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30 January 2015
How do people get drunk? Why do we get brain freeze? Why do clouds form?
28 January 2015
Nina Notman describes the dance of olefin metathesis, and how the tempo is set by Grubbs' catalysts
27 January 2015
What are plastics, why they don't break down and how to grow plastics on trees...
27 January 2015
A tiny ink pen that can be used to control the shapes of polymers on a nano scale...
26 January 2015
Could vacuum cleaners fitted to ships suck up all the plastics in the oceans?
24 January 2015
New super-metals created that are super-slippery and super water repellent
23 January 2015
What are phantom limbs ? Can power stations affect local weather? Plus, avoiding jet lag
21 January 2015
Brian Clegg explains how titanium nitride could protect artificial joints and pimp out your ride
20 January 2015
Why we sleep talk, how to lucid dream and what happens when sleep goes wrong...
20 January 2015
From rags to riches: how fruit seller, inspired by the NHS, built a hospital in India
19 January 2015
Different types of waking dreams affect how refreshed you feel.
17 January 2015
Sea turtles use earth's magnetic field to find their birthplace.
16 January 2015
Why don't animals in the wild die during child birth? Do babies make you forgetful?
16 January 2015
Volvo crash a brand new car in the pursuit of making their vehicles safer.
16 January 2015
Bar-headed geese take a roller coaster route to save energy while crossing the mountains.
14 January 2015
How do mice learn tasks like playing the piano? And why do flies drink after a hangover?
14 January 2015
Matt Gunther introduces the alloy that links armour-piercing bullets and ball point pens: Tungsten carbide
13 January 2015
Why are humans so prone to gaining weight and can science help us out of this mess?
13 January 2015
Staying active into older age appears to stave off the ageing process, new research shows
12 January 2015
Would you have a brain scan to predict your future weight, your CV and your happiness?
12 January 2015
What are vitamins? What happens if we don't get enough of them? Can we store them?
10 January 2015
Space Boffins look forward to the most exciting missions of 2015...
09 January 2015
Why can't mobile phones have longer lasting batteries? Is there a cure for vertigo
07 January 2015
Brian Clegg introduces a weedkiller whose name has entered public consciousness – Paraquat