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What does it mean?
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Ouch! I’ve got brain freeze!

Ouch! I’ve got brain freeze!

Have you ever had brain freeze?
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Surprising Swarms

Surprising Swarms

Is there a leader of the pack?
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Thirsty cats

Thirsty cats

How does a cat drink without making a mess?
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Musical astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield touches down...

Musical astronaut Commander Chris Hadfield touches down...

Space oddity returns after 5 months in space!
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James Watt 1736 - 1819

James Watt 1736 - 1819

A creative genius who transformed the Industrial Revolution
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Beauty tips from ancient Egypt

Beauty tips from ancient Egypt

Archaeologists make an exciting discovery
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Tornado season strikes again...

Tornado season strikes again...

Southern USA battens down the hatches and gets ready for some wild weather!
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Sperm whale goes sightseeing in Scotland

Sperm whale goes sightseeing in Scotland

West coast town Oban receives an unexpected visit from an ocean giant...
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Dr Quantum explains quantum physics

Dr Quantum explains quantum physics

Dr Quantum solves your quantum dilemmas!
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One Word Science explains quantum mechanics

One Word Science explains quantum mechanics

Quantum mechanics in Dr Who?
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Fear of heights

Fear of heights

Do you have acrophobia?
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Do you have what it takes to join Team WILD?

Do you have what it takes to join Team WILD?

Find out in ARKive's NEW online game!
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Science in the cinema

Science in the cinema

Physics can lead to a career in special effects. Find out more...
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Cosmic Comics ends with a bang...!

Cosmic Comics ends with a bang...!

The final episode of our astronomy adventure has arrived!
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Salmon - an epic journey

Salmon - an epic journey

A strange and amazing tale of fishy survival.
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The kind old sun

The kind old sun

But how much do we really know about our closest friend?
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Need a bit of space?

Need a bit of space?

Ever get fed up with this old planet? Do you sometimes feel that you’d like to go somewhere else for a while?
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Splash!

Splash!

Fantastic physics - Tom Daley style...
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Meteor sightings are rubbish!

Meteor sightings are rubbish!

What have people in the UK really been seeing falling out of the sky?
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Snowboarding science: the physics of the halfpipe

Snowboarding science: the physics of the halfpipe

Huge air and triple corks with ESPN and the Winter X Games
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Building the Future - 3D Printing

Building the Future - 3D Printing

From Iron Man's mask to electric guitars, 3D printing is building a new world.
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Eye eye! Someone’s watching us...

Eye eye! Someone’s watching us...

A gruesome sight as a giant eyeball washes up on a Florida beach
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Scientists levitate water using sound

Scientists levitate water using sound

Levisio!
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What does nano mean?
Nano means very, very small.

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Mind-reading - scientists are one step closer
Science or science-fiction?

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Bitten by the science bug
Bitten by bugs for science!

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Who needs a glass?

The optimist sees the glass as half full. The pessimist sees the glass as half empty. The engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be.

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