Christmas offers plenty of chances to explore science without leaving the kitchen or sofa.
Simple games can reveal how our senses, bodies, and even probability really work.
Professor Matthew Cobb of the University of Manchester suggests tasting sweets while holding your nose.
The experiment shows flavour depends more on smell than taste.
Cracker jokes provide another test.
Professor Sophie Scott from University College London explains laughter is mainly social, not about humour quality.
A festive roast can become a biology lesson.
Steve Brusatte of the University of Edinburgh recommends examining turkey bones to understand movement and flight.
Chemistry also features in the kitchen.
Andrea Sella, a chemist at University College London, shows how salt and ice can freeze custard into ice cream.
Even maths has a festive twist.
Professor Kit Yates from the University of Bath uses pine needles to estimate pi through probability.
Together, these small experiments prove science fits easily into Christmas fun.
