Category: Science Facts

Volcanoes are mountains and gateways to Earth’s crust. These openings allow magma, volcanic ash and gas to escape during volcanic eruptions. When a volcano erupts it can result in a … Read More

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Alexander Graham Bell’s big breakthrough came on 10 March 1876 when he used what he called a ‘liquid transmitter’. This was a vertical metal cone with a piece of parchment … Read More

Silks, spices, meat – the Romans could buy all this and more from Trajan’s Market. This multi-storey, semi-circular complex of 150 shops and offices, was built during the reign of … Read More

The majority of what we eat has been sourced from farms and factories which breed and produce especially for the food industry. For centuries humans have been manipulating the outcome … Read More

What’s the weather going to be this afternoon? Tomorrow? Or even next week? Thanks to the weather forecast, we are able to plan ahead when it comes to the weather. … Read More

1. Make your fanYou’ll need a rectangle of black card around 30 centimetres long and 25 centimetres wide. You’ll also need a piece of paper, some scissors, a long pin, … Read More

We often think we’re living in an increasingly wireless world. We store our data in the cloud and view it on mobile devices that we can carry around in our … Read More

In late October of 1859 the iron-hulled Victorian ship Royal Charter was returning from Australia to her home in the UK when she found herself dangerously close to the shoreline … Read More

Atoms are the building blocks of everything around you, from the cells in your body to the cup of tea in your hand. Made from elementary particles and held together … Read More