Question of the Week

We find out if the type of cutlery used to prepare and serve food can alter its flavour? And does it really change, or...

We find out if applying ice to an injury actually helps to speed up healing. Plus we ask, would dining with a silver...

This week we uncover if you could use gene therapy to cheat a DNA test and help escape detection at a crime scene. Plus...

We find out why men generally die before women. Plus we ask, could we use gene therapy to cheat a DNA test and escape a...

We find out if we can create life by heating up some basic chemicals. Plus we ask, why do women live longer than men?

This week we find out how a species has so successfully infiltrated the verges of the UK road systems. Plus we ask can...

We apply some Naked Science force to this week's question by finding out if we can we make a magnet so strong that...

This week we hone our noses and sniff out the answer to this stinker of a question...."Why do toenails, and even...

We find out why if the gene that codes for men having hairy chests and backs provides an evolutionary advantage, don...

We find out if monitors, screens and e. books are more than your standard page turner leaving you tossing and turning...

This week we find out if a liberal slathering of oil based moisturiser makes up part of our daily calorie quota. Plus...

This week we find out why we seek out food when we already have enough energy stored around our waists in the form of...

This week we find out about the inequality of the temperature scale as a listener asks: "If we can have a lower...

Could you get cancer from someone else? Tasmanian devils can catch cancer transmitted through biting. Are there...

If there were a large object, say a meteorite falling straight down where you are standing, what kind of warning would...

We know that nothing persists for ever so surely plastics in the sea have to break down at some point. How long does it...

How much is now possible with genetic engineering? Plus we ask will the plastics in the sea ever degrade?

Which film dominates with their most realistic use of lasers?

We find out if fermentation yeast survive being blasted into outer Space, we find out if it is possible to brew up a...

How much of the baby you were born as it still part of you now? Plus we ask - can you brew beer in space?......

We're told to save electricity by switching off devices on standby. But if a home is heated solely by electricity...

This week I'll be getting inside your head..... with a question from Jarraryd Dunn

When cooking caramels why does temperature rise in stages? With New Year's Resolutions in full swing we sink our...

Can wearing sunglasses fool your senses into thinking there is less sun and increase your risk of getting sunburn? We...