Answers to Science Questions

Where do flies go in winter?

12 February 2019

Insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater takes on this listener's question

Physics | Space

Would weighing scales still work on Mars?

18 March 2014

Why do we open our mouths when shocked?

18 March 2014

Does the DNA of food survive digestion?

18 March 2014

Space

How old is the Milky Way?

18 March 2014

How do cats make their fur stand on end?

18 March 2014

Engineering | Physics

How does opening your sunroof affect drag?

18 March 2014

How strong are gorillas?

18 March 2014

Can retinitis pigmentosa be cured?

14 March 2014

Physics

Does lightning fry fish?

10 March 2014

Are there any hand gels that kill viruses?

25 February 2014

For how long is norovirus infectious in a house?

24 February 2014

Are there different norovirus strains?

24 February 2014

Why are MRI scans such low resolution?

18 February 2014

Why do MRI scans have such low resolution? And does this make it difficult to diagnose diseases of the brain?

Can listening to music stimulate your brain?

18 February 2014

Is it better to raise your babies bilingual?

18 February 2014

Physics

How do you become a scientist?

18 February 2014

How does the polymerase chain reaction work?

14 February 2014

Biology | Medicine | Physics | Technology

Growing local rather than freighting?

11 February 2014

Biology | Chemistry | Medicine

Foods lose nutrients during transport?

11 February 2014

Engineering | Medicine | Physics | Technology

How is food freighted into the country?

11 February 2014

Biology | Earth Science | Medicine | Technology

Are vegetarians better for the environment?

11 February 2014

Why do we have "handedness"?

04 February 2014

Is green mucus a sign of a bacterial infection?

04 February 2014

Can you tell the stage and severity of your cold by the colour of your snot? A very important question for this time of...

Earth Science | Space

Are solar stoms visible in the air?

21 January 2014