James Lloyd

Staff writer, BBC Science Focus

James Lloyd is staff writer at BBC Science Focus magazine. He especially enjoys writing about wellbeing and psychology.

Recent articles by James Lloyd

How fast would Father Christmas have to fly to visit every child in the world?

Everyday science

How fast would Father Christmas have to fly to visit every child in the world?

5 mental health apps to help you through the coronavirus crisis © Getty Images

5 mental health apps to help you through the coronavirus crisis

Where is the rainiest place on Earth? © Getty Images

Where is the rainiest place on Earth?

First sabre-toothed cat genome reveals a lethal long-distance hunter © Heraldo Mussolini/Stocktrek Images

First sabre-toothed cat genome reveals a lethal long-distance hunter

No, an asteroid probably won’t smash into Earth the day before the US elections, and here’s why © Getty / Mark Wilson

Reality Check No, an asteroid probably won’t smash into Earth the day before the US elections, and here’s why

Megalodon shark was an absolute unit, scientists confirm © Warpaintcobra / Getty

Megalodon shark was an absolute unit, scientists confirm

Neanderthals lost their Y chromosome to modern humans © Iain Masterton / Getty

Neanderthals lost their Y chromosome to modern humans

COVID-19: Should we infect people with it for vaccine research? © Getty Images

Reality Check Should we infect people with COVID-19 for vaccine research?

'Third thumb' human augmentation rewires the brain © Dani Clode/daniclode.com/instagram @dani_clode

Future Technology

‘Third thumb’ human augmentation rewires the brain

The world’s biggest fish are female © Erick Higuera / Getty

The world’s biggest fish are female

COVID-19 'highly likely' to become seasonal disease © Getty Images

COVID-19 ‘highly likely’ to become seasonal disease

Andromeda galaxy has a humongous halo of gas © NASA, ESA, and E. Wheatley (STScI)

Andromeda galaxy has a humongous halo of gas

Fossilised dinosaur skull reveals adorable appearance of baby sauropods © Kundrat et al. /Current Biology

Fossilised dinosaur skull reveals adorable appearance of baby sauropods

Ancient reptile ‘well-preserved’ in stomach of slightly larger reptile © Ryosuke Motani/University of California

Ancient reptile ‘well-preserved’ in stomach of slightly larger reptile

Extinct woolly rhinos were a victim of climate change, not overhunting © Sergey Fedorov

Extinct woolly rhinos were a victim of climate change, not overhunting