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New series, new challenges: Try your luck with a new series of science challenges.

The challenges

You find yourself in an underground cavern, facing a locked door with a strange word above it. And so starts a series of challenges...

Bang challenge: The locked door Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: Production team

Imprisoned in an underground cavern, facing a locked exit with a strange word above it. Can you decipher the clues and escape?  Launch now: Bang challenge: The locked door

Bang challenge: Snakes by a flame Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: OU

It's dark – you need light to avoid standing on the slumbering snake. Can your science know how help you make enough light to escape...  Launch now: Bang challenge: Snakes by a flame

Bang challenge: Escape the airtight room Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University

Trapped, and your oxygen is running out. Can your science skills get the door to this airtight room to open in time?  Launch now: Bang challenge: Escape the airtight room

Bang challenge: Kill or cure Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: In-house

You've been infected, now you need a cure, and fast. Can your knowledge of biology identify the bacteria and get you the correct antidote?  Launch now: Bang challenge: Kill or cure

Bang challenge: Island hopping Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: OU

Your mate is stuck on a tiny island surrounded by shark infested waters. Can your knowledge of science save the day?  Launch now: Bang challenge: Island hopping

Bang challenge: Free Jem from the robots Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: The Open University

Jem finds himself menaced by domestic appliances – your knowledge of robotics could set him free.  Launch now: Bang challenge: Free Jem from the robots

Bang challenge: Help Liz break through the rocks Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

Trapped behind layers of rock, can you use your knowledge of fossils to set Liz free?  Launch now: Bang challenge: Help Liz break through the rocks

Bang challenge: Save Dallas from blast-off Featuring: Activity Copyrighted imageCredit: BBC

Dallas has got himself in a bit of bother – tied to a rocket, about to be blasted into space. Can you use your knowledge...  Launch now: Bang challenge: Save Dallas from blast-off