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Back to SearchHow 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…
2 years, 3 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…
2 years, 3 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, 3 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months 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, 4 months ago
How should we protect our coastlines?
Coastlines around the world are changing, causing serious problems for the many communities living near the sea, as well as vital and fragile coastal…
2 years, 4 months ago
Are our coastlines being washed away?
Around the world, coastlines are constantly changing due to the power of waves, currents and tides. Coastal areas are also some of the most heavily p…
2 years, 5 months ago
How do my ears sense direction?
How do we know where a sound is coming from?
Another chance to hear this ear-opening episode, exploring a question from CrowdScience listener Chilets…
2 years, 5 months ago
How many people have ever existed?
Today there are over eight billion people on Earth. That’s an awe-inspiring figure… but how does it compare to the vast numbers who came before us? L…
2 years, 5 months ago