Question of the Week

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?

This week we find out how a species has so successfully infiltrated the verges of the UK road systems. Plus we ask can...

We apply some Naked Science force to this week's question by finding out if we can we make a magnet so strong that...

This week we hone our noses and sniff out the answer to this stinker of a question...."Why do toenails, and even...

We find out why if the gene that codes for men having hairy chests and backs provides an evolutionary advantage, don...

We find out if monitors, screens and e. books are more than your standard page turner leaving you tossing and turning...

This week we find out if a liberal slathering of oil based moisturiser makes up part of our daily calorie quota. Plus...

This week we find out why we seek out food when we already have enough energy stored around our waists in the form of...

This week we find out about the inequality of the temperature scale as a listener asks: "If we can have a lower...