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.

Why does rain smell so good? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why does rain smell so good?

If energy can't be created, where did it come from in the first place? © Getty Images

If energy can’t be created, where did it come from in the first place?

Why does driving make us drowsy? © Getty Images

Why does driving make us drowsy?

How do parrots 'talk'? © Getty Images

How do parrots ‘talk’?

How do Veuns flytraps know when to shut? © Getty Images

How do Venus flytraps know when to shut?

How far back in time would we be able to go and still breathe our planet's air? © Getty Images

How far back in time would we be able to go and still breathe our planet’s air?

How it works: fireworks. © Getty Images

Everyday science

How do fireworks work?

What's the point of laughter? © Getty Images

What’s the point of laughter?

Why do we get blisters. © Getty Images

Why do we get blisters?

Why do high-voltage power lines crackle and hiss? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Why do high-voltage power lines crackle and hiss?

fantasy field stormy sky and little Autumn tree. © Getty Images

Does a hot summer trigger an early autumn?

Who really invented the flushing toilet? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Who really invented the flushing toilet?

Why didn't the Big Bang produce equal amounts of matter and antimatter? © Getty Images

Why didn’t the Big Bang produce equal amounts of matter and antimatter?

Is MSG bad for you? © Getty Images

Everyday science

Is MSG bad for you?