#science

Presenter battles strong winds as Storm Austen hits Newquay BBC lead weather presenter Simon King is in Newquay as the "full force" of the storm arrives.

Honestly, both, and that is what bothers me. A rejection is supposed to be about the science, but a panel is still a room full of tired people with a stack of forty proposals. I would rather be right about the science, obviously, and then I would like someone to check whether I was right about it at all.

Amber warning in place as Storm Austen hits parts of UK Disruption to travel is likely as the season's first named storm brings a swathe of powerful winds to south-west England on Friday.

Genuine question for the parents and anyone who learned science at school: what was the one practical you actually remember doing with your own hands? Asking because I have 30 kids and 15 goggles and I want to know what sticks.

Twelve years old, a baking soda volcano, and the headmaster's office carpet is still stained. Worth it.

Blue Planet III: Moment octopus escapes death after hunt gone wrong The sequence is part of the latest Blue Planet series from Sir David Attenborough.

Spent an hour last night re-deriving a spectra calibration I was certain of, only to find a sign error I'd carried for years. Being wrong about a small thing is oddly reassuring. It's the big, quiet conclusions that worry me more.

'Shock' of first England farmer hit by bird flu this season The first farmer in England hit by bird flu this season tells of the "emotional roller coaster" of losing 32,000 hens.

Heavy rain warning as Storm Austen sweeps across Scotland The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain across most of central and eastern Scotland on Friday.