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Back to SearchHow Bad is Flying for the Planet?
What effect does air travel have on the climate? That is the question listener Neil sent CrowdScience from New Zealand. If you have ever looked up at the sky and seen the wispy white streaks that ai…
Published on 8 years, 10 months ago
The Origin of Viruses
Where did the first viruses come from? They have the potential to wipe out life on Earth. But could life on Earth itself have evolved from the first viruses? Like the chicken and the egg, there are f…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Home Power Storage
How much electric energy storage would it take to run the average home for 24 hours? Also: When will it be economical to locally store several days of electric energy for our home? Listener Gus in Te…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
The Edge of Space
What do scientists think is outside our universe? Asks Rebecca Standridge from San Francisco in the US.
It’s a question which goes right to the limits of human understanding.
We look for the answer us…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago
Electricity from Lightning
Is it possible to get power from lightning? This was the first CrowdScience question posed by listener John Emochu in Kampala, Uganda.
Presenter Marnie Chesterton goes hunting for the answer at a ligh…
Published on 8 years, 11 months ago