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Where do flies go in winter?

12 February 2019

Insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater takes on this listener's question

How can you freeze sperm?

03 June 2007

How can human DNA be separated out from food in your mouth?

27 May 2007

Why are there two sorms of galaxy?

27 May 2007

Why do planets form where they do?

27 May 2007

How close would you have to be to the sun to be at room temperature?

27 May 2007

How many planets could have heard our radio signals?

27 May 2007

Do all stars belong to a galaxy?

27 May 2007

Could our universe be a small part of a bigger universe?

27 May 2007

Chemistry | Medicine

Is rainwater clean enough to drink?

20 May 2007

Is there any use for lime scale?

20 May 2007

Biology | Chemistry | Medicine

Why does meat change colour when it's cooked?

20 May 2007

Is the amount of water in the world increasing as we burn fuel?

20 May 2007

Chemistry | Medicine

Do suncreams reduce the energy of each UV photon?

13 May 2007

Can bramble and coal dust help with e.coli?

13 May 2007

Do noroviruses show the same seasonality as flu?

13 May 2007

Physics | Technology

Why did my pyrex bowl suddenly break?

06 May 2007

Physics | Space

How high are geostationary satellites?

06 May 2007

Why does paper lift up when you blow across it?

06 May 2007

Biology | Medicine

Why is scratching on a blackboard so nasty?

06 May 2007

Physics | Space

How did apollo missions slow down in space?

06 May 2007

Biology | Chemistry | Medicine

Are bacteria intelligent?

06 May 2007

Why can a microwave be metallic?

06 May 2007

Biology | Medicine

Where does a tree's water come from?

06 May 2007

Biology | Physics

Why do geese fly in a V formation?

29 April 2007

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