BBC Focus Magazine

Satisfy Your Curiosity!
Experts explain things you’ve always wondered about and reveal the latest findings on scientific marvels, from ancient times to tomorrow.

Each Issue of BBC Focus includes new gadgets and toys for the scientifically curious, the best in gaming and the Internet, plus quizzes and puzzles for hours of mind-stretching fun.

This magazine contains some UK-specific content.

Please allow 8-10 weeks for your first issue to arrive.

iSpy

The recent headlines of Russian spies being caught in the US goes to show that the spy network is still alive and kicking. This month's cover feature takes a look at the tech that caught the spies out, and the spy-worthy gadgets we all have in our pockets.
Ghosts in your genes

The human genome carries more than just genes, it remembers the environment and experiences from before you were born - the ghosts of your ancestors. Evolutionary geneticist JV Chamary explores the epigenome
The God Particle is Dead

Or is it? The Higgs Boson is considered so important to our understanding of the Universe that it's been called the God Particle. But, like God, no-one's really sure whether it exists at all.
PLUS - How to...

Be a genius

Escape a black hole

Disarm a bomb

Survive a lightning strike

Cure a headache

Eye Opener--The month in amazing pictures

Agenda--The month's news from the world of science

Q&A--Answering your science questions each month

The Guide--Everything for the clued-in consumer including previews of events and exhibitions, book and DVD reviews, gorgeous gadgetry, science on the web, games, product tests, and what's next, a look at future gadgets

Mind Games--Puzzles and quizzes

The science of addiction

Modern technology like Facebook and Twitter is providing us with new ways to get hooked. But new research into our brains is helping us understand our inner demons.