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Giants of the Infinitesimal bigs up the nano-particles at Magna Science Centre
Sculptors and scientists combine for the new show at Rotherham's Magna, where you can manipulate powerful tiny particles in the same way experts do in the labs.
Museums at Night 2012: Your guide to this year's Science and Nature events
A run down of the Science and Nature themed events happening during this year's Museums at Night weekend of May 18-20.
The Culture24/7: Science and Nature sparklers for May 2012
Shark teeth, dinosaurs, nanoparticle experiments and forestry fun all feature in our round-up of places to explore and inspire in all things Science and Nature this month.
Buried on Campus picks through the bones at the Grant Museum of Zoology
Using thousands of bones from a Victorian teaching collection found under University College, the Grant gives an insight into human remains and their purpose in the classroom.
Drawn to Antarctica and With Scott to the Pole: The Terra Nova Expedition at Brantwood
Paintings made by Frances Hatch in Antarctica and Herbert Ponting's photos from Captain Scott's fateful expedition form two new shows at Cumbria's Brantwood House.
British Services Antarctic Expedition marks centenary of Captain Scott's death at Natural History Museum
A team of Antarctic explorers have visited some of the "last camp" rocks collected by Captain Scott and his team on their fateful expedition exactly 100 years ago.
Brains: The Mind As Matter at the Wellcome Collection
In a show which occasionally isn't for the faint of heart, the Wellcome Collection explores "the most complex entity in the known universe".
Inventive sensation as Wasabi Alarm developed to save lives in Japan visits Science Museum
A condiment-based alarm designed to wake residents in case of fire, developed at the Shiga University of Medical Science, has gone on show at London's Science Museum.
600-year-old alchemy tale revisited as Science Museum finds 23rd version of Ripley Scroll
A 20-foot copy of a 15th century scroll telling tales of the earliest alchemists in Britain has been found by organisers preparing for a major new show at the Science Museum.
Karen Ingham ushers you inside her Wonder Chamber at the Ffotogallery in Penarth
Based on the 19th century system of classifying bizarre museum items into something approaching order, the photographer combines science, art and museology.
Jeremy Millar takes ghostly A Scale of Time to Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
In a part-memento to the Literary and Scientific Institution built on the site of the museum in 1845, Jeremy Millar presents a new film work in Barnstaple.
Vince Cable helps Centre for Life launch Newcastle ScienceFest 2012
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills praised National Science and Engineering Week and the Centre for Life at the launch of the week-long annual festival.
Measuring the Universe: Transit of Venus to the Edge of Cosmos at the Royal Observatory
When Venus moves across the sun in June, it will be the last time the planet does so until 2117. Greenwich's Royal Observatory responds with a display and season of events.
Colossus machine gets new gallery at Bletchley Park's National Museum of Computing
The public can help fund a new gallery for the world's first programmable computer, credited with playing a vital part in thwarting Nazi communications during World War II.
Intuition and Ingenuity explores digital legacy of Alan Turing at Lighthouse Brighton
Artificial life, God complexes, fibonacci numbers and science art are explored through ten artists inspired by the genius who played a crucial part in Britain's wartime efforts.
