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.

What did dinosaurs evolve from? © Franco Tempesta/Absolute Expert: Dinosaurs/© 2018 National Geographic Partners LLC

What did dinosaurs evolve from?

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Everyday science

Why are sunspots black?

Is there any hope of curing diabetes? © Getty Images

Is there any hope of curing diabetes?

Is the straight line a human invention? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is the straight line a human invention?

Why are some people more squeamish than others? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why are some people more squeamish than others?

Why does my dog go round in circles before she poos? © Alamy

Why does my dog go round in circles before she poos?

Would a modern computer be able to derive the equation E=mc2? © Alamy

Everyday science

Would a modern computer be able to derive the equation E=mc2?

Where does soil come from? © Getty Images

Where does soil come from?

Does eating a curry to bring on labour? © Daniel Bright

Everyday science

Does eating a curry bring on labour?

Why do locusts swarm? © Getty Images

Why do locusts swarm?

What’s the largest flying animal?

What’s the largest flying animal?

What would you see if you could travel at the speed of light? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why does light travel faster than sound?

Is there any link between handwriting and personality? © Daniel Bright

Everyday science

Is there any link between handwriting and personality?

What is 'peer review' for a scientific paper? © Getty Images

Everyday science

What is ‘peer review’ for a scientific paper?

Is it better to use a handkerchief or a tissue? © Daniel Bright

Everyday science

Is it better to use a handkerchief or a tissue?