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Answers to Science Questions
Test yourself on these physics facts and space head-scratchers!
Why is the number needed so high?
What magic do coffee granules possess that's absent in packet soup?
If identical twin brothers marry identical twin sisters, will their children be like twins?
Listener Alice has already been infected with the coronavirus. What happens if she is exposed to it again?
How do atoms keep themselves together?
What separates the sulphurs from the sulphates?
Why don't we have dimpled cars?
Australian aboriginal people have used them as bush medicine - but might they help against the coronavirus?
How do you deal with disease in space
Do electrons leave their atoms for form electric current?
Do we all have the same number of nerve endings, regardless of body size?
How do different species communicate with each other?
Why do bees sting you? And do they die afterwards?
Is the presence of contrails related to the weather?
Everyone has gut bacteria that keep them healthy. How do babies get them if they're born by caesarian section?
Are the plants enough?