Was Jesus a giant electron? How much does a mouse's soul weigh? Can women mate with monkeys? As mad as these questions may seem, they have been asked by science in years gone by. Forgotten Science unearths some of the most extraordinary attempts to understand the world around us.

S. D. Tucker is an author and journalist. He has is the author of False Economies, Great British Eccentrics, and Space Oddities, and writes a regular column in Fortean Times magazine.