BBC Focus is a British monthly magazine about science and technology published in Bristol, UK by Bristol Magazines Ltd, a BBC Worldwide company. Edited by Graham Southorn it covers all aspects of science and technology and is written for general readers as well as people with a knowledge of science. The magazine was taken over by the BBC in mid-2005. There are also regular science celebrity features and interviews.
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- Update – the past month in science
- MegaPixel – interesting or amazing photos on a common theme
- Features (main topics)
- Q&A – a section welcoming science queries from readers and answers from an expert panel
- Mathematical Puzzles, a factual multiple choice quiz and a crossword
- Letters to the editor
- The Guide – reviews of factual books, films, television and radio, exhibitions and events, gaming and internet plus 'tried and tested' – reviews of similar products
- Last Word – Robert Matthews writes, often about problems in science
As of issue #173, The Guide section of the magazine had a small redesign with increased focus on interactive media, with newly separate sections for Games reviews and the web including a new column on web issues such as collaborative video editing with the header 'Happening'. The Update section of the magazine now contains:
- Month in numbers
- Good news/Bad news
- Your vote (where a question is asked, such as "Would you eat less meat to save the planet?" or "Do we need better defences for an asteroid hit?" and readers answer and a graph is made)
- Round Up (The month's top science stories from around the world)
- The burning question (an expert writes a very small essay on a question)
- Then, Now and Next (added June 2012)
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