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Editor's choice Thursday, 3 November 2016
Monthly sky guide What to see in the sky in November
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
This month, a cosmic saucepan enters the evening sky, the Leonids meteor shower peaks, and Venus steeps itself in the teapot.
Great Moments in ScienceThe science of autophagy or self cannibalisation
Tuesday, 1 November 2016
Animal behaviourAmazing things animals get up to when we're not looking
Sunday, 30 October 2016
Dino brainFragments of fossilised dinosaur brain found for the first time
Friday, 28 October 2016
Mystery of the ringsHow did the Moon's Orientale Basin get its three rings?
Friday, 28 October 2016
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New 'titanic' Aussie dinosaur stretched half the length of a basketball court
Friday, 21 October 2016
A giant new species of long-necked dinosaur revealed today, sheds light on the likely origin of Australian sauropods.
- ExoMars Mission: What's happened to the Schiaparelli lander?
- Oldest squawk box suggests dinosaurs were no songbirds
- National Geographic photographer uses images to call for conservation
- European trio win Nobel Prize for 'world's smallest machines'
- Gene mutation drives compulsion to eat fatty foods
- DNA reveals earliest ancestors of Pacific Islanders came from Asia
- Scientists stop light in a cloud of atoms
Dr Karl
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The Big Bang, blocked nostrils, closing eyes
Thursday, 27 October 2016
What caused the big bang? Why is it that when you say a word multiple times you forget its meaning? When you have a cold, why can only one nostril get blocked?
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It's never too late to overcome chronic lateness
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Dr Karl discovers the four kinds of personalities that are especially prone to being chronically late-and what might help to change these habits.
Quiz
How much do you know about clouds?
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Can you tell a storm cloud from an ice cloud? Could you squint at the sky and forecast tomorrow's weather? Take this quick quiz to test how much you know.
Green house
Three household products you could cut to help the environment
Tuesday, 25 October 2016
Some chemical substances in our home are unnecessary and can have devastating consequences for the environment - we asked an expert to identify the top three chemicals we should reduce or cut out completely.
Art meets science
This Australian scientist drew every ray in the world
Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Have you ever considered the artists responsible for the incredibly detailed illustrations of plants and animals in scientific textbooks?