Answers to Science Questions

I'm 24 and I was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year. How did this happen? I'm only 24?

Gerard said earlier that all cells want to expand and grow and live. So why does cancer kill you? Why don't you...

A while ago I was in an experiment where we were told that some people's blood fights cancer. Her idea was that...

How are stem cells being used in cancer research?

I'm an A-level biology student and I'm interested in knowing how mRNA from a gene gets from the gene in the...

Can you please tell me how to stop my body making mucus? I've had dysfunctional Eustachian tubes for seven months...

What are magnets made out of and how are they made?

Could you tell me if the ozone hole is now getting smaller since CFCs have been banned?

I know cassette tapes are virtually obsolete, but I have a question about them. Very often when I'm listening to...

Why is blood red?

Can I have a leech for a pet? I am allowed to buy one? If so, where can I buy one?

Is it true that some of our senses degenerate and that some of them are more susceptible to damage than others? We see...

Who would win a fight between a hippo and a polar bear?

How come I sneeze when I stare at the sun in the morning?

On a recent trip to Sweden I noticed at the check in desk that my mobile battery was running low and was just about to...

I'm home schooling my son and we've been studying cell division. In one of the textbooks it - that...

Take a helium balloon and hold it on a piece of string inside a car. Watch what happens to the balloon when the car...

Why do cars smell like rotten eggs after a while? Is this down to catalytic converters?

Why does compressed natural gas, or methane, burn cleaner than regular fuel? It's still a hydrocarbon. Why shouldn...

I'd like to know whether it's possible to change your hair colour without chemicals, such as with gene...

I was curious about the scaremongering we're hearing about the ice caps melting and flooding everywhere. I thought...

Is there a lost formula for using water as our main fuel? Do you guys know anything about this?

Is the caloric content of food when it is stated on the packet the amount of energy given off when it's burned?...

Why is it that some people are so tolerant to alcohol whereas other people just need to get a whiff to tip them over...