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.

How can an electron be both a particle and a wave?

Everyday science

How can an electron be both a particle and a wave?

8 of the wildest ideas in science to blow your mind © Scott Balmer

Everyday science

8 of the wildest ideas in science that will blow your mind

Star Wars nostalgia: Why does the past look so rosy, and does it blind us to new experiences? © Picselect.com/Disney

Reality Check Is nostalgia good for you?

There's no such thing as Blue Monday - Sir David Spiegelhalter © In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images

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Sir David Spiegelhalter There's no such thing as Blue Monday

Do I really need to wash veg if I’m going to be cooking it? © Getty Images

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Do I really need to wash veg if I’m going to be cooking it?

The science of the perfect cup of tea © Getty Images

Everyday science

The science of the perfect cup of tea

How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding? © Alamy

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How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding?

Everyday science

Group dynamics Why this vital field of study is fading into oblivion

Aleks Krotoski

Why am I so terrible at buying presents? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why am I so terrible at buying presents?

The mystery of language: how children learn to speak their mother tongue © Getty Images

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The mystery of language How children learn to speak their mother tongue

Why do people ‘humblebrag’? © Getty Images

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Why do people ‘humblebrag’?

Ada Lovelace: a mathematician, a computer scientist and a visionary © Getty Images

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Ada Lovelace A mathematician, a computer scientist and a visionary

Why are little dogs so much more annoying than big dogs? © Getty Images

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Why are little dogs so much more annoying than big dogs?

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?