Q&A

Q&A

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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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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Could I brew alcohol in my body?

It's possible to brew alcohol in your gut if you have auto-brewery syndrome (ABS), which can make you appear drunk without having a drink.
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This bizarre shrinking frog is breaking nature's biggest rules

How can a frog get smaller as it grows up?
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Has anyone been killed by their own inventions?

Dumb ways to die: inventor edition.
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What’s behind Siberia’s mysterious exploding craters?

Climate change might make these bizarre explosions more common
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What is copypasta, and can it stop my data being used to train AI?

Here is how to stop social media from using your data for training AIs
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Nature's cutest maniac: Why this (very adorable) sea slug eats sunlight for breakfast

Get to know all about the Costasiella kuroshimae - the leaf sheep sea slug
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Why does it get harder to stand up as you get older?

Creak, crack, pop, groan...
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How easily could AI create a digital doppelgänger of me?

Turns out, it's very easy for AI to create a digital doppelgänger of you. Here's how worried you should be about that
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How much weight fluctuation is normal?

And how to do it right
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Why is my dog scooting?

Here's what your dog is trying to tell you when it's rubbing its bum across the ground.
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What's the craziest thing ever stolen?

From bull semen to a commercial airliner, it doesn't get much weirder than this
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Why do dogs dig the carpet before going to sleep?

Spoiler: dogs are domesticated wolves
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What is the headache bone and can you really 'work it' to reduce headaches?

Here are five tips from a doctor on how to reduce tension headaches.
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Meet the civet, the animal that poops the world's most expensive coffee

From jungle droppings to luxury brew
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Does your name affect your physical appearance?

What's in a name? A lot, actually
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