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650 - How do insects hear?

650 - How do insects hear?

We take your questions about life, Earth and the universe to researchers hunting for answers at the frontiers of knowledge.

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650 - How do insects hear?

Fri, 23 Oct 2026
649 - Why don't we lay eggs?

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Fri, 02 Oct 2026
646 - Do plants know we're here?

Fri, 25 Sep 2026
645 - How many dead people are on the internet?

Fri, 18 Sep 2026
644 - Can my veggie sausages save the world?

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643 - Why do I love rollercoasters?

Fri, 04 Sep 2026
642 - How do electric fish make electricity?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026
641 - Why am I warm blooded?

Fri, 21 Aug 2026
640 - Why can't I concentrate?

Fri, 14 Aug 2026
639 - Why is TB still killing people?

Fri, 07 Aug 2026
638 - Will I get hit by a meteor?

Fri, 31 Jul 2026
637 - Is anything truly random?

Fri, 24 Jul 2026
636 - Are there diseases in space?

Fri, 17 Jul 2026
635 - What are these strange rocks?

Fri, 10 Jul 2026
634 - How did plants evolve to attract insects?

Mon, 06 Jul 2026
633 - Do animals care about the past?

Fri, 26 Jun 2026
632 - How does Bluetooth work?

Fri, 19 Jun 2026
631 - Why does paper fold so well?

Fri, 12 Jun 2026
630 - Do plants have personalities?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026
629 - What's the deal with tongues?

Fri, 29 May 2026
628 - Why am I an introvert?

Fri, 22 May 2026
627 - Why do we itch?

Fri, 15 May 2026
626 - How come sea levels are rising faster in some places than others?

Fri, 08 May 2026
625 - Why can't I recognise faces?

Fri, 01 May 2026
624 - Do animals hold funerals?

Fri, 24 Apr 2026
623 - Why does salt taste so good?

Fri, 17 Apr 2026
622 - When will the next super-volcano erupt?

Fri, 10 Apr 2026
621 - Will rabbits become super predators?

Fri, 03 Apr 2026
620 - Could AI present CrowdScience?

Fri, 27 Mar 2026
619 - Can I unlock my car using my head?

Fri, 20 Mar 2026
618 - Can I really manifest the future?

Fri, 13 Mar 2026
617 - What keeps the universe in balance?

Fri, 06 Mar 2026
616 - How can we save the Great Barrier Reef?

Fri, 27 Feb 2026
615 - Why don't more animals have opposable thumbs?

Fri, 20 Feb 2026
614 - Can we cancel light waves?

Fri, 13 Feb 2026
613 - Do multiple choice questions make us biased?

Fri, 06 Feb 2026
612 - Why do I tan more in the US?

Fri, 30 Jan 2026
611 - Do fish know what they look like?

Fri, 23 Jan 2026
610 - Why do I find silence unbearable?

Fri, 16 Jan 2026
609 - How do cicadas know what season it is?

Fri, 09 Jan 2026
608 - Did I inherit my laugh?

Mon, 05 Jan 2026
607 - The CrowdScience quiz of the year

Fri, 26 Dec 2025
606 - How do we adapt to the cold?

Fri, 19 Dec 2025
605 - Can you play the guitar underwater?

Fri, 12 Dec 2025
604 - Can we turn deserts green?

Fri, 05 Dec 2025
603 - How big is a rainbow?

Fri, 28 Nov 2025
602 - Why do we cry?

Fri, 21 Nov 2025
601 - Do tsunamis affect marine life?

Fri, 14 Nov 2025

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