Question of the Week

We find out if there is any evidence that anti-mosquito sound devices actually work. Plus we ask, do you get tabby...

We find out if there is a relationship between early rising and cheerfulness. Plus we ask how best to repel mosquitoes!

We find out why blood donations aren't rejected more readily. Plus we ask, is sleepiness related to cheerfulness?

We find out why touch sensitive switches are sensitive to skin, soap and potato but not everything else!

15 yr old Louis from London asks "do foetuses get cancer? Their cells divide rapidly, surely they can make...

We find out if we could mix spider and human DNA to create a real life Spiderman. Plus we ask, do foetuses get cancer?

火星上没有人能听到你的尖叫。这真的是true? And if so, why? Plus we ask, can we mix spider and human DNA...

Do menstrual cycles synchronise for women who live together? If so, is there any evolutionary reason for this?

This week we find out how long you could survive by just eating your own severed limbs, plus we search for synchrony in...

This week we find out why certain mushrooms contain hallucinogens, plus we ask, how long could you survive by eating...

This week we ponder potatoes! You can bake a potato, boil a potato, fry them, chip 'em and roast 'em. But CAN...

We find out where our ancestors artistically expressed themselves, plus we ask, how can we melt a potato?

This week we find out if we there will ever be a real life Dr Doolittle. And sticking with expressing ourselves we ask...

We find out if banking our bone marrow early in life, and transplanting down the line, may help halt the aging process...

Earth seems like such a good place for life to thrive, so is it a good place for life to get started? Has life started...

By simply bouncing a laser beam between two mirrors, could you produce an infinitely powerful laser? And if not, why...

We find out how it is possible for a single telephone wire to carry information for a telephone conversation, file...

We need exposure to sunlight in order to be able to make vitamin D. Does this mean that humans, like plants, undergo a...

This week we speak with NASA's Planetary Protection Officer to find out if we could, and should, introduce life...

We find out if the type of cutlery used to prepare and serve food can alter its flavour? And does it really change, or...

We find out if applying ice to an injury actually helps to speed up healing. Plus we ask, would dining with a silver...

This week we uncover if you could use gene therapy to cheat a DNA test and help escape detection at a crime scene. Plus...

We find out why men generally die before women. Plus we ask, could we use gene therapy to cheat a DNA test and escape a...

We find out if we can create life by heating up some basic chemicals. Plus we ask, why do women live longer than men?