Answers to Science Questions | The Naked Scientists

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Where do flies go in winter?

12 February 2019

Insect expert Eleanor Drinkwater takes on this listener's question

Biology | Medicine

Does dietary protein suppress appetite?

01 August 2013

Engineering | Technology

How did wooden ships compensate for the ammunition weight?

01 August 2013

Could nuclear waste be disposed of in subduction zones?

01 August 2013

Why are there no whale-sized insects?

01 August 2013

Why don't people in Australia feel upside down?

01 August 2013

Are there any medicines that give you a sun-tan?

01 August 2013

Chemistry | Earth Science | Space

Could a planet have a green atmosphere?

01 August 2013

Biology | Medicine

Do other animals laugh?

26 July 2013

Biology | Medicine

Why do we laugh?

26 July 2013

Biology | Medicine | Technology

Does laughing alter your brain chemistry?

26 July 2013

Biology | Medicine

Is fake laughter different to real laughter?

26 July 2013

Biology | Medicine

Why is laughter contagious?

26 July 2013

What causes sudden personality changes?

25 July 2013

Chemistry | Physics

What makes things sticky?

25 July 2013

What makes things sticky?

Is it more tooth-friendly to suck, or crunch a sweet?

25 July 2013

Biology | Medicine

Upside down babies in the womb?

18 July 2013

Are babies the ultimate yoginis? How do they do their headstands in the womb? We find out!

Engineering | Physics

Why would a mirror begin to magnify things?

18 July 2013

Why do I fall asleep in lectures?

18 July 2013

Why does uranus glow?

18 July 2013

How does the body make fingerprints?

14 July 2013

Chemistry | Physics

How can we get power from poo?

11 July 2013

Physics | Space

Could dark matter be failed stars?

11 July 2013

Can allergies cause coronary artery disease?

11 July 2013

Does light bounce off the walls of a room?

11 July 2013

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