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18 September 2017
David wanted to know how our pet dogs compare to other animals, such as primates and dolphins, when it comes to intelligence. Stevie Bain spoke to Ben Ambridge from the University of Liverpool, and...
18 September 2017
How does your pet dog's intelligence compare to other animals?
11 September 2017
Why do our clothes dry even though the boiling point of water is 100 degrees Celsius?
21 August 2017
If we could get energy from the sun, like plants, how big would our skin need to be?
14 August 2017
Are the residues from common manual dish washing significantly toxic to humans in the short or long term?
27 June 2017
Is it possible to create noise-cancelling headphones, but for an apartment?
13 June 2017
Does being hot help to warm up your muscles quicker?
15 May 2017
Like with physical exercise, if we practice difficult mental tasks, does our endurance at those tasks improve over time?
08 May 2017
Why does a piano's A sharp sound different to a trumpet's A sharp?
27 April 2017
In fairy lights the blue ones can be harder to resolve: why?
10 April 2017
Why do missiles in films make a descending sound as they fall?
27 March 2017
Does one or two steps at a time require more energy, and which is better for a work-out?
20 March 2017
Can HIV be transferred through a mosquito bite?
13 March 2017
Is it better to throw your old bulbs out immediately, or only as they break?
03 March 2017
When we drink a cup of tea, how much of it comes straight back out?
20 February 2017
If we put a giant mirror in space, could see Earth a million years ago?
13 February 2017
How did birds survive the dinosaur mass extinction?
24 January 2017
Listener Tim got in touch to ask: Why do the poles go north-south as opposed to east-west?
23 January 2017
Do ants or other insects feel pain in the same way as humans do? And what does it have to do with robots?
16 January 2017
What would happen if one could somehow pee standing on the moon?
05 December 2016
Water is hydrogen and oxygen, both of which are used in combustion...
28 November 2016
Why is it when we break a magnet in half, we get two new magnets?
24 October 2016
Why don't you get thrown backwards when you switch on your torch? Kerstin Göpfrich made he
16 October 2016
Could a jaunt to Jupiter be the physics-version of anti-wrinkle cream?
10 October 2016
Is soap really all it's cracked up to be?