A new book by Canadian science writer Alana Mitchell called "Spinning Magnets" looks at the science of the Earth's magnetic field, and the disaster that could strike when the magnetic field spontaneously and naturally flips upside down.

Scientists have discovered that our eardrums move slightly within our head in response to signals from the visual system.

Slowing climate warming by geoengineering - creating reflective clouds high in the atmosphere - might work. But if we ever stop the geoengineering process then all the climate change it prevents will happen suddenly, which could be a disaster for ecosystems.

According to a new study, it's not just coughing and sneezing. Sick people can spread the flu virus just by breathing as tiny particles containing flu virus are expelled from the lungs.

Quirks Question of the week. Feathers keep a duck's body warm, but what happens to it's bare and unprotected feet?

Why you shouldn’t do your mental heavy lifting in the afternoon

Trump's mental state

How robotic implants help grow tissue inside living pigs

Why the CRISPR-Cas 9 might not work in humans.

Why taking ibuprofen pain relievers every day may impair fertility in men