Can you work out what these enigmatic close-up photos are of? 10. December 2025 (19:00) Scientist and photographer Felice Frankel has zoomed in on everyday occurrences with her camera for her new book, Phenomenal Moments, which reveals the hidden science in our daily lives(New Scientist)
The stargazing events to look forward to in 2026 10. December 2025 (19:00) There are a host of celestial events to get excited about next year – including a total solar eclipse. Abigail Beall is lining up her calendar(New Scientist)
We may finally know what a healthy gut microbiome looks like 10. December 2025 (18:35) Our gut microbiome has a huge influence on our overall health, but we haven't been clear on the specific bacteria with good versus bad effects. Now, a study of more than 34,000 people is shedding light on what a healthy gut microbiome actually consists of(New Scientist)
Inside the wild experiments physicists would do with zero limits 10. December 2025 (17:00) From a particle smasher encircling the moon to an “impossible” laser, five scientists reveal the experiments they would run in a world powered purely by imagination(New Scientist)
What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human 10. December 2025 (14:00) From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains(New Scientist)
