The Week Junior Science+Nature UK - September 2025

SUPERHUMAN SALAMANDER

This strange, smiley animal is an axolotl (say ak-suh-LOT-ul).

Cancer-fighting fungus found in King Tut's tomb

Could a deadly fungus be used to save people's lives?

Super-speedy cucumber

Squirting cucumbers fire out seeds as fast as a moving car.

Scientists spot birth of a new solar system

Space scientists have spotted the birth of a solar system for the first time.

A ladybird summer

Warmer than average weather this year has seen a boom in ladybird numbers in the UK, say experts.

Drones clean up Everest

Flying garbage collectors are helping to tackle Mount Everest's waste problem.

Stealthy marine reptile surprised prey

Giant prehistoric sea creatures known as Temnodontosaurus sneaked up on their prey and caught them unawares, according to new research.

CHAOS RULES

Sarah Wild unlocks the hidden patterns that control the universe.

HEDGEHOG HOSPITAL

A young hedgehog is nursed back to health at the Pembrokeshire Hogspital, a rescue centre that cares for sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs.

Punam Krishan

Meet the doctor who wants to teach young people life-saving skills.

Wildlife watch

Jenny Ackland uncovers some amazing natural wonders you can spot as summer comes to a close.

Finding the Titanic

Relive the search for the “unsinkable ship\" that sank and was lost in the ocean depths.

HEADSCRATCHERS

Our expert, Darren Naish, has the answers to all of your dinosaur questions.

Hydrogen-powered planes

Meet the team designing a new way of taking to the skies.

WEIRD SCIENCE

A round-up of the strangest science stories from around the world.

GIRL POWER!

Daisy Dobrijevic discovers the queen bees and alpha females of the animal kingdom.

How many types of insect are there?

Scientists estimate that insects make up 90% of all animal species.

CAST ADRIFT

This image, taken by photographer Gilad Topaz, shows adventurers floating in the freezing Baltic Sea in the north of Sweden, just 50 miles from the Arctic Circle.

Are driverless cars a good idea?

Are self-driving cars a step in the right direction, or something that can't be trusted?

BOOK CLUB

There is just over one week left to take part in our Scavenger Hunt Photo Contest.

SCIENCE WORLD

Check out some LEGO art, see the world through wasps’ eyes and get active this month.

THE HIT LIST

CODING CLUB

A place to code and create

THE LAB

Three things to make and do