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Figure of a deer, moulded from electrum, dating back to the Thracian-Getan civilisation in the 4th Century BC © Getty Images
Everyday science

What colour metal would a gold and silver mix be?

Is fire a solid, liquid or gas? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Is fire a solid, liquid or gas?

Does stainless steel remove the smell of garlic from hands? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Does stainless steel remove the smell of garlic from hands?

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Why is gold yellow? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Why is gold yellow?

Q&A How is helium turned into a liquid and a superfluid? © Getty Images
Everyday science

How is helium turned into a liquid and a superfluid?

How does ‘glow in the dark’ work? © Getty Images
Everyday science

How does ‘glow in the dark’ work?

What’s in emulsion paint? © Getty Images
Everyday science

What is emulsion paint?

Why are some plastics recyclable and others are not? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Why are some plastics recyclable and others are not?

Why are fats solid at room temperature but oils liquid?
Everyday science

Why are fats solid at room temperature but oils liquid?

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Do all substances have three states of matter?© Getty Images
Nature

Do all substances have three states of matter?

Why does thunderstorm rain contain more nitrogen than ordinary rain? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

Why does thunderstorm rain contain more nitrogen than ordinary rain?

What happens at absolute zero? © Getty Images
Planet Earth

What happens at absolute zero?

Why are gases invisible? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Why are gases invisible?

Why is water so strange? © Getty Images
Everyday science

Why is water so strange?

How do we know when a rock is from space? © Alamy
Space

How do we know when a rock is from space?