Weird & Wonderful

Science doesn't always have to be serious.

Earth’s Final Frontier: 10 of the most mysterious places in the oceans © Magic Torch/BBC Focus magazine

10 of the most mysterious places in the oceans

Adapted from Everything You Know About Planet Earth is Wrong by Matt Brown, publihsed by Batsford. Illustrations by Sara Mulvanny.

Five “facts” about planet Earth that are completely wrong

Down on the farm: six unusual studies on our favourite livestock © Getty Images

Down on the farm: 6 unusual studies on our favourite livestock

Freddie Mercury of Queen © Paul Natkin/WireImage

Why did Freddie Mercury sound so good?

The spice of life: unexpected benefits hidden in your curry © Getty Images

The spice of life: unexpected benefits hidden in your curry

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 28: Justin Rose of Europe lines up a putt on the 7th green during the morning fourball matches of the 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National on September 28, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Golf: the neuroscience of the perfect putt

The Story of S*** by Midas Dekkers is out now (£12.99, Text Publishing)

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

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Top tips on how to photograph the Perseid meteor shower

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

Five incredible journeys by seabirds (and some unusual underwater behaviour) © Getty Images

Five incredible journeys by seabirds (and some unusual underwater behaviour)

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