Question of the Week

Tackling the burning issue of spontaneous human combustion. Is it scientifically possible?

Which organs are vital and which are luxuries of life? We find out this week...

Star Trek fantasy or scientifically feasible? We find out with NASA!

We sniff out the science asking does sneeze volume and sound denote personality type?

Can you combat brain fogginess and aid your french homework by munching sweets?

Would a scattering of your beloved's ashes be good for plant growth?

Are there antimatter galaxies out there? What would they look like? And how would we tell they exist? We find out!

What's the difference between aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen? We turn to a Professor of Pain for the answer.

We light up our brains with this burning question, igniting the issue with a Professor of Chemistry and Fire Science!

Do you feel tired, irritable and bored during the week? Yet full of beans and enthusiasm at the weekend? We find out...

Why does my PC need more data storage than my DNA? Surely our processing power is greater? We crunch into the data to...

Is technology changing at too fast a pace for our genetic material? Has human evolution halted? We find out!

Could we banish planes and instead use the Earth's natural spin to help long distance travel across its surface?

Does lightning fry fish when its hits the sea or a lake?

We zoom into MRI scanning to find out why it is so fuzzy and ask, if it was improved, could that help diagnosing...

We find out if other animals exhibit handed'ness. Plus what does it mean to be left handed and right footed?

Does the colour of your snot signify the severity or stage of your cold?

What causes deodorant stains on clothes, and how best to get rid of them?

There's not that many bugs around this time of year, but those that are seem to collect by by kitchen light. Why...

Do electrons ever stop spinning? And why don't they ever crash into the centre of the atom?

Does a fly evolve faster than a toad? A whale slower than a barnacle? And if so, how does our bodies immune system keep...

So sweat. Do the birds and bees do it? And even educated fleas? Or is sweating just limited to humans and err, horses?

We find out how our thoughts can get so overloaded that we experience visual cortex blindness and overlook the obvious!

We find out why some humans squirt saliva from their mouth as a fine jet of spit.