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Fish may not have eyelids to close, but they sleep – and perhaps even dream.
Language can express some of the results of our thinking, but it’s not the thinking itself.
The simple experiment of throwing a rock into water actually reveals some fundamental rules of physics.
Sometimes our brain gets confused and misunderstands what the eyes tell it.
A scientist explains how the brain works, for younger readers.
Stars begin their life inside very large, fluffy clouds of space dust and gas called nebulae.
Swallowing a lot of gum can cause it to stick together or stick to food in your gut.
Research suggest it’s probably fine to listen to music while you’re studying - with some caveats.
Your brain balances messages coming from lots of different places to help you see, imagine, remember and dream.
In baseball, a pitcher can throw a ball that seems to curve away just as it crosses the plate. How do they do it? It’s all about aerodynamics.
The salt in the sea has built up over billions of years – but it wouldn’t have got there without freshwater rivers and streams.
In some places, the ocean is almost 7 miles deep. Scientists exploring the ocean floor have found strange sea creatures, bizarre geologic formations and records of Earth’s history.
Puberty can make us behave differently.
Light bulbs can turn electricity into light (and a bit of heat) – an expert explains how they do it.
Just the tiniest bit of light can let you see in the ‘dark.’ Here’s how your eyes do it.
In science, we look at the evidence and try to find the theory that best explains it. And that’s what happened when it came to figuring out evolution.
The first Martian might just be a human being.
We don’t know for sure which one is smarter, because not everyone agrees on what “intelligence” means. Both have their own special behaviours and skills and we can’t say who is more intelligent.
The Universe is mind-bogglingly large and with the latest technology, the search is only just starting to heat up.
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