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Back to SearchHow does a snake climb a tree?
Snakes are often seen as slithery, slimy and scary. But these intriguing non-legged creatures have made CrowdScience listener Okello from Uganda wond…
1 year, 10 months ago
How many flies have ever existed?
The CrowdScience team like a challenge. And listeners Jenny and Kai in the UK have come to us with a big one. They want to know how many flies have e…
1 year, 11 months ago
Is every atom unique?
It’s hard to imagine something as mind-bogglingly small as an atom.
But CrowdScience listener Alan has been attempting to do just that. All things in…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why are the seas salty?
Listener Julie lives close to the coast in New Zealand and wants to know why the water that washes up on the beach isn't fresh. How exactly does all …
1 year, 11 months ago
How fast can a raindrop cross the globe?
CrowdScience listener Eleanor was lying in bed one rainy evening, listening to the radio. She lives in New Zealand, but happened to hear a weather fo…
1 year, 11 months ago
Why does wine taste better over time?
It’s often said that fine wine gets better with time, and this week’s oenophile listener Jeremy has a cellar full of dust-covered bottles. He is curi…
1 year, 11 months ago
Will mountains shrink as sea levels rise?
The Blue Ridge Parkway is 469 miles of beautiful vistas, a mountainous road that winds from Virginia to North Carolina in the USA. The route is peppe…
2 years ago
What does prayer do to my brain?
Prayer and meditation are key features of religious and spiritual practices around the world, suggesting they’re intimately linked to the human condi…
2 years ago
Why are people still dying from malaria?
Mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths than any other animal. These tiny creatures transmit many diseases, but the most devastating is mala…
2 years ago
Why am I bad at maths?
When CrowdScience listener Israel from Papua New Guinea received a bad grade on a maths test in third grade, he looked around the class and realised …
2 years ago