Weird & Wonderful

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

The spice of life Unexpected health benefits hidden in your curry

Dead bee lying next to a burger © Getty Images

Book extract The Big Mac and the bee

Testicles, pizza and wombat poo: Ig Nobel prize winners announced © Elise Amendola/AP

Testicles, pizza and wombat poo: Ig Nobel prize winners announced

Paul Hollywood, Sandi Toksvig, Noel Fielding, Prue Leith © Love Productions / Channel 4 / Mark Bourdillon

Everyday science

Great British Bake Off 9 baking science tips to avoid soggy bottoms (and other baking disasters)

Flamboyant animals: seven of nature’s most colourful show offs (Purple harlequin toad © Getty Images)

Flamboyant animals 7 of nature’s most colourful show offs

Five weirder facts about maths © Getty Images

Everyday science

5 weirder facts about maths

Seven animals that really shouldn’t fly but do © Getty Images

Flying animals 7 gravity-defying creatures

18 amazing algae facts to enjoy, understand, and respect one of the world’s most important organisms

Algae 18 amazing facts about one of the world's most important organisms

Bizarre animal mating rituals © iStock

Animal mating rituals 5 weird ways animal hook up

The naked mole rat's guide to eternal life © Lindsey Leigh

The naked mole rat’s guide to eternal life

How to get the perfect night's sleep © iStock

How to get the perfect night’s sleep

Is there really no such thing as a fish? – Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber

Everyday science

Andrew Hunter Murray and Dan Schreiber Is there really no such thing as a fish?

13 amazing facts about tardigrades, the world's toughest animal © Getty Images

The world's toughest animal 14 tremendous tardigrade facts

Are you an expert codebreaker? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Quiz Are you an expert codebreaker?

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Don't quit your day job 6 of the most extreme jobs in science