Question of the Week

If you're standing on top of Mount Everest, will your day be brighter for longer? Will there be more sunlight and...

Which would have produced more CO2: the Icelandic volcano or the planes which would have flown if it hadn't...

Why might a person, who apparently isn't colour-blind, not be able to see red or green on a whiteboard? What is...

Why is it that some people get a bit queasy when facing backwards on a train? Find out in this QotW!

The moon and its fickle phases are analysed in this week's question. Does someone in Australia see the same full...

The quest is on to find out how something can appear to roll up a hill, rather than down.

We find out about the true nature of apple cores. They're not as innocent as they look.

We find out why we're often told that olive oil is better for you. Is there any truth to the advertising?

We explore the smells created by that wet weather phenomenon, rain. What brings about the damp, earthy smell?

How much and how fast would you have to let loose your intestinal gases in order to lift yourself from the ground? We...

What is the point of kissing? Does it have any benefit for us or our progeny?

We ask why the New World wasn't technologically as advanced as the Old World. Is this a valid question?

When brushing one's dental equipment with an automated toothbrush, one may notice a slight wobbling of the...

Why does one side of the brain control the other side of the body? Surely it would make more sense if the left half of...

Many a dog has been observed barking at the television but can they see what's going on in 'One man and his...

We work out what would happen if you shone a light whilst travelling at light speed. Would you see anything?

In our weekly quest for answers we discover how memories might be encoded in genes, though probably not the sort of...

What is it that sometimes makes micturating nasally irritating? Why does asparagus make your urine smell and why might...

Why do horses go "neigh!" when donkeys "he-haw!"? And what noize do zebras make? Just because...

We discover some likely explanations for the different blood groups seen in humans. Is there any reason for having one...

Crocodiles have been the same for millennia upon millennia. What's going on? Why are they so uneventful in terms...

Do radio signals change as we move to and from the transmitter? Do our movements affect how a radio boradcast sounds?...

We find out if it's possible to put an age on someone without a birth certificate. Given that cells regularly...

This week's question endeavours to find the answer to the footpath conundrum - how do worms survive in the rain?...