Answers to Science Questions

26 November 2006

I had a detached retina in 1980. Although it was repaired in 1982, would it be possible to make it better than it is...

26 November 2006

I have a lazy eye. It can't be rectified because it's something to do with the brain not connecting with the...

19 November 2006

I saw a documentary about frogs, which during the winter literally freeze solid. Come spring, they seem to de-freeze...

19 November 2006

I am having an argument with a friend, about whether or not body odour is a matter of fact or opinion. Can you...

19 November 2006

Since the Antarctic is landlocked, is it believed that underneath the ice but above the land (in other words sandwiched...

19 November 2006

Sometimes when I put my beer (330mL glass bottle) in the deep freeze to rapidly chill it, I can take it out and it...

12 November 2006

Why does your hair turn grey as you get older?

12 November 2006

What is a mosquito eating when it isn't eating me?

12 November 2006

Why is it that bubbles are always round?

05 November 2006

Do plants and trees communicate?

05 November 2006

How do insects manage to fly in the rain?

05 November 2006

Why after eating asparagus does your urine smell so strong?

05 November 2006

Do white blood cells multiply by mitosis?

05 November 2006

Is it really possible to drive a car onto a moving trailer like Knight Rider did?

05 November 2006

When fireworks are released into the air they turn into smoke and dust. Is there any danger from this?

05 November 2006

How many different things can we memorise, what is the most anyone could memorise?

05 November 2006

Where does the microwave background radiation come from, how was it made and why is it still around?

05 November 2006

Why is memory triggered by smells and music etc?

05 November 2006

When I got towards retirement age, I started to get hairs growing out of my nose and my ears. Why?

05 November 2006

Why do genetic diseases sometimes only develop in later life?

05 November 2006

Is gravity around the planet constant? If you have a spinning ball and put a penny on it, it will be thrown off at the...

29 October 2006

I cracked open a large chicken egg this morning and out came the white, an egg yolk, and another fully-formed shelled...

29 October 2006

I've come across a website for a gas made using water, that ignites but is not hydrogen. I was wondering what your...