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Back to SearchHow do cicadas know what season it is?
Crowdscience listener Ryosuke grew up in Japan, and spent his childhood summers catching cicadas in the park. For people in Japan, the sound of their…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Did I inherit my laugh?
CrowdScience listener Limbikani in Zambia is always being told he has his Dad’s laugh, so he set us the challenge of trying to find out whether a lau…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The CrowdScience quiz of the year
In 2025, the crack team of intrepid presenters here on CrowdScience have been on some incredible adventures. They’ve wondered whether water is wet, a…
5 months ago
How do we adapt to the cold?
When some people are wandering around in shorts and a t-shirt, others are wrapped up in warm coats and jumpers. How come our responses to cold weathe…
5 months, 1 week ago
Can you play the guitar underwater?
Smashing up guitars is a classic rock star activity, but how about drowning them? Seven-year-old listener Cornelius asked CrowdScience to find out wh…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Can we turn deserts green?
Can we turn the world’s deserts green? CrowdScience listener Youcef is captivated by the idea of bringing water back to Earth’s driest landscapes. Wi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
How big is a rainbow?
When listener Sakura’s husband came home from his morning walk in Cambridgeshire, UK, he told her about a massive rainbow he’d seen. But when he show…
6 months ago
Why do we cry?
Tears of joy, tears of sadness, tears of frustration or tears of pain - humans are thought to be the only animals that cry tears of emotion. CrowdSci…
6 months, 1 week ago
Do tsunamis affect marine life?
Tsunamis destroy buildings, habitats and danger to everything in its path on land. But how do they affect life under the water? That's what CrowdScie…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Are near-death experiences real?
In your final moments, they say, you may walk down a tunnel of light. You might rise above your body, watching the scene below before passing into an…
6 months, 3 weeks ago