Weird & Wonderful

Science doesn't always have to be serious.

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Five reasons to be positive about poo

Dead bee lying next to a burger © Getty Images

The Big Mac and the bee

10 lazy ways to save the planet © Adam Gale

10 lazy ways to save the planet

Why can't cats drink milk? Plus 6 other feline myths © iStock

Why can’t cats drink milk? Plus 6 other feline myths

Blood moon: lunar eclipse myths from around the world © Getty Images

Blood moon: lunar eclipse myths from around the world

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Jurassic Park: five things we now know about dinosaurs 25 years on

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Six animals that could power up the World Cup

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Alien invasion (of sorts)! 10 of the friendliest aliens in film

Jupiter's southern hemisphere © NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS

35 breathtaking pictures of Jupiter taken from the Juno spacecraft

How nature can help you predict the weather © Getty Images

How nature can help you predict the weather

How to fall to your death and live to tell the tale © Dave Imms

How to fall to your death and live to tell the tale

Suzhousaurus by FunkMonk (Michael B. H.) - Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link

17 of the weirdest dinosaurs to walk the planet

Here's what happens when your dead body is left to rot (plus a few, more practical, uses for it) © FBI Photo Library

Here’s what happens when your dead body is left to rot (plus a few, more practical, uses for it)

Amazing animal super senses © Getty Images

Amazing animal super senses