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Have you ever seen someone flick a tablecloth out from under plates that stay in place? The plates stay in place because of a ...

Butterflies play a vital role in the natural world and are crucial to healthy ecosystems. Caterpillars eat plant matter and are a food source for many animals. Butterflies are important for ...

If you’re searching for fun science for kids, welcome to Science Sparks! We’ve got 100s of hands-on, kid-friendly science experiments, so you’re sure to find something to try wherever your interests ...

If you’re searching for fun science for kids, welcome to Science Sparks! We’ve got 100s of hands-on, kid-friendly science experiments, so you’re sure to find something to try wherever your interests ...

Have you ever wondered how far Jupiter is from Mars or Venus from Earth? Our handy calculator makes it easy to find out! All distances are average and approximate, as it’s difficult to be accurate ...

You’ve probably seen or experienced most of these common science phenomena before, but you may not have thought about why they happen. From sticking a magnet onto your fridge to colourful lights in ...

Einstein Rings are a type of gravitational lensing in which the light from a galaxy or star passes a large object, like another galaxy or black hole, and is bent around it. If the alignment is right, ...

The spring equinox marks the astronomical beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The balance of daylight shifts, marking the start of warmer, longer days. In the Southern Hemisphere, it marks ...

This activity uses Skittles to demonstrate radioactive decay. The rate of decay depends on the isotope of the element and is referred to as the half-life. Radioactive decay is a random process. To ...

The Earth rotates once on its axis every 24 hours. As it rotates, the sun shines on different parts of it. When the sun shines on one side of the Earth, it’s daytime and nighttime on the opposite side ...