Science close-up
Molecules. Atoms. Microscopic worlds. Get close-up to science with our expert views:
Explosions in the sky
From Roman candles to Catherine wheels - discover the science behind the colourful explosions of fireworks.
Battery basics
Discover how electricity is used is chemistry - there's nothing hair-raising about electrolysis.
People have the power
Take a closer look at how a generator works, and start generating your own electricity.
Show your colours
An experiment to dye for - see the range of colours that can be produced using natural dyes.
What's that noise?
Tiny vibrations, wobbling the air, picked up by our ears and turned into what we hear - ever wondered what is sound?
Sweet to the ear
Some sounds are sweeter on the ears than others. Can this be explained by the science of music?
The food of love - but what's the menu?
Nietzsche said life without it would be an error - but what is music?
This corrosion
You never know when you’re going to need an underwater burglar alarm, but how to stop it from rusting? Discover how you can rely on sacrificial metals.
Coconut science
Ellen has got a lovely bunch of coconuts - find out what science she'll make with them in the to the lighthouse video extra.
Testing your mettle
Mike's got a spot of trouble - he's suffering from the corrosive effects of seawater. But he's got a plan, as you can find out in the reef video extra.
Glowing
The team work hard to remove the effects of sweat - but why were they perspiring in the first place? Discover the science inside clean.
Moving
Getting their snap from one place to another meant fighting resistance and overcoming friction - with the help of Newton. Dig deeper into the science inside photos.
Atomic
Detecting radioactivity is all well and good, but what exactly are we testing for? Take a look at the science inside mines.
Making new generations
Making replica humans might not be as simple as sci-fi suggests. Discover the real biology of cloning.
The basics of quantum mechanics
Cause and effect come unstuck when you look at the closest detail and uncertain principles.
The finest details
Giving us the power to see cell-life closer than ever before: the scanning electronic microscope.
The carrots of discovery
Reinitzer's close look at carrots revealed some surprising truths about melting points.
Your brain is like a calculator
Like the display on a calculator, your thoughts depend on your liquid crystal brain.
Germ-free adolescents
All the effort to avoid them - but are germs really responsible for our dirty business?
Fantastic light
The extraordinary behaviour of light has fascinated science as it separated waves and particles.
We have blast-off
You might get a lot of thrust, but it's at the expense of control. Fireworks, moonshots - and Geeks - rely on the same rocket science.
Disaster in West Virgina
46 people died when a crossing on the Ohio River collapsed. Our video recreates the investigation into the Silver Bridge Disaster.
