Answers to Medicine Questions

Can you tell identical twins apart?

Why does Ireland have high rates of Cystic Fibrosis compared to the rest of Europe?

How come dogs can run for so much longer than us humans, without getting tired?

How do worms wiggle their way through the soil?

Is it safe to heat my dinner in a plastic container?

If there are microplastics in the sea, are they ending up in the fish we eat?

What's the best time of the month to have sex, if you want to get pregnant?

Can some jellyfish live forever?

What we mean by the word "infertile"?

What effects could rising sea levels have?

What is dandruff, and why can it re-occur?

Might your smartphone be bad for your sperm?

New legislation means that smokers see a graphic health warning on cigarette packaging as constant reminder of...

Can science help kick the habit?

Aye up, duck!

Why do we replace one unhealthy vice with another?

"Is it like gamete wacky races?"

Or is this behaviour unique to humans?

Buckle up, adrenaline junkies...

Chris Smith put this question to planetary geologist David Rothery

Why does wearing wellies result in feeling pressure in a puddle, when going barefoot doesn't?

Is it the battle of the sexes? Or the battle of the ages?

Is it true? What's the mechanism behind it?

The whole panel joined in to tackle this listener question...