Science Articles, Interviews & Questions

What happens in the hours before a spaceflight launch?

What is it like to be launched into space?

What was life like in Star City?

From humble beginnings...

How a brain scan for a lesion turned into a big surprise...

What are the theoretical limits of time travel?

The removal of large fauna from forests is contributing to the carbon crisis

How was this procedure performed?

The scheme has come under scrutiny from some car users in the capital

What legal restrictions apply on the moon is a matter of interpretation...

Which of the scrabbling superpowers will have one of their own on the moon first?

Do political motivations still play as much of a role as scientific ones...

And what the theory might reveal about its geological properties...

They were almost wiped out by American mink, but now they're making a comeback...

And would they get ill if they could...

We speak to a criminologist about the case of Lucy Letby...

Chris Evans' health scare provides a useful reminder to get changing moles checked...

The idea is to re-purpose the design of aeroplane wings for ships to provide extra thrust...

Could weighted cutlery affect our flavour expectations?

Instructions and ingredients secured, it was time to don the apron...

Uncovering the scientific-like process underpinning experimentation in the kitchen...

Taste is to help with survival, while flavour is what we savour...

Some solids won't dissolve at all if the temperature of the solvent isn't high enough...

If so, what biases it holds will be important to recognise...