It's Red Planet day so what better time to celebrate all that is wonderful about the 4th planet from the sun... Mars is known as the Red Planet because it's covered in dust and rocks made from iron oxide (rust!) Mars is home to the largest mountain in the solar system - Olympus Mons. It's a dormant volcano which is 16 miles high and 600 km across - a whopping 3 times taller than Everest. Mars has seasons just like Earth because it is also tilted on its axis Mars is a terrestrial planet which ...

One exciting day this week is 'Hug a Bear Day'. Whilst we would urge you to stay away from real bears and stick to giving your favourite teddy a hug - here are 5 great facts about bears to enjoy from a distance.  _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Polar Bears have an extra bone on their wrist that looks a bit like a thumb. This helps them hold the bamboo ...

It's the most wonderful time of the year (for us scientists at least!) as it gives us excuses for some great experiments. Have a go at these and let us know how you get on !

It's reptile awareness day so here are our top 10 reptile facts...

To celebrate St David's day, we're taking a look at some of the most intriguing inventions to come out of Wales...

This was the view from my garden yesterday and one of the geekiest things about living in Calderdale with all its hills and valleys. Often we wake up in Spring and Autumn and it looks like the valley below has filled with fog. So what is Valley Fog (or mountain fog, depending on your perspective I suppose!)? Overnight as the air cools it becomes more dense and will sink to the dip in the bottom of the valley, if it gets cold enough for the water droplets in the air to condense, fog will form ...