Nikki Withers

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Where will all the oil from Deepwater Horizon go? © Getty Images

Where will all the oil from Deepwater Horizon go?

Why do old men have big ears? © Getty Images

Why do old men have big ears?

How many times can a worm be split in half and still grow back? © Getty Images

How many times can a worm be split in half and still grow back?

Do whales sleep? © iStock

Do whales sleep?

Why do fish float when they die? © Getty Images

Why do fish float when they die?

Could it ever snow on Mars? © Getty Images

Could it ever snow on Mars?

What is the largest animal eaten by a venus fly trap? © Getty Images

What is the largest animal ever eaten by a Venus flytrap?

How long has Antarctica been frozen? © Getty Images

How long has Antarctica been frozen?

How far away is the horizon? © Getty Images

How far away is the horizon?

Why does mild cheddar slice more easily than mature cheddar? © iStock

Everyday science

Why does mild cheddar slice more easily than mature cheddar?

Why does shampoo make your eyes sting? © Getty Images

Why does shampoo make your eyes sting?

When did we start burying our dead? © Getty Images

Everyday science

When did we start burying our dead?

How close could a living thing get to the Sun? © iStock

How do we know the temperature at the centre of the Sun?

How strong does a magnetic field have to be to affect the human body? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How strong does a magnetic field have to be to affect the human body?