Answers to Science Questions

My wife and I were walking through a park in the evening. Suddenly, a light shot across, hovered over us and then shot...

Is it normal for you to have a body temperature lower than 36.7celsius ?

Some roofs have clean lines across them caused by copper cables that have been lain across them in the past. Why?

I have a thyroid problem and have to take thyroxin. What causes thyroid problems?

What ingredients go into antibiotics, and how do they work?

Which bacteria or viruses cause ear infections?

Why do babies get jaundice when they are born, and why does a session on a sun bed help get rid of it?

Why do I get hot sweats at night? I think I am going through the menopause.

I have a blocked eustacian tube. How did this happen and how can I clear it?

I am interested in finding asbestos in buildings. I was wondering whether Raman spectroscopy could be incorporated into...

Can you use spectroscopy to spot whether ID cards are real, or faked on a home printer?

How does breathable waterproof clothing work?

Do fish ever get thirsty, and do they sweat?

I had syphilis about 40 years ago. Why can I not give blood, and why am I now allergic to penicillin?

I was looking at the moon and saw what looked like a huge great rock float past it. What was it?

Why does Indian tonic water stop restless legs?

Why do bubbles stick together in soapy water?

How can we tell what noises the dinosaurs make?

Can aspartame, the food sweetner, cause or worsen epilepsy?

Is aloe vera grown commercially to harvest, how big are the plants, how is is extracted?

How do antidepressants work?

How long will it be before our current Big Bang theory is out of date?

why don't woodpeckers get brain damage when they hammer into a tree?

In Mill Road in Cambridge last Halloween I was out trick or treating with my daughter. We arrived at a door and mother...