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…
What is lab-grown meat?
It’s a common dilemma: you love eating meat but you’re not comfortable with how the animals it comes from are…
How do aeroplanes fly?
For millennia humans have dreamed about being able to fly and this shows in our myths and legends; there’s Icarus,…
Does space end?
This question was asked by Maisie, Mary, Thomas and Alisha from West Sussex, UK Space is big. It’s very big….
How does sugar preserve food?
This question was asked by Mary from East Sussex, UK. Humans have used sugar to preserve food for thousands of…
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’s the difference between male and female?
On the face of it this seems like a really easy question to answer but when you look at it…
How do plasma balls work?
This question was asked by Hollie from Plymouth, UK. Plasma is sometimes known as the fourth state of matter; it…