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Where do flies go in winter?

12 February 2019

Insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater takes on this listener's question

Biology | Medicine | Technology

Why are fingerprints unique?

30 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

Would my weight change if I ate a burger while standing on some scales?

16 June 2015

What's the point of mosquitoes?

16 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

Can animals recognise each other, and us?

16 June 2015

Are chickens and dinosaurs related?

16 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

Do eyes pop out if you sneeze with them open?

16 June 2015

In the era of dinosaurs, why was everything big?

16 June 2015

Biology | Space

How did insects evolve?

16 June 2015

Do fish get thirsty?

16 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

How does diet produce a healthy brain?

16 June 2015

Why is incest an issue for some animals?

16 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

Can animals forecast danger?

16 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

Why don't mothers reject their foetus?

09 June 2015

Biology | Medicine

How can genetics inform us about skincare?

19 May 2015

Can we modify cows to make ivory?

19 May 2015

Biology | Medicine

Does a fever raise temperature equally?

19 May 2015

Biology | Medicine

Why does some rain smell?

19 May 2015

Biology | Medicine

Why do we get relief from crying?

19 May 2015

Biology | Medicine

Why do I feel stiff after exercising?

21 April 2015

Biology | Chemistry

How do you make ice cubes clear?

21 April 2015

Why do stinging nettles sting?

21 April 2015

Biology | Medicine | Technology

Can chromosomes be repaired?

21 April 2015

Why do crabs walk sideways?

21 April 2015

Biology | Medicine

Does waving a fan really cool you down?

21 April 2015

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