New issue: What's next?

For over three decades we've been navigating the cutting-edge of science. So for our 400th issue it only seemed right to look forward, as we always have, to the future. Inside, we’ve explored some of the subjects that have been most popular with you – our readers – in the format that’s been most popular: a great, big Q&A.

Holly Spanner

Published: December 29, 2023 at 8:00 am
The front cover of BBC Science Focus magazine

The biggest questions in science

Experts answer the biggest questions facing humanity, including: Will we ever live on Mars? Can a pill really help us lose weight? Can tech save us from climate change? Will we ever cure cancer? Can we stop cognitive decline?

How to master your metabolism

Ready to welcome a leaner, healthier you? It’s time for a metabolic makeover. With a few simple, research-backed changes, you can supercharge your body’s calorie burning.

The best science images of 2023

A piece of rock broken off an asteroid hurtling through space, the first footprints of humans arriving in North America and a giant meatball made out of woolly mammoth. These are just some of the images that caught the attention of BBC Science Focus editors this year, and no, that last one wasn’t a mistake. Enjoy our selection of images that had us rubbing our eyes in disbelief in 2023.

Plus

  • The best tech innovations of 2023: The desire to improve things is what drives technological innovation. We look at the game-changing innovations unveiled over the last year that caught our attention for taking improvements to a whole new level.
  • The gender pain gap: There’s a flaw in the healthcare system and it’s having dire consequences for women. Dr Michelle Griffin looks at why women's pain is undertreated.
  • How modelling comet impacts could help us locate alien life: Cosmic snowballs in space may have delivered life-giving molecules to Earth.

Issue 400 on sale 29 December 2023

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Holly Spanner

Staff Writer, BBC Science Focus

Holly is the Staff Writer for BBC Science Focus and looks after the popular Q&A section. She holds an MSc (distinction) in Geoscience (Space and Climate Physics) from UCL, and specialises in astronomy and earth sciences. Before joining Our Media, she worked as a geoenvironmental consultant and engineer, informing on ground risk and remediation in the north of England, while hunting for exoplanets in her spare time. Alongside this, she was regional editor of a popular theatre website for nine years, and has a solid background in curating and developing content for the digital space. Holly is also an artist and illustrator, and regular contributor to the craft website, Gathered. She has previously worked with the RSPB, English Heritage, Disney, Pilot and Brother, as well as on BBC Good Food magazine, Home Style magazine, and Papercraft inspirations magazine. She enjoys photography and has a sustained interest in antiques.
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