Question of the Week

Why would your feet seem further away when lying down? We put our visual depth perception to the test to find out how...

Fish reproduce by squirting out eggs and fertilising them, so where's the joy in that? Is there any form of...

Why is it that the sound of nails being dragged down a blackboard makes every muscle tense and every nerve jangle? We...

Why does your blood run cold from fingernails scraping down a school blackboard?

Why can't weak-sighted people focus on objects in a nearby mirror?

When two abnormalities in space time collide, what sort of mess are they likely to produce? Will we see it? Find out in...

Given that a foetus is essentially a swimming thing on the end of a piece of string, how is it that the two don't...

The pupil of the eye dilates in low-light conditions. Does this mean that the same amount is let into the eye when we...

Many people across the world are able to grow moustaches and beards, but are these the same as whiskers? Find out in...

Astronauts have to put up with living in zero gravity, so how might they go about avoiding its ill effects? Find out in...

Black holes emit Hawking radiation and gradually reduce in size, so is there a critical mass at which a black hole can...

Human excrement burns quite well, so why not use it to power a house? But how could this be done? Find out in this...

Does being pregnant mean you have to breathe for two? Find the answer in this Question of the Week. Plus, we ask if poo...

Certain foods seem to complement each other while others grate; why is this? Is it a matter of personal taste, or is...

If babies are born by caesarian and modern medicine allows many more people to survive to adulthood, will the human...

Calculators are rather speedy at subtracting, sums and deriving standard deviations. But how do they do it? We find out...

If you've ever returned from taking the dog for a walk through rain, you'll probably be very aware of the...

Given that photons are massless, how do solar sails get pushed along by light? We explore the reasoning in this...

Do bubbles act like insulation on the surface of your bath?& Will it prevent the need for that toe-burning hot...

Why is it, that when you take photos of footprints in sand, they can sometimes appear raised? We tackle this holiday...

Ever wondered what all that junk in your DNA trunk is doing? Find out in this QotW! Plus, we ask: what's the point...

Is it true that there are more earthquakes now than in the past, and that they are more intense? We explore the problem...

Have you ever noticed how leaving bits of leftover breakfast cereal uneaten causes it to harden like cement to the side...

So you've felt those cold winds robbing you of your heat, but how fast do you have to go before they give it back...