Question of the Week

Why do we make mistakes during repetitive tasks? It happens all the time, but why?

Fingernails seem to have obvious uses but what are our toenails for?

In music, why do major keys sound happy and minor keys sound mournful?

Where are we within the universe?

How many people are needed to avoid inbreeding in a population?

What are wormholes, and how would one be created?

How much of a wheat field do you need to make one loaf of wholemeal bread?

Gold? Oxygen? Heroin? The Naked Scientists find out what the most expensive element is...

Is the assumption that everyone has a unique fingerprint correct?

Babies are 'foreign objects' in the body, so why don't they trigger an immune response?

If we were to travel to gas giant Jupiter, would we sink to the core?

What is this mysterious box? Is it is as clever as we think? And is it even black?

How are robotic voices generated? And what's their future? Will they ever sound human?

Unripe pears are dry, yet ripe pears are juicy so how do they become moist?

Can cheese give you nightmares?

Can we harvest the power from eels as a source of electricity?

Our pets can attract a whole host of parasites, but which ones can we catch?

Why do we need to urinate more often in cold weather?

How is using smartphones changing our brain activity?

Can animals other than humans experience same-sex attraction?

Why does petrol create a rainbow effect when in contact with water?

Could vacuum cleaners fitted to ships suck up all the plastics in the oceans?

Different types of waking dreams affect how refreshed you feel.

What are vitamins? What happens if we don't get enough of them? Can we store them?