Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures host Michael Wooldridge with a robot . For many science-loving kids in the U.K., at this time ...

The medieval alchemists made elements react to create magnificent shows, enthralling kings and commoners alike, but their secrets were never revealed until now. In the first of this year's Christmas ...

For science enthusiasts in the United Kingdom, the Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution (RI) are as much a part of the season’s celebration as are Christmas trees and carol singing. These ...

Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures with a genuinely ambitious, thought-provoking and daring trio of talks on space – specifically, the ...

No less than 14 Nobel laureates have conducted ground-breaking research at the Institution. The RI lectures on YouTube are fascinating, as well as (generally) surprisingly accessible to beginners of ...

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are annual lectures by the Royal Institution presenting scientific subjects the general public in an entertaining manner (since 1825), this series was ...

Dr Hannah Fry, through a host of live experiments, uncovers the secrets of luck to discover what really controls our destiny, from dodging erupting volcanoes to pulling Christmas crackers. Dr Hannah ...