Christmas is full of chances to explore science using everyday festive moments.
Researchers say curiosity, not equipment, is all you need.
Matthew Cobb from the University of Manchester suggests testing flavour by eating sweets while holding your nose.
Most people taste only sweetness until smell is restored, showing flavour depends heavily on scent.
Cracker jokes also offer science lessons.
Sophie Scott of University College London says laughter is mainly social, not about joke quality.
People laugh far more in groups than when alone.
Festive meals can become anatomy lessons.
Steve Brusatte at the University of Edinburgh recommends examining turkey bones to understand movement and flight.
Sue Black from the University of Oxford suggests boiling carcasses to rebuild skeletons like a 3D puzzle.
Chemistry appears in the kitchen too.
Andrea Sella of UCL explains how salt and ice can freeze custard into ice cream.
Salt lowers freezing temperatures, pulling heat from the mixture.
Maths can even hide in pine needles.
Kit Yates from the University of Bath says scattering needles on lined paper can estimate pi using probability.
Together, these simple experiments prove science fits easily into festive fun.
