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The year is well on its way and what a perfect time to celebrate love! Make this Valentine’s Day remarkable by making sure you show your family and friends how wonderful and important they are to you! Why not get some paper, scissors and glue togethe

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Emperor and king penguins lay a single egg; the other species usually lay two eggs each year. Penguins are supremely well adapted for swimming in cold seas. Some of their adaptations, particularly the dense, waterproof feathers and thick fat layers u

DNA can last for a long time, especially when it is protected inside bones and teeth. Scientists have developed ways to extract DNA and to do DNA fingerprinting tests from very small amounts of material, like a dried blood spot or even from cells in

Things have come a long way since the days of Sherlock Holmes, when the only tools a detective had were a sharp eye, a magnifying glass and a logical mind. Now police and scientists have many new tricks to help solve mysteries and crimes (forensic sc

In a large glass, dissolve one level tablespoon of salt in 300 ml of tap water. Add four squirts of lemon juice. Now add half a cup of wheatgerm to the solution and stir gently for 15 minutes. The lemon juice will break down the cell walls of the whe

Long before the discovery of DNA, early farmers were using selective breeding to improve their crops and livestock. They kept back the best seed and offspring from their farms to begin the next generation. Charles Darwin publishes his theory of evolu

The earliest known megaliths date back to the Neolithic period, around 4000 BCE. These structures were typically built using stone blocks that were quarried from local sources and transported to the construction site. The blocks were then carefully s

A world without wetlands is vulnerable to flooding and storm damage. Imagine you are an ant on a kitchen floor and a glass of water is spilt right next to you. As you get ready to take a swim, you realise with great relief that there’s a sponge lying

February is about love and friendship and sending kind messages! Many millions of emojis will be send across the world on Valentine’s Day. Did you know that the word emoji comes from the Japanese 絵 ("e," picture), 文 ("mo," write) and 字 ("ji," charact

You are participating in a race. You overtake the second person. What position do you finish? Second, because by overtaking the second person, you take his/her place at second. Spatial awareness helps us understand and recognise the positions and mov

This kind of water is particular to the Vibrofoam Canal. It has a rubbery texture and tends to vibrate. This makes it a great place for wind-surfing – except there is absolutely no wind anywhere near the Canal. A very long way off, far too much to sw