Quote of the week – Albert Einstein
“Play is the highest form of research”. This succinct and thought-provoking quote from Albert Einstein has heavily influenced our...
Read more“Play is the highest form of research”. This succinct and thought-provoking quote from Albert Einstein has heavily influenced our...
Read morePlatypus venom might help to treat diabetes The Platypus is a weird little creature. It’s like a mammal that wants to be a duck with its...
Read moreIt seems our previous post asking why the sea is salty inspired some further curiosity and we’ve been asked how fish know when it’s time to go...
Read morePrimatologist, ethologist and activist Jane Goodall has had her fair share of amazing adventures. Her study of chimpanzee behaviour and social...
Read moreAnts farm tropical fruits Humans invented agriculture around 10,000 years ago and were probably quite proud of themselves. But for Philidris...
Read moreYou might have noticed these cute critters hanging around on our website, Facebook page and Twitter page over the last few weeks. They are the...
Read moreThere is salt everywhere: in the soil, in rocks, in living things. Rivers carry this salt into the seas and it gets stuck there because there’s...
Read moreNeil deGrasse Tyson – astrophysicist extraordinaire, planetarium director, cosmologist, author, radio presenter and all-round cool guy...
Read moreNasa has a poo problem… NASA have a problem and they are looking for help. Space science has achieved a lot and solved many of the problems...
Read moreTo celebrate the fantastic supermoon that graced our skies yesterday, we’re tackling a common question about our closest cosmic neighbour...
Read more“I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night”. Galileo’s words embody the power of curiosity and inquiry to...
Read moreEvery Saturday we find the most exciting science news stories from the past week and package them up for parents with curious children. What...
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