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's the best way to win at rock-paper-scissors? © Getty

Everyday science

What’s the best way to win at rock-paper-scissors?

How does the phone network know where to send the signal when someone rings me? © Getty

Everyday science

How does the phone network know where to send the signal when someone rings me?

If all the asteroids in the asteroid belt had coalesced to form a planet, what size would it have been? © Getty

If all the asteroids in the asteroid belt had coalesced to form a planet, what size would it have been?

Olfactory nerve cell, found in the nose.

What’s in a smell?

Who really invented the movie camera? © Getty

Everyday science

Who really invented the movie camera?

How tall is the Universe? © Getty

How tall is the Universe?

Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise? © Getty

Why do low-pressure systems turn anticlockwise?

How do trees grow straight up, even on a slope? © Getty

How do trees grow straight up, even on a slope?

Everything you ever wanted to know about love © Getty Images

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What happens in my body when I meditate? © Getty

What happens in my body when I meditate?

Road sign indicating the end is near.

Everyday science

The thought experiment: What would happen if the internet suddenly stopped working?

Is it true that NASA smaller everything before it is sent into space? © NASA

Is it true that NASA smells everything before it is sent into space?

If bats are blind, why do they have eyes? © Getty

If bats are blind, why do they have eyes?

Can artificial sweeteners cause weight gain? © Getty

Can artificial sweeteners cause weight gain?