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Why does a little bit of moisture make your hands sticky, but a large amount makes them slippery? © Dan Bright

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Why does a little bit of moisture make your hands sticky, but a large amount makes them slippery?

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

Does science have a problem with women?

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Why aren’t there more women in science?

Element in the room: chemical elements with mistakes in their names © Getty Images

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Element in the room Chemical elements with mistakes in their names

Is hot water better than cold water for washing hands? © Getty Images

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Is hot water better than cold water for washing hands?

What happens when maths goes horribly, horribly wrong? – Matt Parker © Getty Images

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Matt Parker What happens when maths goes horribly, horribly wrong?

Spider monkey © Getty Images

Spotting Spider Monkeys mission wants public to help tackle habitat loss

Read this to supercharge your willpower © Magic Torch

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This article is scientifically proven to improve your willpower

Does being too nice hold you back in life? © Dan Bright

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Does being too nice hold you back in life?

Professor Fay Dowker: What is the problem of quantum gravity? © Imperial College London

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Professor Fay Dowker What is the problem of quantum gravity?

How do seizure alert dogs predict seizures? © Getty Images

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How do seizure alert dogs predict seizures?

How does popping candy work? © Getty Images

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How does popping candy work?

Everyone at work is ill. What’s my best course of action to avoid getting the plague from my work colleagues? © Dan Bright

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Everyone at work is ill. What’s my best course of action to avoid getting the plague from my work colleagues?

Where does the colour go when a material fades in the Sun? © Getty Images

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Where does the colour go when a material fades in the Sun?

Are our pets bad for the environment? © Getty Images

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Are our pets bad for the environment?