Why do some animals dump indiscriminately?
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Why do some animals poo wherever the fancy takes them, whilst others are more fussy about the locations of their lavatory actions? What triggers pins and needles? How do some fish survive in both fresh and saltwater? And how are new nerve cells born in the adult brain? We burn through your best science questions this week as well as taking a look at Hubble's successor, the James Webb Space Telescope, and hearing how a computer model of a heart can revolutionise cardiac drug design and reviewing the evidence that bacteria were already antibiotic resistant over 30,000 years ago...
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What determines the rate at which a planet or satellite rotates around its axis? Have these rates changed over time? Is it just a coincidence that our moon rotates around its axis at the same rate that it revolves around the Earth?
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If you are in space and you throw liquid into space, does its become a solid or gas, or does it stay the same?
If you sit cross-legged for an extended period of time, you get 'pins & needles' in your legs. I know this is caused by restricted blood circulation as a result of your legs pushing down on and 'squashing' your blood vessels... however my question is this - is this dangerous to ...
A black object will absorb thermal radiation more readily than a white object. So does a black object emit thermal radiation more readily than a white object?
What's the zoological term for animals like horses and rodents that defaecate indiscriminately anywhere, anytime? Is there an evolutionary advantage? My guess is, if you have to stop what you're doing every time you want to take a poo, it makes you kind of a "squatting duck" fo...
Neurons don't divide, but new neurons are created from stem cells? How do these new neurons come to be used in the brain? I presume they don't migrate, but instead extend their dendrites and axons. But aren't the neuron bodies still building up in specific sites of generation?
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Could you please tell me why do wet dogs smell?
What would NASA do with the equipment that's already been made if congress cuts the programme? Because obviously, they're looking to make savings and there is a danger that the James Webb might not progress on the grounds there's no money available.
What is the resolution of the images that telescopes like the James Webb can capture?
Would the James Webb telescope be able to see the moon lander or some of the other man-made debris on the moon?
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