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Why ? because according to researchers in the US, who have been studying the habits of over 4000 youngsters aged 9-15, watching films and TV programmes in which there are people smoking can more than double the chances of them becoming a smoker. The most important thing th...
Since we are supposed to be journalists we've tried to dig up some dirt on famous people this week. I have found out some very strange things about some of our best-loved Christmas celebrities - Santa and his reindeer. For instance did you know that Rudolf the red nosed re...
Poor old Rudolf the red nosed reindeer is getting bad press on this show! Apparently his nose is probably red because he has a nasty infection, not because he's been out in the cold delivering Christmas presents. Reindeer noses are designed to warm the air as they breathe ...
I've even managed to dig up some dirt on Santa Claus. Have you ever wondered where Santa's traditional costume comes from? Coca-Cola say that they came up with the red and white image in the 1930's - but there is an alternative theory, and that is that Santa's outfit is me...
The Italian government is planning to spend £1.6 billion pounds on a system of inflatable flood gates to protect the city of Venice. There will be 79 gates in total and they'll be inflated whenever the sea level gets dangerously high, which happens about 50 times a y...
A team of US scientists have finally found what they were looking for after 13 years of research: a plastic magnet. But there's a snag. It only works in oxygen-free environments, and at temperatures below 440 degrees F. The chemist who worked on this project admitted he di...
Ever wondered what chemists did in their spare time? Well, Paul May, a research chemist from the University of Bristol, has been collecting unusual chemical names. Here are just some from his collection: traumatic acid (now wouldn't chemistry lessons at school been more in...
