Jess Higgins and Dr Jonathan Hare from the University of Sussex talk about past and new science news stories from around the world

Further information

For more on the cobalt 60 story refer to:

• U.S Environmental Protection Agency website
• Gov.uk website
• NBC news website

For the Cosmic Inflation story refer to the European Space Agency website.

For Dave Goulson and the Bees story refer to:

• A Sting in the Tale (Dave Gaulson, 2013, Jonathan Cape) ISBN: 9780224096898
• Dave Goulson's lab website
• Dave Goulson's blog
• Dave Goulson's on Twitter

Mystery of Prince Rupert's Drop at 130,000 fps on YouTube.

Burning Mercury(II) thiocyanate refer to:

• Wierdest Chemical Reaction I have Ever Freaking Seen!! (Youtube)
• Burning Mercury Thiocyanide (Youtube)

Kelvin Water dropper high voltage generator.

also see A. D. Moore's great book:
Electrostatics, A. D. Moore, Laplacian Press, ISBN 1-885540-04-3