Luis Villazon

Luis has a BSc in computing and an MSc in zoology from Oxford. His works include How Cows Reach The Ground.

Recent articles by Luis Villazon

Do the benefits of exercise wear off as your body gets used to it? © Getty Images

Do the benefits of exercise wear off as your body gets used to it?

Why have trees evolved such a variety of leaf shapes? © Getty Images

Why have trees evolved such a variety of leaf shapes?

How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding? © Alamy

Everyday science

How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding?

Is the saying ‘beer before wine, you’ll feel fine’ true? © Dan Bright

Is the saying ‘beer before wine, you’ll feel fine’ true?

Why am I so terrible at buying presents? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why am I so terrible at buying presents?

Why are little dogs so much more annoying than big dogs? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why are little dogs so much more annoying than big dogs?

Could we genetically modify an animal so that it could live unaided on another planet or moon? © Getty Images

Future Technology

Could we genetically modify an animal so that it could live unaided on another planet or moon?

I love the taste of curry, but I can’t stand the burn. Can I build up a tolerance to it? © Getty Images

Everyday science

I love the taste of curry, but I can’t stand the burn. Can I build up a tolerance to it?

Does chewing gum takes seven years to digest? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Does chewing gum take seven years to digest?

Is it possible to hatch a chick from a supermarket egg? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is it possible to hatch a chick from a supermarket egg?

Could I survive just on different flavours of ice cream? © Getty Images

Could I survive just on different flavours of ice cream?

If the human race was wiped out, which species would dominate? © Getty Images

Everyday science

If the human race was wiped out, which species would dominate?

How do we react so fast when we put our hand on a hot surface? © Getty Images

How do we react so fast when we put our hand on a hot surface?

If you dropped a hippopotamus off the side of a ship, would it sink to the bottom of the ocean? © Getty Images

If you dropped a hippopotamus off the side of a ship, would it sink to the bottom of the ocean?

Why can’t we close our ears like we can close our eyes? © Getty Images

Why can’t we close our ears like we can close our eyes?