Everyday science
Physics, chemistry and biology are your "big three", but there are so many more branches of science, including the formal sciences, natural sciences and social sciences. They're all here, and you can rely on us to put the 'fun' in fundamental science for you.
What's the best hot drink for your health?
Sadly, it's not hot chocolate
The Neanderthal extinction mystery just got even stranger
Analysis of DNA from Neanderthal bones revealed that a group in Western Europe were surprisingly healthy, shortly before they disappeared
Are my kids ageing me?
Parents, you may want to sit down to read this one – if you're allowed to
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How to survive the apocalypse, according to the world's best doomsday preppers
Should you join the underground movement? And if so, how?
'Remarkable': Archaeologists find 3,000 objects in Dutch valley from Stone Age to WWII
The finds span thousands of years, confirming how humans have been attracted to water sources for millennia
How can I look after my knees as I get older
Here's how to improve the strength of your knees, to reduce stiffness, aches and pains as you get older
What ever happened with the Bermuda Triangle?
Turns out there's not much truth to the legend
The one factor stopping you from losing weight, according to a Cambridge professor
Geneticist Giles Yeo has spent his career studying why some people gain weight more easily than others – and says the reason has nothing to do with willpower
151 random fun facts that will blow your mind
Our collection of the best interesting trivia covers animals, biology, geography, space and much more
54 per cent of cultures don't kiss romantically. Here's what they do instead
Kissing holds a special place in many of our hearts and memories but why do we kiss?
What's the best temperature to wash laundry at?
Hot or cold? That is the question
Here’s who’ll win the World Cup, according to science
Statisticians from across Europe teamed up to train a competition-predicting, machine learning algorithm
Why are carrots orange?
Ever had a white or purple carrot? Here's why they come in different colours
The surprising reason most zombie apocalypse plans will fall apart, according to survival experts
Survival experts and professional preppers give their top tips on how to survive a zombie invasion.
How to speak so people actually want to listen
Do you just need to be more interesting? A psychologist explains how to make people listen to what you have to say
What are some ways to overcome the intermediate plateau when learning a skill?
Struggling to make that next step? Psychology tells us how to break through that pesky plateau
7 autism myths experts want everyone to stop believing
From vaccine fears to miracle cures, here’s what decades of scientific research actually reveal about the condition
What's the best way to stop being carsick?
There are many different advisories on how to stop travel sickness but one method might actually work
Can we actually reverse ageing
Wrinkle creams only promise to turn back the clock – a pea-sized jellyfish actually does it
Why do some beer foams last so long?
The secrets of your pint's frothy crown
How new changes to the World Cup ball design could decide the tightest games
Here's what experts found after putting the 2026 football through wind tunnels and laser scans
What speed am I travelling, right now?
Turns out, it is much more difficult than you might imagine to accurately assess how quickly you're moving through space
What's the world's oldest cheese?
The oldest cheese samples that survive today were found in the necks of Bronze Age mummies in China
Do we really remember an event, or just the memory of an event?
Will you remember this article accurately?
