Answers to Biology Questions

Biology, genetics, ecology and evolution, insects, mammals, marine science, plants and zoology...

24 February 2022

As much as you try and clean your house, the pests are always going to come back...

21 February 2022

Is there a lunar link between school students and the phases of the moon?

18 January 2022

If you want to nod off you need to be as comfortable as possible, this one is making me sleepy...

07 December 2021

Vaccines are incredibly effective at combating infections, so what about diseases that aren't infectious?

07 December 2021

Should we trust Disney's Sebastian the crab when he sings about how much better it is under the sea?

07 December 2021

If we see a robot in pain, does it need circuitgery?

07 December 2021

Raven the Science Maven gives us an insight into her ingenious ways of teaching science.

07 December 2021

Underwater predators surely would love a neon glowing sign saying 'all you can eat here'.

07 December 2021

With SARS-CoV-2 circulating, will we make this leap?

26 November 2021

Ants are so small, but they hurt so much.

16 November 2021

A planet? Ultra-sonic animals? A crocodile? Can you beat our experts?

16 November 2021

Do genetics hold the missing puzzle piece to cure all diseases that other methods can't?

11 November 2021

We have epigenetics expert Nessa Carey give the low-down on what it is and how it affects our daily lives.

11 November 2021

Female condors have managed to make baby condors without a male. How is this possible?

11 November 2021

Thanks to the newest vaccine against malaria, do we move one step closer to curing it and all diseases?

11 November 2021

Could you survive a holiday to the red planet?

11 November 2021

All animals need to eat. So what do penguins and other Antarctic animals enjoy for supper?

26 October 2021

Could the secret to preventing ageing be found in other species?

19 October 2021

Why do some people have different colour eyes, and will their kids inherit the same colours?

28 September 2021

With a changing climate, what could happen to medicinal plants?

28 September 2021

What is herbarium and how do we record plants with potential medicinal properties?

28 September 2021

Does ethnobotany have the solution to antibiotic resistant superbugs?