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.

Why is the Moon sometimes visible during the day? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why is the Moon sometimes visible during the day?

Why do clothes get darker when wet? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why do clothes get darker when wet?

How did the bouncing bomb work? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How did the bouncing bomb work?

Make the best meal of the day better with science

Everyday science

Breakfast 5 ways science makes the best meal of the day even better

Is it true that you must wait an hour after eating before going for a swim? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Is it true that you must wait an hour after eating before going for a swim?

Archimedes: inventor of war machines and calculus (almost) © Getty Images

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Archimedes Inventor of war machines and calculus (almost)

Everyday science

Quantum field theory "An unholy crossbreed between quantum physics in a bad mood and every button you never push on a calculator"

Tim James

I love the taste of curry, but I can’t stand the burn. Can I build up a tolerance to it? © Getty Images

Everyday science

I love the taste of curry, but I can’t stand the burn. Can I build up a tolerance to it?

Does chewing gum takes seven years to digest? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Does chewing gum take seven years to digest?

From apples to gravitational waves: a brief history of gravity © Getty Images

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A brief history of gravity From apples to gravitational waves

I’m addicted to the gym, but I have a cold. Can I still exercise? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

I’m addicted to the gym, but I have a cold. Can I still exercise?

Is it possible to hatch a chick from a supermarket egg? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is it possible to hatch a chick from a supermarket egg?

Jim Al-Khalili: Why should we care about science and scientists? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Jim Al-Khalili Why should we care about science and scientists?

Strange but true: the mystery of the Monte Cristo Homestead and the supernatural science that explains it © Gordy Wright

Everyday science

Strange but true The mystery of the haunted house and the supernatural science explaining it

Can anything be done to stop car headlights blinding me? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Can anything be done to stop car headlights blinding me?