Chinese New Year marks the start of the New Year based on the lunisolar calendar, which falls on the first new moon between ...

It's hard to believe it's been over 50 years since astronauts first landed on the moon, and that the last time astronauts ventured as far as the Moon was 1972! The Moon landings were just the start of ...

The Earth is known as a Goldilocks Planet, as, rather like the littlest bear's porridge, it is neither too hot nor too cold. It is this favourable temperature which allows life to exist. Earth is the ...

This blubber experiment is a simple, easy way to demonstrate how animals ( not just polar bears ) stay warm in cold temperatures. There are some fun polar bear facts at the bottom of the page, too.

Winter is a great time of year to try some science at home. Ice and snow-themed experiments don't require special materials, look great, and if you can do them outside, are almost mess free! I've ...

Can you build a marshmallow snowman? This is a super simple science investigation where children test different strengths of icing sugar to discover which sticks the marshmallows together the best.

Robins are a bird we commonly associate with winter and Christmas, but why do robins have red breasts? The red colour looks amazing next to white snow, but it also makes the bird a target for ...

Reindeer are animals often associated with Christmas and winter. Did you know reindeer are the only deer species where the females grow antlers? Reindeer antlers are often around 3ft long. A ...

'Thank crunchie, it's Friday' seems the perfect phrase for today's experiment as it involves learning how to make honeycomb with our easy honeycomb recipe. Once you've made the honeycomb and learned ...

If you want to eat a chocolate bar on a hot day, a Cadbury's Flake is a good choice! We tried REALLY hard to melt one and couldn't do anything more than slightly soften it. How can you melt a ...

This disappearing spider trick is a simple Halloween science activity and a great refraction demonstration. Children can watch as a drawing of a spider disappears when water is poured into a glass ...

Physics is key to understanding the world around us. While some aspects may seem tricky to understand, many fundamental physics concepts can be broken down into simple concepts, some of which can be ...