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Biology

Where do flies go in winter?

12 February 2019

Insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater takes on this listener's question

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Physics
 

Why does paper lift up when you blow across it?

06 May 2007

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Biology | Medicine
 

Why is scratching on a blackboard so nasty?

06 May 2007

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Physics | Space
 

How did apollo missions slow down in space?

06 May 2007

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Biology | Chemistry | Medicine
 

Are bacteria intelligent?

06 May 2007

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Physics

Why can a microwave be metallic?

06 May 2007

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Biology | Medicine

Where does a tree's water come from?

06 May 2007

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Biology | Physics

Why do geese fly in a V formation?

29 April 2007

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Biology | Medicine

Does junk DNA have a purpose?

29 April 2007

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Medicine | Physics

What makes a cake rise?

29 April 2007

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Biology
 

Why don't ducks get hypothermia?

29 April 2007

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Biology | Medicine

Why does it feel good when we stretch our muscles?

22 April 2007

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Biology | Earth Science | Medicine

Should we eat farmed or wild salmon?

22 April 2007

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Earth Science

Is there a huge mass of plastic waste in the Pacific?

22 April 2007

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Biology | Medicine

Do genes affect our skills?

15 April 2007

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Biology

How do whales drink seawater?

15 April 2007

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Medicine

Is skin cancer moe common now?

15 April 2007

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Will sunbeds make more more likely to get skin cancer?

15 April 2007

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Biology

Do identical twins have identical DNA?

01 April 2007

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Physics | Technology

Is a microwave sealed?

01 April 2007

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Is heating water in a microwave dangerous?

01 April 2007

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Chemistry | Engineering | Medicine | Physics
 

Why butter is so hard to spread on newly baked bread?

01 April 2007

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Medicine

What is atrial fibrillation?

01 April 2007

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Medicine

Do we need cholesterol from food?

01 April 2007

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Medicine
 

What controls the heart rate?

01 April 2007

What controls the heart rate?