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.

Can we live in a world without religion? – Richard Dawkins © Jana Lenzova

Everyday science

Richard Dawkins Can we live in a world without religion?

John Bardeen: the greatest physicist you (probably) never heard of © Getty Images

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John Bardeen The two-time Nobel Prize-winning physicist you (probably) never heard of

What’s are the chances of sharing my birthday with a friend? © Getty Images

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What are the chances of sharing my birthday with a friend?

The Antikythera Mechanism: the ancient computer that mapped the stars © Weekend Wayfairers

The Antikythera Mechanism An ancient Greek computer that mapped the stars

How can meat-flavoured crisps be vegetarian? © Getty Images

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How can meat-flavoured crisps be vegetarian?

Why do physicists talk about symmetry so much? © Getty Images

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Why do physicists talk about symmetry so much?

In the twenty-first century, fake doesn’t have to mean fraud © Getty Images

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In the twenty-first century, fake doesn’t have to mean fraud

The parallel worlds of quantum mechanics © Getty Images

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The parallel worlds of quantum mechanics

I’d like to learn a language, which is the easiest one to pick up? © Getty Images

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I’d like to learn a language, which is the easiest one to pick up?

Testicles, pizza and wombat poo: Ig Nobel prize winners announced © Elise Amendola/AP

Testicles, pizza and wombat poo: Ig Nobel prize winners announced

Are you an expert codebreaker? © Getty Images

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How are batteries recycled? © Getty Images

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How are batteries recycled?

Does data discriminate against women? – Caroline Criado Perez © Getty Images

Caroline Criado Perez Does data discriminate against women?

How did people make ice before freezers? © Getty Images

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How did people make ice before freezers?

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?