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Some of the brightest names in science and technology talk to the BBC Focus team about the ideas and breakthroughs shaping our world

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Science Focus Podcast How geology can influence elections – Lewis Dartnell

The mindset behind the Moon landing – Richard Wiseman (Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walks on the surface of the Moon at Tranquility Base © Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

Science Focus Podcast The mindset behind the Moon landing – Richard Wiseman

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Q&A

If you are looking for answers to the Universe’s biggest questions or just some fun science facts, our expert panel is ready to answer your questions

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How do trees grow straight up, even on a slope?

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What happens in my body when I meditate?

Everyday science

The thought experiment: What would happen if the internet suddenly stopped working?

Is it true that NASA smells everything before it is sent into space?

If bats are blind, why do they have eyes?

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A New Race to the Moon Has Begun

A New Race to the Moon Has Begun

The Scientific Guide to a Healthy Body & Brain

The Scientific Guide to a Healthy Body and Brain

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Understand:Discover

Explaining the key concepts of science and discovering the new ones

Why the first plant grown on the Moon is a significant milestone in space exploration © CHONGQING UNIVERSITY HANDOUT/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

Why the first plant grown on the Moon is a significant milestone in space exploration

Astronomers spotted gaps in the dusty discs around stars that can only be filled by planets © ESA

Cluster of ‘super-Earths’ found hiding in dust

‘Oumuamua, the bizarre object hurtling through our Solar System, joined a select group of cosmic enigmas that have astronomers scratching their heads… © Magic Torch

The nine most mysterious objects in the Universe

Recently discovered remains of the extinct Thylacoleo carnifex have forced a rethink of the marsupial lion’s biomechanics © Getty

Skeleton of Australia’s marsupial lion rebuilt

Weird & Wonderful

Science doesn't always have to be serious

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The seven habits of truly successful people

10 mathematical reasons you're not a millionaire… yet © Getty Images

10 mathematical reasons you’re not a millionaire… yet

A man rides a cart over the frozen 'Lake Cildir' in Aradahan Province of Turkey © Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

You think you’re cold? Here are some amazing photos of chilly people in freezing places

13 amazing facts about tardigrades, the world's toughest animal © Getty Images

13 amazing facts about tardigrades, the world’s toughest animal

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Future Technology

The technology of the future that will change the world as we know it + gadgets

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The cool gadgets list – January 2019

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Brrr! Five cool gadgets to keep you warm this winter

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Future Technology

Animal motion and the soft robots of the future

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Far from being just a game, chess has always been a part of me

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Science History

The key moments and people that revolutionised our understanding of the world

Henrietta Leavitt, centre, and Williamina Fleming, top left, hang in the Plate Stacks office at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics © Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

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Dark energy is hiding in our Universe – here’s how we’ll find it

James Clerk Maxwell: the most important physicist you haven't heard of © SSPL/Getty Images

James Clerk Maxwell: the most important physicist you probably haven’t heard of

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10 extraordinary objects from the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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Interviews

Talking to the people at the forefront of science

BABYLON, HILLAH, IRAQ - NOVEMBER 20, 2016: This is DigitalGlobe closeup satellite imagery of the remains and location of Babylon -- and ancient city in Mesopotamia. Located in Hillah, Iraq. (Photo DigitalGlobe via Getty Images)

Interview Earth’s ancient geography ‘directed the course of human evolution’

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Exploring Artificial Intelligence with Jim Al-Khalili

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“It’s noisy and crowded, with a rudimentary sewage system, yet people talk about serenity”

Could ’Oumuamua really be an alien probe? © ESO

Could ’Oumuamua really be an alien probe?

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Brain Food

The books, TV shows, films, radio, events and games bringing science to life

10 excellent BBC podcasts to boost your brain on the bus © Getty Images

Science podcasts 10 excellent BBC podcasts to boost your brain

What to spot in this year's Big Garden Birdwatch © Getty images

What to spot in this year’s Big Garden Birdwatch

Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist announced © Steven Pocock

Wellcome Book Prize 2019 longlist announced

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The science of happiness: six books to brighten up your January

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