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Who's Afraid of Wi-Fi?

Wi-fi lets you connect to the internet without wires but some people say that it could be harmful to human health. Seeing as wi-fi is everywhere, should we be scared?
Secret of Spider-man Suit Revealed

Physicists have found the formula for a "spider-man" suit, drawing inspiration from the amazing wall-clinging ability of geckos, and the ingenious properties of velcro.
Enigma of the Singing Dunes

When Marco Polo encountered the weird and wonderful noises made by sand dunes, he attributed them to evil spirits. 700 years later, scientists still don’t completely understand the cause of this eerie phenomenon...
The Science of His Dark Materials

Did you know that many of the fantastical ideas from Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy have a basis in real science?

Spooky Science

Have you seen the Spooky Science show at Butlins? Step into our haunted house to find out more about the ghostly goings on and try some freaky physics for yourself.

Physics in the Field

Check out our top 5 tricks and find out if our buskers are coming near you this summer.

With its own file server for uploaded Hollywood blockbusters, a 10Mbps Internet connection to Earth, and around a hundred IBM ThinkPad notebooks, the technology aboard the International Space Station is impressive.