It’s cold, but how cold? Find out here.
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What is the Higgs boson?
Dr David Evans explains why this basic building block of the universe is so important.
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How does water conduct electricity?
Find out the answer right here.
Environment
How do glowworms glow?
How do these critters light themselves up?
Science
Why does jelly wobble?
Find out the answer right here.
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How do boomerangs work?
Learn about the scientific principles that make this flying stick come back.
Science
How long is a second?
It’s not as easy as ‘one mississippi, two mississippi, three mississippi…’
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How does the periodic table work?
Our ‘genius’ this month was Ben Gompertz, who kindly provided the answer for us
Science
Video: Feynman explains magnets (1983)
Legendary physicist Richard Feynman talks about why it is so hard to answer certain science questions in layman terms
Environment
Why don’t woodpeckers get a headache?
Mark Pearson knocks on our door with the answer
Science
Top Five Facts: Atoms
Up and atom with our latest smashing facts
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Best Of How It Works Daily: November 2010
Were you living in a cave in November? Well, you’ll want to catch up on the best we had to offer
Environment
Why can ants carry items much heavier than themselves?
The reason that ants can lift so much is due to a concept of physics known as scaling
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Brian Cox interview – exclusive snippet
Check out a portion of our interview with Brian Cox right here.