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.

E numbers, synthetic food dyes and the problem of policing additives © Getty Images

Everyday science

E numbers, synthetic food dyes and the problem of policing additives

Professor Trevor Cox: Was Stonehenge an ancient acoustic chamber? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Professor Trevor Cox Was Stonehenge an ancient acoustic chamber?

Counterfeit whiskies can now be identified using lasers © Getty Images

Counterfeit whiskies can now be identified using lasers

What makes soup explode in the microwave? © Getty Images

Everyday science

What makes soup explode in the microwave?

Can you use honey to treat a burn? © Daniel Bright

Everyday science

Can you use honey to treat a burn?

8 amazing ways bacteria can save the world © Getty Images

Everyday science

Bacteria The miracle microbes that could fix planet

Bronze Age musical instruments made from human bone © Wiltshire Museum/PA

Bronze Age musical instruments made from human bone

Does eating a curry to bring on labour? © Daniel Bright

Everyday science

Does eating a curry bring on labour?

Do subatomic particles have a colour? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do subatomic particles have a colour?

What happens to money taken out of circulation? © Alamy

Everyday science

What happens to money taken out of circulation?

Experiencing mathematical beauty is within your reach © Getty Images

Francis Su "Experiencing mathematical beauty is within your reach"

5 astounding facts about Marie Curie © Getty Images

Everyday science

5 astounding facts about Marie Curie

Katie Mack: How will the Universe end? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Katie Mack How will the Universe end?

Will there ever be a robot that does all the housework? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Will there ever be a robot that does all the housework?

How did people make ice before freezers? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why do ice cubes crack when you put them in water?