

HELLO DARKNESS.MY OLD FRIEND

With the evenings drawing in, could embracing the darkness be good for you?

WHAT IS ASHEN LIGHT?

The 'ashen light', or AL, is a faint, mysterious glow, or colouration, seen in the night-side hemisphere of the planet Venus.

DEAR DOCTOR

IS IT REALLY BETTER TO HOPE FOR THE BEST, BUT BRACE FOR THE WORST?

WHAT IS THE DEADLIEST CREATURE IN THE UK?

Mosquitoes are infamously the world's most deadly animal, killing up to a million people every year via the diseases they spread, such as malaria and dengue fever. In the UK, however, our 36 native mosquito species pose little in the way of threat, so they don't feature in the three-way tie for the title of UK's deadliest creature.

HAMMERHEAD BAT

With a face that wouldn't look out of place among the Notre Dame gargoyles, the hammerhead bat is what the French would call 'jolie laide'.

THE SCIENCE OF DOCTOR WHO

At 60 years old, Doctor Who, the BBC Show following the adventures of the regenerating Time Lord, continues to be highly enjoyable fiction. But it's science fiction. The Doctor's primary tool is a sonic screwdriver, not a magic wand. The Gallifreyan takes science seriously. And so should we...

The Power of Caffeine

For many, caffeine is considered a guilty pleasure. But there is growing evidence that our daily fix isn't necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it might actually be doing us some good

HOW TO MAKE THE MOON ON EARTH

The expense and prestige involved in sending landers and rovers to the Moon means you can’t afford for them not to work when they get there. But the lunar landscape is like nothing here on Earth. So how, and where, do you test equipment that’s bound for the Moon?

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

These vibrating vests bring music to life for deaf gig-goers

Haptic tech is making music accessible to people with impaired hearing

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

BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER:WHY IS IT STIGMATISED?

Despite being recognised for decades, the condition remains misunderstood and undertreated as a result

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

REALITY CHECK - THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE HEADLINES

SICK DAYS: WE'RE TAKING MORE THAN EVER. SO WHAT'S KEEPING US AWAY FROM WORK?