Answers to Science Questions

If 300 years ago one person had a certain surname, how many people could have that surname today?

Is there a right time to water vegetables?

Is hanging upside down bad for a bat's circulation?

Which is better for your health, hard or soft?

Do bugs have the same "fight or flight" biology as us humans?

Is anxious sweat stinkier than exertion sweat?

Listener David asks how to measure time during space travel - and how the body clock gets affected...

North Carolina State University's Katie Mack answers our listener questions...

We can't hold in an answer any longer...

"Why do particles go to the centre in a bucket of water?" This is the question we're tackling this week...

Which does the brain deal with quickest?

Listener Johnny asked this question - so Adam sought out an answer...

Do you know your flora from your fauna? Test yourself on these questions about nature...

This round's on the internal world - how many questions can you answer?

How many of these questions will you get right? They'll certainly produce a reaction...

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?

It's an AI term, but what does it mean?

Will the universe end up starless?