Nikki Withers

The effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is likely to be seen for decades.

All the better to hear you with, my dear...

Contrary to popular belief, worms cut in half don't actually turn into two new worms.

Do whales dream of aquatic sheep?

Most fish sink to the bottom of their habitats when they die but they become more buoyant as the process of decomposition takes over.

There's snow place like Mars, apparently.

Dionaea muscipula is one of the few carnivorous species in the plant world, so it's only natural to wonder about the biggest creatures they can lure & eat.

Antartica hasn't always been covered in ice and snow, but over the millennia it has transformed from an icy forest to a frozen desert.

The horizon isn't a static property; its distance from you depends on your height and the surroundings at the time - but there is a formula you can use to calculate its distance.

Sometimes it is easier to cut the cheese than you think...

The eyes are a vulnerable entry point for bacteria, dirt, and... shampoo. But what is it in particular that makes us tear up?

The act of burying the dead can be traced back to the Neanderthals but when did ritual human burials start?

Though currently impossible to go there and take measurements, we can estimate the core temperature of the sun using maths.

It’s one of the fundamental forces, and we rely heavily on them. They can do some damage too…

Wireless charging, or inductive charging, works by transferring energy form the charger to the device through electromagnetic induction.

All motion is relative to something else, so it depends on what you're comparing your speed to.

To beat those fines you will need to challenge the traffic enforcement camera to a race.

Figuring out what intelligence is is a controversial topic, and one that psychologists have been arguing over for centuries.

These devices are an important part of recording and understanding potentially destructive seismic activity, carefully designed to detect the smallest tremors.

Touch-sensitive lights seem simple enough but their switches work on the principle of body capacitance.

All those billions of bodies exhaling carbon dioxide with every breath really starts to add up...

It depends on the scan. For example, when you have an x-ray your body is exposed to radiation, but there is minimal risk to your health.

Health and mood benefits aside, why would you even do such a thing!

Clouds may look light and fluffy, but those big white things floating overhead can have some weight to them.