Question of the Week

Why are they so unhappy in monogamous relationships?"

We know the effects of getting drunk, but why are some parts of the brain more affected than others?

Why are some people better than others at accents and imitation?

Why does a candle start to make more smoke and smell after it's blown out?

How does a person who is born completely deaf structure their thoughts?

And why don't trees create great holes in the ground?

Is it a matter of surface area?

What happens to air bubbles in water in zero-gravity?

How do dogs identify other dogs?

Which planes are suited to hurricane research?

Could you pick a Neanderthal child out of a line up?

How are wombat droppings cube shaped?

How dangerous is second hand smoking?

Are we better off being barefoot?

What makes Blu-Tack so sticky?

Can we terraform the Moon so it's habitable to humans long-term?

Do wild animals get allergies, and if so, do they get them as much as we do?

We do this question by the numbers...

What's the science behind non-stick pans?

We got the lay of the land for this question!

Does the brain respond differently to reading versus listening?

Why do we get bored and what is the advantage of boredom?

Astronaut Michael Foale weighs in on a question that's out of this world...

Would it be possible to eat any aliens we found?