Science

The sun should be around for at least another five billion years. But what if it were to suddenly disappear?

If there is no smoke without fire, can there be lightning without thunder?

As well as being fun, the humble tickle has been used as a form of torture? but have you ever tried to tickle yourself?

What makes a boomerang return to the person who threw it?

Why does static electricity build on televisions, computer monitors and human hair?

What goes up must come down? so is it possible to be killed by a bullet shot straight up into the air?

When faced with five tons of a dead elephant, what are the options for disposing of the body?

Although you are more likely to be hit by lightning than attacked by Jaws? is it possible to scare off a shark?

What would happe if the Earth were to pass through the tail of a comet?

A man complaining of flu symptoms is discovered to have Anthrax in his spinal fluid.

Letters loaded with Anthrax powder begin to appear in government buildings.

Biowatch attempts to detect the possibility of a biological warfare attack.

Botox: An elixir of youth or one of the most powerful poisons known to man?

The fear of small pox still remains but is there enough vaccine?

Ever wondered what a snooker ball would look like it if you really did "break it"?

How can you make an electromagnet with nothing but some wire, a nail, and a battery?

Industrial scientists Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips find extraordinary facts behind ordinary everyday objects.

Industrial scientists Richard Ambrose and Jonny Phillips find extraordinary facts behind ordinary everyday objects.

Scientists working to defend us from a cataclysmic crash, before we explore deep space collisions on a colossal scale.

Exploring our own planet for clues as to what extraterrestrial life might look like, what if we do make contact?

Exploring our own planet for clues as to what extraterrestrial life might look like, what if we do make contact?

Exploring our own planet for clues as to what extraterrestrial life might look like, what if we do make contact?

Exploring our own planet for clues as to what extraterrestrial life might look like, what if we do make contact?

Exploring our own planet for clues as to what extraterrestrial life might look like, what if we do make contact?

Contemporary scholars investigate huge geometric markings made by the Nasca people 2,000 years ago on Peru's dry pampa.