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Posted 12/02/2018

Yesterday was the UN’s International Day of Women and Girls in Science. It is a day on which we reflect on the achievements of the many...

Posted 02/12/2017

So far our festive series of blog posts, Science the Stuffing out of Christmas Dinner, have asked whether or not we should brine our turkey and...

Posted 24/11/2017

In the first of our festive series of blog posts, Science the Stuffing out of Christmas Dinner, we asked whether or not we should brine our...

Posted 17/11/2017

In the first of our festive series of blog posts, Science the Stuffing out of Christmas Dinner, we find out how science can give us a tastier...

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 24/08/2017

How do planes fly? Aeroplanes are amazing: heavy hunks of metal that can fly with people sitting in them! Most children seeing or travelling in...

Posted 30/06/2017

Find out more Why do bubbles keep rising from the bottom of fizzy drinks and don’t run out? This one question, asked of us by an 11 year old...

Posted 09/06/2017

When you search for science kits one phrase tends to appear over and over again regardless of the theme of the kits you look at: “for ages 8+”...

Posted 26/05/2017

Our first Explore Box, Hidden Rainbows, reveals secret colours in everyday items such as felt tip pens and ceiling lights. But how are rainbows...

Posted 05/05/2017

Even a fairly small cloud can weigh as much as 100 elephants! So, on the average day in the UK there is thousands, even millions of elephants...

Posted 28/04/2017

Our kids’ science questions blog series is getting a science fiction flavour again as we consider is it possible to travel faster than light. In...

Posted 14/04/2017

When we began crafting our Letterbox Lab science kits, we realised that these days you can get almost anything as a subscription. Snacks, recipes...