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Back to SearchCould our faces replace passports as ID?
Crowdscience revisits the evidence on the best forms of biometric identification. Earlier in the year we explored digital fingerprints, gait (walking…
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Rudolph castrated: what you didn’t hear this year
Reindeer castration, plants get chatty and more quirky science revealed in this Christmas special of CrowdScience where we will also be hearing from …
8 years, 8 months ago
What is dust?
It lurks behind sofas and collects in corners, apparently appearing from nowhere. But what is household dust? And should we bother sweeping it away? …
8 years, 9 months ago
From Oldest to Strongest Living Thing
Trees are old – they transcend human generations – but are they the oldest living things on Earth? This story began in June 2017 when we explored a …
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Can We Revive Extinct Species Like the Dodo?
Dodos are dead, but are they gone forever? Reviving extinct species is a trope of science fiction, but real-life scientists are working on every s…
8 years, 9 months ago
Does Technology Change How we Fall in Love?
How does technology affect how we fall in love? Crowdscience travels to India to answer listener Erin’s questions about the impact of the internet on…
8 years, 9 months ago
Why are There Morning People and Night People?
Some of us want to be up with the larks, while others are more like night owls. But is our preference down to our genes, or more to do with habits an…
8 years, 10 months ago
How Can I Remember More?
Sometimes our memory fails us and we wish facts would just stick better. Listener Mothibi is a student and has spent three years trying to remember a…
8 years, 10 months ago
How Did Life Get onto Land?
People often talk about being descended from apes. But go back a bit further and we have a more unlikely ancestor – fish. Improbable as it may sound,…
8 years, 10 months ago
How Can We Fight Unwanted Noise?
Unpleasant man-made noise is something that disturbs many of us and even damages our health. But as millions more people move into crowded cities aro…
8 years, 10 months ago