Mysteries of Science

Is luck real?

What’s considered lucky might be different depending on where you live and who you are. But what is luck exactly and does luck actually exist? Or is it just something we’ve made up?
Two top professors and famous illusionist Derren Brown tackle whether…

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Is time travel possible?

For many of us, what we know about time travel comes from stories, whether those be books, films or TV shows where characters go from the present to the past to the future and then back again. But is it possible to time travel outside the world of fict…

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Is time travel possible?

For many of us, what we know about time travel comes from stories, whether those be books, films or TV shows where characters go from the present to the past to the future and then back again. But is it possible to time travel outside the world of fict…

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Your mysteries answered

Why do flies eat poo? Why, when I touch something, do my atoms not merge with the object? Are we living in a computer simulation? All season we’ve been trying to answer the top mysteries that have baffled scientists for centuries. Now, we’re answering …

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Your mysteries answered

Why do flies eat poo? Why, when I touch something, do my atoms not merge with the object? Are we living in a computer simulation?
All season we’ve been trying to answer the top mysteries that have baffled scientists for centuries. Now, we’re answering…

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Shapeshifters

Fantasy creatures that can morph and change their shape, size and appearance are known as shapeshifters… Creatures like werewolves, vampires, and even the Incredible Hulk are examples of this. Shapeshifting is something that’s captured the human imag…

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Shapeshifters

Fantasy creatures that can morph and change their shape, size and appearance are known as shapeshifters… Creatures like werewolves, vampires, and even the Incredible Hulk are examples of this.
Shapeshifting is something that’s captured the human ima…

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Children raised by animals

You might be familiar with the story of Tarzan or Romulus and Remus, the children who founded Rome.  But did you know there are also real-life stories of children being raised by animals? That’s our mystery today – we’re going to investigate these tale…

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Children raised by animals

You might be familiar with the story of Tarzan or Romulus and Remus, the children who founded Rome. 
But did you know there are also real-life stories of children being raised by animals?
That’s our mystery today – we’re going to investigate these ta…

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The Lost City (Machu Picchu)

We’re going high up into the Peruvian Andes in South America, more than 2,000 metres above sea level, to the ancient lost city of Machu Picchu, one of the world’s most spectacular places. It was named one of the seven wonders of the modern world in 200…

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