BBC Science Focus - 10.2019

SPECIAL

ISSUE

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Focus is also available on all major

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THE SCIENCE OF

HAPPINESS

In this special edition, brought to you

by the team at BBC Science Focus, find

out how to beat the winter blues (just

in time for the clocks going back!),

discover how to stress-proof your

life, take a tech detox, and

transform your home into a

hygge sanctuary.

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Can’t wait until next month to get

your fix of science and tech? The

Science Focus website is packed

with news, articles and Q&As to

keep your brain satisfied.

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“If we have a

messy lawn,

we’re supporting

bees, and that’s a

beautiful thing”

FEATURES

48

EAT YOURSELF HAPPY

64

HOW TO SMASH AN ASTEROID

42 T H E T R A N S P O R T

REVOLUTION

From hyper-fast trains to

ying taxis, these vehicles are

set to transform our travel.

48 EAT YOURSELF HAPPY

Could gut-friendly probiotics

and prebiotics help treat

anxiety and depression?

58 T H E P L I G H T O F T H E

HUMBLE BEE

Environmental scientist

Samantha Alger tells us how

honeybees are harming wild

bee populations.

64 H O W T O S M A S H

AN ASTEROID

This new mission will test the

feasibility of preventing

asteroids from hiing Earth.

72 S H O U L D Y O U U P G R A D E

Y O U R B R A I N?

Mind-machine interfaces.

58

SAMANTHA ALGER

SPECIAL

ISSUE

Don’t forget thatBBC Science

Focusis also available on all major

digital platforms. We have

versions for Android, Kindle Fire

and Kindle e-reader, as well as an

iOS app for the iPad and iPhone.

THE SCIENCE OF

HAPPINESS

In this special edition, brought to you

by the team atBBC Science Focus, find

out how to beat the winter blues (just

in time for the clocks going back!),

discover how to stress-proof your

life, take a tech detox, and

transform your home into a

hygge sanctuary.

buysubscriptions.com/

focuscollection

ON

SALE

NOW

WANT MORE?

Can’t wait until next month to get

your fix of science and tech? The

Science Focus website is packed

with news, articles and Q&As to

keep your brain satisfied.

sciencefocus.com

“If we have a

messy lawn,

we’re supporting

bees, and that’s a

beautiful thing”

FEATURES

48

EAT YOURSELF HAPPY

64

HOW TO SMASH AN ASTEROID

42 T H E T R A N S P O R T

REVOLUTION

From hyper fast trains to

ying taxis, these vehicles are

set to transform our travel.

48 EAT YOURSELF HAPPY

Could gut friendly probiotics

and prebiotics help treat

anxiety and depression?

58 T H E P L I G H T O F T H E

HUMBLE BEE

Environmental scientist

Samantha Alger tells us how

honeybees are harming wild

bee populations.

64 H O W T O S M A S H

AN ASTEROID

This new mission will test the

feasibility of preventing

asteroids from hiing Earth.

72 S H O U L D Y O U U P G R A D E

Y O U R B R A I N?

Mind-machine interfaces.

58

SAMANTHA ALGER