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.

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

Everyday science

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

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Five remarkable British women of science

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

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

Why do so many Americans drive automatic cars? © Getty Images

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Why do so many Americans drive automatic cars?

The enduring puzzle of why cats always land on their feet © Getty Images

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The enduring puzzle of why cats always land on their feet

Dr Anna-Lisa Paul with kohlrabi plants © Esther Horvath

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How to grow food in space The Antarctic base preparing for human space colonies

Our favourite quiz and puzzle books from 2019, just in time for Christmas © Getty Images

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Christmas gift ideas Our pick of 2019's best puzzle books

Why is black plastic so difficult to recycle? © Getty Images

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Why is black plastic so difficult to recycle?

Climate change: should we change the terminology? © Getty Images

Reality Check Should we change the terminology we use for climate change?

Read this to supercharge your willpower © Magic Torch

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This article is scientifically proven to improve your willpower

Does the Moon look ‘upside down’ in the southern hemisphere? © Dan Bright

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Does the Moon look ‘upside down’ in the southern hemisphere?

Praise students twice as much as you reprimand them for best results in the classroom © Getty Images

Praise students twice as much as you reprimand them for best behaviour in the classroom

Why are lemons yellow and limes green? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why are lemons yellow and limes green?