BBC FutureTeeth How modern life is transforming the human skeletonBBC Future - Zaria GorvettFrom the emergence of a spiky growth at the back of some people’s skulls to the enigmatic finding that our elbows are getting narrower, our bones are changing in surprising ways It all started with a The
BBC FuturePlastic Pollution A simple online system that could end plastic pollutionBBC Future - Justin CalderonPoorer communities in the developing world bear the brunt of plastic pollution. Could a new digital payment system spark a clean-up revolution? It was once a shoreline buried by enough trash to render
BBC FutureBabies The secret of being a good fatherBBC Future - Sophie HardachPast child development research often ignored fathers. But new studies are finding that non-maternal caregivers play a crucial role in children’s behaviour, happiness, even cognitive skills. The Aka tribesmen
BBC FutureThe Future How to build something that lasts 10,000 yearsBBC Future - Alexander RoseAlexander Rose and a team of engineers at The Long Now Foundation are building a clock in the Texan desert that will last for 10,000 years. He explains what he's learnt about designing for extreme longevity.
BBC FutureComputer Systems The maths problem that could bring the world to a haltBBC Future - Gemma ChurchOur hectic, on-demand lifestyles rely upon allocating finite sets of resources to constantly changing numbers of people. As this task grows ever harder, it will require solutions to a little-known mathematical
BBC FutureHappiness A mentalist’s guide to being happyBBC Future - David RobsonThe illusionist Derren Brown has studied the philosophy and psychology of happiness - and he argues that many of us could take a radical new approach to improving our wellbeing. Imagine that you are standing
BBC FutureD Day D-Day landings: The weird tanks that helped win the battleBBC FutureWhen the Allies landed on the D-Day beaches 75 years ago, they were supported by a host of strange vehicles dreamed up by an eccentric British commander – and they were crucial in winning the battle. Allies’
BBC FuturePersonality The science behind why some of us are shyBBC Future - Sarah KeatingTo certain people, mingling at a party or talking to a crowded room is the stuff of nightmares. Why are some of us hardwired to be shy? This article is adapted from Why am I shy?, an episode of CrowdScience
BBC FutureADHD Why is ADHD missed in girls?BBC Future - Kelly OakesMany more boys get diagnosed with ADHD than girls. But more girls may have the condition than we think – and their struggle to receive a diagnosis can affect their whole lives. Emily Johnson-Ferguson’s
BBC Future Do humans have a ‘religion instinct’?BBC Future - Brandon AmbrosinoAre spiritual beliefs an inevitable consequence of evolution? In the second article in a two-part series, Brandon Ambrosino examines the ways that spiritual beliefs emerge from ancient psychological tendencies.
BBC FutureFake News ‘I was a Macedonian fake news writer’BBC Future - Simon OxenhamIn North Macedonia, there’s a small industry of websites publishing misleading and inflammatory political articles targeted at US readers. Simon Oxenham meets a woman who worked there. If you ignored content,
BBC FuturePopular Fiction Does reading fiction make us better people?BBC Future - Claudia HammondReading fiction has been said to increase people’s empathy and compassion. But does the research really bear that out? Every day more than 1.8 million books are sold in the US and another half a million
BBC FutureChocolate Why you shouldn't trust your food cravingsBBC Future - Jessica BrownMany of us believe that a food craving is our body’s way of signalling that it needs a certain nutrient. But research shows that’s unlikely to be true – with one possible exception. When we’re hungry,
BBC FuturePersonality The transformational power of how you talk about your lifeBBC Future - Christian JarrettHow you talk about the major events of your life has a profound impact on your personality. If you change your life story, could you become a healthier, happier person? Imagine that, when you were 12 old,
BBC FutureThe Brain Why do some people have ‘two brains’?BBC FutureThe father of “split-brain syndrome” explains how researchers discovered our “two brains”. Take a look at your hands. Stick out your thumb as if you are trying to hitch a with your right hand. Now, try
BBC FutureMalaria How the malaria vaccine could change world healthBBC Future - Gaia VinceNearly half the world’s population is at risk of the mosquito-borne disease. But a new vaccine may stop it in its tracks, saving millions of lives and boosting the economies of the developing world. “In
BBC Future What is ‘criminal malingering’?BBC Future - Jules Montague“Malingering” – faking a sickness for an ulterior motive – is surprisingly common. Here are some of the ways in which doctors tell real illnesses from false ones. They called him “The Oddfather”. He was
BBC FutureThe Arts How art and culture can help us rethink timeBBC Future - Ella Saltmarshe and Beatrice PembrokeWhat do photographs of ancient organisms, blocks of ice in the centre of London and the blockbuster Black Panther have to do with the future of humanity? Ella Saltmarshe and Beatrice Pembroke explain.
BBC FutureBehavior How your friends change your habits - for better and worseBBC Future - William ParkOur health choices are constantly influenced by our friends, both consciously or unconsciously. We often think that self-control comes from within, yet many of our actions depend just as much on our friends
BBC Future Can you trust your earliest childhood memories?BBC Future - Sarah GriffithsThe moments we remember from the first years of our lives are often our most treasured because we have carried them longest. The chances are, they are also completely made up. I’m prancing around at a
BBC Future Why can’t some people remember their dreams?BBC Future - Stephen DowlingMany of us struggle to remember the details of our dreams. The reasons lie in the complicated cycles of our sleep. I am standing outside my childhood primary school, near the front gates and the teachers’
BBC FutureOrkney The islands turning the tide electricBBC FutureThe Orkney islands are the ideal place to experiment with new energy technologies, thanks to its unique landscape. Orkney, a remote archipelago off the north coast of Scotland, is harnessing the power
BBC Future Can decluttering your house really make you happier?BBC Future - Sarah GriffithsTidying up our homes and lives is often promoted as a life-changing step, but for some people throwing away their belongings can trigger the same brain activity as physical pain. “Tidying can transform
BBC Future The global internet is disintegrating. What comes next?BBC Future - Sally AdeeRussia is the latest country to try to find ways to police its online borders, sparking the end of the internet as we know it. In 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia was signed, ending 30 years of war across
BBC Future The '3.5% rule': How a small minority can change the worldBBC Future - David RobsonNonviolent protests are twice as likely to succeed as armed conflicts – and those engaging a threshold of 3.5% of the population have never failed to bring about change. In 1986, millions of Filipinos
BBC FutureHay Fever Six myths (and truths) about hay feverBBC Future - Claudia HammondMany of us are afflicted by the sniffles and itchiness of hay fever. Should we pray for rain? Do pollen levels fall at night? BBC Future sorts the myths from the truths. Noses are running, eyes are streaming,
BBC Future The ‘deadly’ ingredient in over half of supermarket productsBBC FuturePalm oil is common, but its production is incredibly damaging. Is there a simple solution? You almost certainly consume the most popular type of vegetable oil in the world – palm oil. It’s in a whole of
BBC FutureCarbon How weeds help fight climate changeBBC Future - Georgina KenyonMost people see weeds as a problem. But one farmer has found they can help make dry, damaged land lush again – not to mention absorb carbon from the atmosphere. More than 60 years ago, when he was a child,
BBC Future Why Fukuoka is Japan’s most innovative cityBBC Future - Edd GentFukuoka is being positioned as Japan's answer to Silicon Valley - a breeding ground of new start-ups. Sandwiched between the mountains and the sea in Japan’s far-west corner, Fukuoka is a city trying reinvent
