Question of the Week

The invisible stuff is an essential part of our universe, but is it made of individual particles or lumps?

If I have different colour eyes, will my children have different coloured eyes too?

Why do we acquire lifelong immunity against some pathogens but not others?

We've all seen bodies ejected into space during sci-fi films, but what would happen to the grizzly remains?

We know dogs and other pets get the urge to scratch, but what about amphibians?

As our Universe expands, light stretches and so loses energy... but where does this energy go?

From digestion to absorption to incorporation: how long does it take for food to become part of us?

We rely on different forms of memory everyday, find out how much of the brain is dedicated to it...

From 2 to many more, how do ladybirds end up with different numbers of spots on their backs?

It's hot, it flows, but is it wet?

Dogs lick their fur too, so why don't they get hairballs?

Why are mountaintops cold if hot air rises?

Could playing bagpipes help to expand the lungs and be beneficial if you are recovering from Covid?

Why are crocodile scales so bumpy and not smooth?

Density, pressure... it's a physics conundrum! The Cambridge Science Centre's Mia Foulkes has the answer...

They say no two snowflakes are the same. Is that true?

Cooking can take the vitamins out of food. But could it take the bad stuff out of unhealthy food?

Trent's dog always relieves itself on the same tyre. He's wondering if it will ever dissolve the rubber...

You come home after being out in the bitter cold, and there's a fly. How'd it get there?

How does data get compressed without any getting lost? A data scientist explains...

Quantum hats on! This week's 'exciting' question is about particle physics...

Even after you wash your hands, they can still burn if you rub your eyes, why is that?

How did humans end up with 46 chromosomes, and mice with 40?

Do sheep grow weary with grass? Do pandas balk after too much bamboo? Katie Haylor investigates...