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October 29, 2019What happens when you get winded?Have you ever been winded? You suddenly lose the ability to do something you've done 15 times each minute of your life. But why?7 minPlay
October 22, 2019Knife in the dishwasher - part twoAt last - the answer to the burning question in kitchens the world over: does the dishwasher blunt your sharp knife?7 minPlay
October 22, 2019Knife in the dishwasher - part twoAt last - the answer to the burning question in kitchens the world over: does the dishwasher blunt your sharp knife?7 minPlay
October 15, 2019Knife in the dishwasher: part oneHave you heard that you shouldn't put your sharp stainless steel kitchen knives in the dishwasher because they might go blunt?12 minPlay
October 08, 2019The end of the internal combustion engine?Combustion engines are marvels of engineering and power, but will they feature in the cars of the future?8 minPlay
October 01, 2019The not-so-boring billionWe all go through slow patches - but the Earth went through a famous boring phase that lasted one billion years. Or did it ...7 minPlay
September 24, 2019And the Ig Nobel prizes go to ...A new year, and a new crop of research to make us laugh and then make us think.9 minPlay
September 17, 2019Red sky at night... sailors' delight?Could a glowing red sunset really foretell the next morning's weather?8 minPlay
September 10, 2019Jargon moving forwardsJargon has way more uses than just playing Buzzword Bingo. It's a popular item in the propaganda and social toolkits.7 minPlay
September 03, 2019DJ bats double the DopplerThanks to some fuzzy-looking photos, bat echolocation just got more amazing.7 minPlay