Answers to Biology Questions

What effect could declining bee populations have on plants?

Why do some plants eat animals when others get their energy from the sun?

If we could photosynthesise, Mark asks, how much green skin would we need to make enough energy to live our normal...

How do we know what to do?

Can little things eat bigger ones?

What does science say we should do to be happy?

Can exposure to light change our body clock?

Is there anything we can do about it?

Biggest is not always best...

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We keep hearing how smart dolphins are, have we ever been able to communicate with them in any meaningful way

What causes beached whales to explode? And what are they doing on the beach in the first place?

How should we go about cleaning up our local beach? Would putting something like phytoplankton in the water be helpful?

Just how giant IS a giant squid?

Does being hot help to warm up your muscles quicker?

In May 2017, the Naked Scientists reported on the discovery that the caterpillar of the wax moth can break down plastic...

Why do some parts of the body speed up as we get older, whilst others deteriorate?

Are there any invisibility cloaks in the animal kingdom? In other words, can any animal be truly invisible?

Looking at some things, like an overflowing bin, or someone being sick, can be enough to put you right off your...

What is the best way to clear a car of flatulence? Is there a combination of sunroof cracking, window opening that most...

Izzie Clarke has been investigating this colourful conundrum from David.

Limonene causes the smell in both oranges and lemons: why don't they smell alike?

Why do plants produce oil?

Do chillies burn both ways?