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How did the Moon affect the dinosaurs?
The Moon was once much closer to Earth. How did its gravity affect a dinosaur’s weight?

Are we mature by 18?
Why is 18 considered the start of adulthood in many places? Does science back this up?

Is the car an apex predator?
The car is a killer but does that make it top of the food chain?

What is the voice inside my head?
What’s the science behind the silent inner voice many of us experience?

Can my body regenerate?
Where do our healing powers begin and where do they end?

Why am I symmetrical?
Why is one side of the human body pretty much a mirror image of the other side?

Can we improve the shipping container?
This simple metal box enables so much global trade. But could we make it more efficient?

How do fish survive in the deep ocean?
What allows fish to cope with the immense water pressure of the ocean depths?

Why is my handwriting so messy?
Alex Lathbridge explores the genetics, culture and neuroscience of handwriting

Why is a ship a ‘she’?
Why are nouns coded as male or female in some languages but not others?