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Why does yawning produce tears? Why do noses run on a cold day? Is methylated spirit good for mosquito bites? Is it...

How do continental plates move? Is the weather worse at weekends? What does your brain choose to ignore? Why do wet...

What's the radiation dose for trips to Mars? Is dental amalgam dangerous? Why do trees drop their leaves in winter?

What is genetic diversity? What causes colourblindness? Why does a microwave turntable sometimes rotate in the opposite...

Why are bubbles always white? What does a thrusting rocket push against? How do we know a random number is random?

Does cold exposure cause colds? What consitutes safe drinking water? Why do distant lights and stars flicker? What is...

Does what we eat alter how we smell? Why does the severed tail of a lizard still wriggle? How does the nervous system...

Why do adults smell more than children? How are bionic implants contributing to longevity? What is progeria? How do...

Does holding a car remote to your head make it work better? Why does a boat float? Are triple rainbows real? What'...

Are babies born to swim? Can you escape from a black hole? Can an egg with a double yolk yield two chicks? Why is the...

Naked Scientists team Ben Valsler, Chris Smith and Ginny Smith joined the 702 crew and a studio audience live in...

Why don't satellites collide? Do bullets fire upwards still kill people? And why doesn't glue stick to the...

Who was John Snow? Why do things shrink in the wash? How does carbon dating work? Is intelligence down to mitochondria...

Does a cloudy day aggravate arthritis? Was the biblical flood real? How does a gastric bypass work? Will a knife in...

How did horse meat end up in the food chain? Is baking foil bad for you? How big are viruses? How are urine and sweat...

Why do ovaries run out of eggs? Why does diesel smell nice but burning engine oil is unpleasant? More of your science...

How does alcohol cause liver cirrhosis? Can we make matter massless by removing Higgs particles? How did spiders evolve...

Are helium-filled balloons less likely to pop? How does a cordless toothbrush charge? Is there much mercury in compact...

What is involved in blood doping in sports? Can beetroot make urine red? Can mosquitoes transmit HIV? How do dung...

Why humid air feels hotter, why distant lights twinkle, can we increase the odds of twins and where do stepped-on...

Carp with compasses, why we have earwax, can genes re-write their own code and do bananas in brown bags stay fresher...

Why do we age? Are mosquitoes attracted to some more than others? What is epigenetics? Join Dr Chris answering...

Do blood donors live longer, is water safe in plastic bottles, is Earth gaining weight and are space probes sterile?...

What causes hurricanes? Why do we go grey? Do parallel universes exist? What causes hot flushes? Do plants benefit from...