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Winter can be an awesome season if you give it just a little bit of love, and where better to start than with your back garden, balcony or kitchen windowsill?

The question “If the New Zealand flag changes, which flag would you prefer?” was asked between November 20 and December 11. Now it’s time to decide whether or not to change the flag for real.

Do you ever wonder how many cotton plants need to be harvested in order to make a single shirt? Or how much cotton that would amount to if all the strands were laid end to end? Here a couple of answers that might surprise you.

The various traditions and cultural differences of Christmas – where did they come from and what do they mean? And why do so many people celebrate Christmas, even if it holds no religious significance?

Some really exciting news came out in the world of medicine this month: treating dementia with simple exercise!

If you came to our Science Spectacular you would have seen the chemistry lab out on the veranda. I found a few spare minutes to go and have a chat with the chemists – Aaron, Stephanie and Tessa – and have a play with one of their experiments.

Did you know that only 30% of people can flare their nostrils? Can you do it?

Do you know what that means?

The Ig Nobel Prizes were announced this week, and as always we get a glimpse into some of the most bizarre science being done around the world.

Yarn bombing, also known as guerrilla knitting, urban knitting and ‘kniffiti’ has really taken off. But how did it start?

No action film is complete without a huge host of nail biting stunts: difficult acts for visual entertainment that require specialist skills.