Top Science Stories of 2017 • 2017

18:27

Do zodiac signs prescribe your fate? Or do horoscopes' accuracy lie in the placebo effect? Take a look at the science, history and lure of astrology.

S1E14 • Explained • 2018 • Science

3:05

Why do storms spin in different directions depending on their location—and why do they spin in the first place?

2013 • Science

58:48

Professor Cox grapples with science's darker side, asking why, when science has done so much for us, it often gets such a bad press.

1/3 • Science Britannica • Science

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President of the Institute of Physics Professor Julia Higgins explores the life and work of Michael Faraday and how his curiosity and passion for communicating science inspires her.

6/6 • People of Science with Brian Cox • 2018 • Science

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From the detection of gravitational waves generated in space over a billion years ago, to discoveries in genetics here on Earth, we've collected the most compelling science breakthroughs and advances of 2016. Thanks to magnificent, hard-working scientists and researchers around the world, science keeps marching ever forward. And this year saw some discoveries that are absolutely brimming with the promise of greater discoveries, breakthroughs and quality of life in the future.

2016 • Science

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Professor Jim Al-Khalili tells the story of how we used light to reveal the cosmos.

1/2 • Light and Dark • Science