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.

Five women who are inventing our world and why we should celebrate their achievements © Getty Images

Everyday science

Great inventors 5 women who are inventing our world and why we should celebrate their achievements

Do dimmer switches actually use less energy? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do dimmer switches actually use less energy?

super fun DIY science experiments to try at home with the kids © Getty Images

Everyday science

15 super fun DIY science experiments to try at home with the kids this half term

How to make a homemade lava lamp © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Make a homemade lava lamp

How to make a smoke ring cannon © Dan Bright

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Build a smoke ring cannon

Make a simple electromagnet © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Make a simple electromagnet

Make a soap-powered boat © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Build a soap-powered boat

How to build a red cabbage pH indicator © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Build a red cabbage pH indicator

cook a cupcake in the microwave © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Cook a cupcake in the microwave

Mark Miodownik: Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic? © Getty Images

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Mark Miodownik Are biodegradable plastics really better than traditional plastic?

Is it true that you shouldn’t keep plants in the bedroom? © Getty Images

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Is it true that you shouldn’t keep plants in the bedroom?

A scientist's guide to life: how not to date a psychopath © James Minchall

Everyday science

A scientist's guide to life How not to date a psychopath

Are babies born with a sense of right and wrong? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Are babies born with a sense of right and wrong?

Beatrice Shilling on her motorcycle, pushed by two women © Getty Images

Everyday science

Five remarkable British women of science

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: The exceptional professor who solved the structure of insulin © Getty Images

Everyday science

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin The exceptional professor who solved the structure of insulin