Question of the Week

What causes somnambulism and can we stop it?

Climate change is bad news for polar bears. What would happen if we gave them a new home?

Jess wanted to know what would happen if she plucked a guitar in space...

Winter is coming and with it comes a runny nose but how can we stop a snotty hooter?

It would appear that people on go bald on their heards, but why? And why not elsewhere?

Everyone likes a room with a view but why? Is it innate or do we learn to love a vista?

Could zombies become real?

What wind speed does it take to tip a lorry?

Why do power lines make so much noise?

Why is gooseberry jam red, when gooseberries are green?

Why do we make mistakes during repetitive tasks? It happens all the time, but why?

Fingernails seem to have obvious uses but what are our toenails for?

In music, why do major keys sound happy and minor keys sound mournful?

Where are we within the universe?

How many people are needed to avoid inbreeding in a population?

What are wormholes, and how would one be created?

How much of a wheat field do you need to make one loaf of wholemeal bread?

Gold? Oxygen? Heroin? The Naked Scientists find out what the most expensive element is...

Is the assumption that everyone has a unique fingerprint correct?

Babies are 'foreign objects' in the body, so why don't they trigger an immune response?

If we were to travel to gas giant Jupiter, would we sink to the core?

What is this mysterious box? Is it is as clever as we think? And is it even black?

How are robotic voices generated? And what's their future? Will they ever sound human?

Unripe pears are dry, yet ripe pears are juicy so how do they become moist?