Wish List: Eco-friendly gadgets 2019
©click & grow IIc The Smart Garden 9 Growing your own herbs and vegetables is a great way to cut down on plastic packaging and reduce your carbon footprint. However, in urbanised areas access...
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How wireless electricity could make power cables history
Own an electric toothbrush? Then you already have wireless electricity at home. Toothbrush chargers use inductive coupling to provide power without electrical contacts. When current from the mains runs through a coil of wire...
How do forest fires form and spread?
Forest fires burn over 4 million acres of land per year, with an average of 106,400 fires taking place. These can move up to speeds of 14 miles per hour. But what factor permits...
WIN four weekend tickets to the Bluedot Festival 2019
Image credit: BlueDot Festival/Zeitgeist Four tickets, two adult and two children, are up for grabs which could take you to this simply stunning festival celebrating all things space, culture and music Do you love...
Call for Entries: Science Photographer of the Year 2019
Coral Architecture by Andrey Narchuk Could you be the next Science Photographer of the Year? Entries are now being accepted for The Royal Photographic Society’s new Science Photographer of the Year competition 2019. There...
The science of anger.
How does this primal emotion override our normal thought processes? As far as we know, anger is one of the oldest and most primitive forms of emotion. It is believed to have been hard-wired...
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How to spot bad science
Call out those crazy claims with our quick guide to fake facts 1. Resist clickbait Outrageous headlines get clicks, but the articles underneath don’t always back up the claims. It’s hard to summarise science...
How not to fall for April Fools 2020
Are you tired of waking up on 1 April and being sucked into an April Fools prank, or getting hoodwinked with a vaguely plausible ‘fact’? Then arm yourself with knowledge and trounce those tricksters....
Coffee chemistry: Why does your morning hit of caffeine taste so good?
Whether it’s a milky latte or a double shot of espresso, coffee has become an important morning ritual for many people all over the world. Its rich taste and aroma serves as a welcoming wake-up call and...
