Frankie Macpherson

Intern Journalist, BBC Science Focus

Recent articles by Frankie Macpherson

Cute Tabby Cat Looking Curious To A Pot Of Cat Grass © Getty Images

Why do cats love catnip?

A young woman and her dog napping on a couch © Getty Images

Regular afternoon naps linked to improved cognitive function

Artist's impression of baby tyrannosaur © Julius Csotonyi (l), picture of fossil remains of a baby tyrannosaur's jawbone © Dr Greg Funton (r)

Baby tyrannosaurs were the largest-ever hatchlings

The Sudanese Red Spitting Cobra, a predator analysed in Professor Fry's study © Getty Images

Revealed: How snakes defend against their own venom

Coronavirus COVID-19 or virus cell under the microscope

Everything we know about the new coronavirus variant in Brazil

Meet the scientist who defeated 'the world's worst bacteria' to save her husband’s life © Steffanie Strathdee

Meet the scientist who defeated ‘the world’s worst bacteria’ to save her husband’s life

Coffee Cup © Getty Images

Drinking more coffee every day could lower your risk of prostate cancer

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Everyday science

How to keep Christmas fun: Best games to play virtually

Artist’s Impression of Exoplanet. © ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser

Discovery of exoplanet’s bizarre orbit may help us track down Planet Nine

Gravitational waves point to primordial black holes © Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library/Getty Images

New technique could uncover gravitational echoes of the Big Bang

An eye for an AI: Optic device mimics human retina © Getty Images

An eye for an AI: Optic device mimics human retina

Most in-depth sunspot image to date captured by new solar telescope © NSO/AURA/NSF

Most detailed sunspot image to date captured by new solar telescope

From dreaming to life-saving sniffs: 13 science-based rat facts © Getty Images

From dreaming to life-saving sniffs: 13 science-based rat facts

A pair of African crested rats © Stephanie Higgins

African crested rat The rabbit-sized rodent with poisonous fur