Great Moments In Science

Modern, pre-COVID, travel means it’s possible to trip around the world quite quickly. What if we had a super-advanced future rocket technology that could keep us accelerating at 1G. You could travel billions of light years - in less than a human lifetime!

During World War II a curious aircraft was built by the German air force. Its purpose was to combat Allied bombers, but not everything went to plan. What sounded like a ‘good idea at the time’ became, probably, the Worst Plane of World War II.

Why would the fossil fuel company BP promote the idea of reducing our individual 'carbon footprint'?

Climate change has begun displacing species, but just how many are on the move?

What was the mysterious Carrington Event of 1859? And why did it affect telegraph systems?

Is it true that our bodies would prefer the 'Paleo diet'?

What twisted trickery causes ribbons to curl?

What's the maximum number of hot dogs someone could eat in 10 minutes?