Q&A

Q&A

At BBC Science 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.

Are receipts really covered in chemicals?

Should you be concerned by 'forever chemicals' on your shopping receipts?
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Why you're probably stroking your cat completely wrong (and how to do it right)

Fun fact: your cat probably hates the way you're currently petting them.
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Which animal has the sharpest teeth?

This sharp-toothed creature was similar to an eel and lived 500 to 200 million years ago
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What are the best and worst foods to eat on Ozempic?

Semaglutide drugs like Ozempic work by mimicking a fullness hormone, but what you eat can help or hinder its effects
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What is the ekpyrotic Universe theory?

What if there was no beginning of time?
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Why does Mars have such a weird shape?

It might have something to do with a missing, ancient moon named Nerio
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Can you avoid getting 'Ozempic face'?

What you can do to soften the visible effects of rapid change
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How has living with a narcissist affected me?

Long-term exposure to a narcissist might have turned you into an echoist
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What's the most painful insect sting?

Meet the insect with the most painful sting in the world
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What would a fusion energy disaster look like?

A nuclear fusion disaster would be nothing like a nuclear fission disaster
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Will suspended animation ever exist?

The truth about freezing humans: what’s real, what’s next, and what’s still fiction
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This 80-million-year-old shark species is a biological mystery

Meet the frilled shark, one of nature's weirdest creatures
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Is artificial intelligence giving us false memories?

It's only a problem that could get worse
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Have we ever intercepted anything from aliens?

We’ve detected strange things in space – just not aliens. Yet
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Should I give myself a coffee enema?

Here's the bottom line on those TikTok coffee enema trends
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What is the deadliest creature in the UK?

Man’s best friend? Yeah, right.
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What makes tardigrades so indestructible?

Scientists are beginning to understand what makes tardigrades (otherwise known as 'water bears') so indestructible
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Can seagulls really get drunk on flying ants?

Gorging on flying ants could make seagulls appear to act drunk, thanks to formic acid - which is toxic to birds
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Can tumours grow their own organs?

We apologise if you're eating
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What's the world's oldest cheese?

The oldest cheese samples that survive today were found in the necks of Bronze Age mummies in China
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If an advanced civilisation lived on Earth millions of years ago, would we be able to tell?

If an advanced civilisation lived on Earth millions of years ago, would we be able to tell?
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Does the deep sea have seasons?

A recent study has suggested that currents sweeping over the deep seabed are not steady and continuous, as previously thought
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How is antimatter stored?

Engineers at CERN are planning to store and transport antiprotons in a very-high vacuum enclosure
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Can we communicate in dreams?

New research claims it's possible to get people's brains to communicate to one another in dreams
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