Why do stars shine?

Why do stars shine?

This is one that lots of people get wrong, even people who know quite a bit about science. I used to train planetarium presenters at a science centre and am sad to say I often gave people the wrong answer to this question. It’s taught wrong in...

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New Year Science Snippets!

New Year Science Snippets!

 ​31 million seconds is a pretty good time for a 940 million kilometre journey, so sit back and feel good about another successful orbit of our nearest star. While 2016 hasn’t always been great for everyone, let us look backwards upon it...

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What are black holes?

What are black holes?

Kids hear about black holes on science fiction shows and films in which they are shown to be incredibly complex, near-mystical objects with the power to transport you through time, space and into other dimensions. This, of course, piques...

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Saturday Science Snippets #5

Saturday Science Snippets #5

Chimpanzees recognise bottoms as well as faces Being able to tell friend from foe by their face has been so important to us that we have evolved an incredible ability to recognise faces. The way we recognise faces involves dedicated brain...

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Where did all the dinosaurs go?

Where did all the dinosaurs go?

For over 150 million years there were giant reptiles running around the Earth and in a very short space of time they all disappeared. That’s pretty crazy! We have a fairly good idea of why it happened. A meteor collided with the Earth near what...

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