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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.

When human life or the future of the planet is at stake, betting against science is absolutely unconscionable

Mario Livio

8 amazing ways bacteria can save the world © Getty Images

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Bacteria The miracle microbes that could fix planet

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

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Does eating a curry to bring on labour?

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Lockdown What to watch, listen to and explore from home

Subhadra Das: What part has science played in racism? (British scientist Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911) © Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Subhadra Das What part has science played in racism?

An illustration of what a black hole with an accretion disk © Getty Images

Researchers verify ‘extremely odd’ black hole physics

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Alan Turing My uncle's legacy should be for his triumphs, rather than his tragedy

Dermot Turing

Brendan Walker: Where is the best place to sit on a rollercoaster? © Getty Images

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Brendan Walker Where is the best place to sit on a rollercoaster?

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Brendan Walker on designing rollercoasters

What would you see if you could travel at the speed of light? © Getty Images

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Why does light travel faster than sound?

Is there any link between handwriting and personality? © Daniel Bright

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Is there any link between handwriting and personality?

What is 'peer review' for a scientific paper? © Getty Images

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What is ‘peer review’ for a scientific paper?

Stephen Hawking: Was he courageous, or just doing 'the only thing possible'? © Getty Images

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Stephen Hawking Was he courageous, or just doing 'the only thing possible'?

Is the coronavirus R number still a useful measure? © Getty Images

Is the COVID-19 R number still a useful measure?

Leonard Mlodinow: How did Stephen Hawking make science accessible? © Getty Images

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Leonard Mlodinow How did Stephen Hawking make science accessible?