Question of the Week

How old is the oldest organism? In this Question of the Week we find out if any organism has found the secret of...

How does the Bornean Flat-Headed Frog breathe when it has no lungs? No, it's not a bad joke, it's our...

Why are dreams so hard to remember? In this Question of the Week, we find out why your night time imagination slips...

Why are copper compounds so colourful? In this week's Question of the Week we find out how one metal can have so...

If you burn your Pizza to a crisp, are you left with a low calorie (if not very tasty) meal? In this Question of the...

Being struck by lightning can be a heart-stopping experience - but could a second strike re-start your heart? In this...

Most fish live in either freshwater or saltwater, but some live in both. In this Question of the Week we find out how...

How do you make a didgeridoo do what it does do? For this week's QotW, we find out how the length and shape of the...

If we ever do find alien life around other stars, just how would E.T. phone home? We find out what technology we would...

How long was a big dino's lifespan? Did they live for hundreds of years, or a short but glorious reign?

Wearing earplugs may help to cut out external noises, but why does it make it impossible to eat crunchy crisps? In this...

What keeps the Olympic torch alight, in flight? To keep the Olympic spirit burning, it must need to travel on...

When will we run out of oil? In the 1970s, it was predicted that oil wells would run dry by the year 2000, but new...

Should you turn off the TV in a thunderstorm? In this electrifying Question of the Week we find out if an attached...

How long would you survive sealed in a compact car? Is there enough oxygen to survive your journey, or should you just...

Should you drink wine in the desert? Would an alcoholic drink dehydrate you faster than no drink at all? If so, should...

Why is it that some people speak with an accent, but this can almost completely disappear when they sing?

This week, we find out how, and why, we time the tides so precisely - does anyone need to know tide times to the...

Does long, dirty hair grow slower? Will washing or cutting your locks make them grow more quickly? And does cut hair...

Our question this week concerns caves - we find out if more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes caves to grow...

Do our noses tell the truth? Does a strong smell mean a lot of odour in the air, or can we be tricked by small smells?

Books can hold stories, knowledge, ideas and memories - but what about the smell? What gives an old book that...

Electric Eels use an electric shock to stun their prey, but how do they avoid shocking themselves? And how far does the...

How do they make, or recycle, oxygen on the international space station?