Mother Earth, Gaia, the third rock from the Sun - whatever you call it, this 4.5 billion-year-old planet is the one that we and all known living creatures call home.

The internet has become the foundation of modern day society, but was invented not long ago in the 1970s, and has evolved a lot since then. This global network infrastructure connections computers ...

Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, broadcaster and science writer. She is the author of Spirals in Time and The Brilliant Abyss.

The technology, new ideas, inventions and gadgets that will revolutionise the world as we know it and lead us head first into the future.

After studying physics at Oxford, Robert became a science writer. He’s visiting professor in science at Aston University.

From the creators of BBC Science Focus, Instant Genius is a bite-sized masterclass in podcast form. With each episode, a different world-leading expert will help you understand the latest ideas and ...

Daily science news with breaking updates on the latest scientific research, interesting technology breakthroughs, new discoveries and how today's science headlines affect you. Brought to you from the ...

Physics, chemistry and biology are your "big three", but there are so many more branches of science, including the formal sciences, natural sciences and social sciences. They're all here, and you can ...

The DNA inside each of your cells is longer than you are, but packs down into a space smaller than you can see. The DNA in your cells is packaged into 46 chromosomes in the nucleus. As well as being a ...

Tattoo needles deposit ink beneath the epidermis. This is deep enough that the ink won’t be immediately shed with the skin cells of the upper layers, but macrophage cells from your immune system will ...

Alexander is the former Online Editor at BBC Science Focus.