Question of the Week

We investigate the science of shipping container scanners and the shocking situation a listener encountered...

Is it better for our brains to call people instead of use text-based communication?

With spring and summer flowers in full bloom, we look at why countryside smells sometimes aren't smelt.

Can acid destroy more than just the materials of a spring?

Can we harness the rotation of our planet to generate electricity similar to wind turbines?

Can fully charged batteries replace our training weights for daily exercises?

With electric cars becoming more popular, what are the limitations of this exciting new technology?

What are scientists actually looking for when trying to discover a diseased gene?

The age of moon rocks may not be as relatively simple as assumed.

This head scratcher has left us all itching to find the answer.

Do accents change the way you talk to yourself?

Is there any science behind the behaviour of school students being affected by the moon similar to werewolves?

It's not like they can wrap up warm & drink some hot tea.

We focus in and reflect on how this star feature of the telescope is maintained.

What gives stars that shimmering quality, and why do their colours differ?

Is it difficult to chill with the cold embracing your feet?

Ants in your pants is no laughing matter...

How do nations prevent collisions between spacecraft? Is there a space traffic control?

Which is better for the environment; shop bought tomatoes or home-grown?

The invisible stuff is an essential part of our universe, but is it made of individual particles or lumps?

If I have different colour eyes, will my children have different coloured eyes too?

Why do we acquire lifelong immunity against some pathogens but not others?

We've all seen bodies ejected into space during sci-fi films, but what would happen to the grizzly remains?

We know dogs and other pets get the urge to scratch, but what about amphibians?