Why doesn’t plastic biodegrade?
This question was asked by Millie from Alexandroupoli, Greece. It’s hard not to be aware of the plastics issue. Public…
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Are there really dead wasps inside figs?
There’s been a lot of conversation online recently about whether figs contain wasp corpses, which would make them neither vegetarian…
Could bioplastics save the environment?
We all know that plastic is extremely bad for our environment, with some kinds believed to take up to 1000…
What is evolution?
This question was asked by Elizabeth via Facebook. I’ve talked about evolution before when discussing questions like ‘Who was the first…
Do snakes poo?
This question was asked by Alexei from West Sussex, UK There are around 3000 different species of snakes in the…
Could a shark be the longest-lived vertebrate?
Until recently scientists thought that the longest-living vertebrate (a creature with a spine) was a bowhead whale, which was known…
There are sharks living inside an active volcano
It sounds like a spin-off from the popular Sharknado films, or maybe Sharkboy and Lavagirl. In 2015 scientists discovered several…
What is coral bleaching?
Coral is made of many tiny organisms called polyps. These soft-bodied animals are related to jellyfish and sea anemones and…
What really happens when a caterpillar turns into a butterfly?
We all know the life story of a butterfly; the egg hatches into a caterpillar, which then encases itself in…
What are silverfish?
The silverfish is a small insect usually less than 25mm in length. Both its names are strikingly descriptive; its Latin name, Lepisma…