Q&A

At BBC Focus Magazine, our expert panel is ready to help you out and answer as many of the burning science questions you want to send our way. So if you are looking for answers to the Universe’s biggest questions (maybe) or just some fun science facts (definitely) you have found the right spot.

Will a suntan protect me from the Sun? © Getty Images

Will a suntan protect me from the Sun?

Is there an animal with a penis on its head? © Magnolia Press

Quick Q&A: Is there an animal with a penis on its head?

Whatever happened to irradiated food? © Alamy

Everyday science

Whatever happened to irradiated food?

How do baby birds breathe inside their eggs? © Getty Images

How do baby birds breathe inside their eggs?

Am I living in a simulation where nothing is real? © Dan Bright

Everyday science

Am I living in a simulation where nothing is real?

Why do some insects look metallic? © Getty Images

Why do some insects look metallic?

How hot would a pavement have to be in order to fry an egg on it? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Quick Q&A: How hot would a pavement have to be in order to fry an egg on it?

Does the carbon dioxide released from fizzy drinks affect the atmosphere? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Does the carbon dioxide released from fizzy drinks affect the atmosphere?

How many states of matter are there? © Getty Images

Everyday science

How many states of matter are there?

Why shouldn’t you put tomatoes in the fridge? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why shouldn’t you put tomatoes in the fridge?

Could ‘dark matter’ just be dead stars and planets floating in the depths of space? © Getty Images

Could ‘dark matter’ just be dead stars and planets floating in the depths of space?

How far do we travel through space every day? © Getty Images

How far do we travel through space every day?

When we start uploading our brains to computers, will our sense of self be uploaded too? © Dan Bright

Future Technology

When we start uploading our brains to computers, will our sense of self be uploaded too?

Why do I produce so much saliva when I go for a run? © Getty Images

Why do I produce so much saliva when I go for a run?

Do animals get embarrassed? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Do animals get embarrassed?