Ask The Naked Scientists

How the processing power of a brain compares with a computer and why the bubbles in Guinness go downwards...

Can weather be manipulated? Will wet coal produce less electricity in a power station? Why does curry make my nose run?

Can a mobile phone between the legs affect fertility? Why does wet cornflour stiffen when squeezed? Does light at night...

The cause of a blood red moon, upper limits for temperature and are e-cigarettes safer?

How does acid produce stem cells? Why do carpets creep across the floor? Where does dust come from? What's special...

How does light accelerate in a less-dense medium? How do climbing plants twist around a stake? Why would stainless...

How do GM and cloning differ? Will lightning fry a swimmer? Why does beetroot make urine red? How do comets come by...

How is the scale of coronal mass ejection (CME) measured? How does evolution work? What causes magnetic field flips?...

How trees tell the time, the germ potential of hot air driers in toilets, where fruit flies come from and does...

Plant sex, omega-3 fatty acids and the science of sous-vide cuisine...

Why tugging on nasal hairs causes crying? What triggers static shocks? Why are computers based around binary? What are...

What colour were human ancestors? What does a rocket push against in space to propel itself forward? Why does yawning...

Why scratch your head if you don't know the answer? What about the Earth made the dinosaurs so big? Why does the...

How is an electron microscope tip made to measure 1 atom thick? Why do I sound different on a recording? Can light be...

Do diamonds melt? What is heartburn? What should anglers wear so fish don't see them? Why does holding an aerial...

Is global warming a given? Can olive leaf extracts combat parasites? Is there a fake tanning pill? Why keep gas...

Why space is dark, do bags of coins deter flies, why don't cats go grey, is GPS or an odometer more accurate, and...

Why are we ticklish? What happens to blood when we die? Why are mechanical hearts hard to make? Why does microwaved...

Do plants do maths? Has the Internet made us all more intelligent? How did people realise Earth is round? What's...

How much ice are glaciers losing annually? What makes eyes itch? Is yoga beneficial to health? How do solar sails work...

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...