Emma Davies

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How do roast potatoes stay so hot for so long? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How do roast potatoes stay so hot for so long?

Beer ‘tastes better’ with music © iStock

Could we survive on beer alone?

Why does porridge go so hard when it dries? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why does porridge go so hard when it dries?

When I make chocolate chip cookies, why don’t the chocolate chips melt in the oven? © Getty Images

Everyday science

When I make chocolate chip cookies, why don’t the chocolate chips melt in the oven?

What is the strongest naturally occurring adhesive? © Science Photo Library

Everyday science

What is the strongest naturally occurring adhesive?

Why do eggs taste so different, depending on how they’re cooked? © Alamy

Everyday science

Why do eggs taste so different, depending on how they’re cooked?

Why does bolognese, stew and curry taste better the next day? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why does bolognese sauce stain my plastic containers?

I’d love to treat myself to a gel manicure, but are they bad for me? © Getty Images

Everyday science

I’d love to treat myself to a gel manicure, but are they bad for me?

Why doesn’t honey go off? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why doesn’t honey go off?

How does popping candy work? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How does popping candy work?

Why does coriander taste like soap to some people? © Getty Images

Why does coriander taste like soap to some people?

Do I really need to wash veg if I’m going to be cooking it? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do I really need to wash veg if I’m going to be cooking it?

How does bubble bath work? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How does bubble bath work?

What makes sugar sweet? © Getty Images

What makes sugar sweet?

Is ‘snakebite’ just a mixture of lager and cider, or a chemical reaction between the two? © Alamy

Everyday science

Is ‘snakebite’ just a mixture of lager and cider, or a chemical reaction between the two?