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Posted 13/02/2018

Today we continue Meg’s tribute to six inspiring women in STEM fields, in celebration of all the women – past, present and future...

Posted 25/10/2017

We all do it. Sometimes because we should probably be going to bed, sometimes because we’re still waking up, and sometimes because we’re watching...

Posted 22/09/2017

This year’s Ig Nobel prizes were awarded at the “27th First Annual Ig Nobel Awards Ceremony” last week, and as always they celebrated a plethora...

Posted 24/03/2017

We tackle 10 of the most common misconceptions in science and false facts. We only use 10% of our brain If only we could unlock that other 90%...

Posted 03/03/2017

Farts are definitely funny. We think we’re pretty clever and sophisticated beings with art and science and civilisation and then all of a sudden...

Posted 22/02/2017

We’re all about fun kids’ science activities and making discoveries through play. It encourages scientific understanding, it develops...

Posted 21/02/2017

“What makes us human, I think, is our ability to ask questions” – Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall probably understands the boundary...

Posted 06/02/2017

Hi science fans, Mia here. Usually Bryan writes the blog posts but this topic is especially close to my heart, as someone who is a relatively...

Posted 18/01/2017

Another question that came to us through our blog, and it’s a beauty. I love the thought of a kid looking at a snake and thinking “how does that...

Posted 04/01/2017

Nope, not one little bit. There is a popular myth that daddy longlegs are incredibly venomous but their fangs are too small to break human skin...

Posted 31/12/2016

31 million seconds is a pretty good time for a 940 million kilometre journey, so sit back and feel good about another successful orbit of our...

Posted 10/12/2016

Chimpanzees recognise bottoms as well as faces Being able to tell friend from foe by their face has been so important to us that we have evolved...