Podcast Episodes

Why are some animals black and white?

Listener Jude in Canada wants to know why some animals are black and white. Why do zebras risk being so stripy? Why do pandas have such distinct mark…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Answers to even more questions

Sometimes in science, when you try to answer one question it sparks even more questions.

The CrowdScience inbox is a bulging example of that. We get…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

Do birds understand us?

CrowdScience listener David is a bird whisperer.

On his family farm in Guinea, he would mimic the call of the black-headed weaver. He could replicat…

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Why am I so sentimental?

CrowdScience listener Kerry started thinking about his sentimental attachment to his possessions when he began sorting through an old trunk, full of …

1 year ago

Will drinking milk help me live longer?

Milk: drink a lot of it and we’ll grow big and tall with strong bones. That’s what many people are told as children, but just how true is this accept…

1 year ago

How long will traces of our civilisation last?

What will remain of us hundreds of millions of years from now? And how can we be so certain that we are the first technologically advanced species on…

1 year ago

How does camouflage work?

Camouflage isn't just for chameleons! Military forces around the world deck their soldiers out in those distinctive green and brown uniforms, to give…

1 year ago

How long does light last?

When listener Rob from Devon, UK, heard of a newly detected planet light years away, he was struck by the sheer scale the light must travel to reach …

1 year, 1 month ago

Can we stop the rain?

CrowdScience listener Rit, from Pune in India, is staring out of his window at the falling rain. It’s been pouring for four days now, and shows no si…

1 year, 1 month ago

How are teeth made?

CrowdScience listener Jon started wondering how our teeth are created while he was in the dentist’s chair. It took his mind off the drilling. He want…

1 year, 1 month ago