Plant life

Plants are extraordinary things - even weeds have astonishing secrets. Find out more with our expert views:

Your growing supplies

From rosemary to latex, you can stock your lab from your garden - thanks to chemical plants.

Open mouths

Explore the place where fresh water meets the sea and discover the variety of estuary life.

Be like a god

Create and observe your own world - make your own ecosphere.

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.

Kathy Sykes and Ellen McCallie prepare for fun with rubber

Lost and found

Ellen and Kathy get messy with rubber in the lost at sea video extra.

Far from shy

Can you really get enough oil from a coconut to power a lighthouse? See the incredible properties of vegetable oils.

Don't be lunch

Mosquito misery on holiday? Forget your repellent? Disaster? Not if you know how to make your own. Get the science to fight back against mosquitoes and malaria.

Better latex than ever

How do you make a life-jacket out of kapok, rubber and the chemical process of vulcanisation? Find out more about rubber and vulcanisation.

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