Question of the Week

Does a full fuel tank waste cash? Is there an optimum level to which you should fill your car's petrol tank so it...

If you've been to a whale acrobatics display at a tourist centre, you probably noticed some very loud music being...

This week: what methods does our body use to keep itself warm? What does shivering actually do?

Giraffes have very long necks indeed so how do they go about barfing? We find out how they revisit their dinner.

Eye circles plague many of us at one time or another. Some of us have them all our lives! But what causes them? We have...

How did you go about heating the water for this morning's shower? Did you leave the boiler on all night or just...

Where do you have to go on the Earth to find the strongest pull of gravity? And where might one go to find the weakest?

In the absence of a giant ruler, how does one go about measuring how far the Earth is from a star? Simon Singh explains...

Potato peelers are the staple of the kitchen drawer, but why don't they ever seem to need a good honing as...

This week, how do painkillers locate the bits that hurt? Do they have an inflammatory sat-nav or do they just numb your...

This week, we discover the reasons for those aches and pains known as cramps. What causes them and how can they be...

If you're hanging onto the back of a car, how fast would it have to go before you were lifted off the ground?

Is it possible to walk in a straight line if one is blind or blindfolded? Are blind people better at it? Find the...

Which is better for the environment: an e-card or a traditional paper card? We have the answer for you in this (not...

Some hand washes claim to kill 99.99% of all germs. What do these advertising slogans really mean? Would two hand...

Light is supposed to be massless so how is it that gravity makes a beam bend?

In this touchy-feely Question of the Week we find out which bits of the brain interpret text and Braille. Are they the...

When you think about it, drinking the milk of a cow is a little odd. Are we the only animal in the world that drinks...

This week we find out why the camera loves some of us and seems to seek revenge on others as we investigate what makes...

If blood is full of iron does that mean magnetic jewellery is good for you? We find out.

Bowels are quite good at absorbing water so why not have a drink through one? Perhaps it's not such a good idea!...

Will the universe expand faster than the speed of light in the future? Is this even possible? Will there be a big...

What happens inside the shell of a chrysalis? Does the caterpillar turn into a protein-y mush or does it simply grow...

In this buzzing Question of the Week we find out how many bees are required to cook a human bee-ing. How much honey...