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  • BBC Science Focus Magazine

    Q&A

    Apr 14, 2021 5 minutes

    YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

    ... COULD DINOSAURS HAVE CAUGHT COVID-19?

    ... DO WOMEN’S PERIODS REALLY SYNC UP?

    ... DO THE SUN’S RAYS GET FURTHER APART FROM EACH OTHER AS THEY REACH EARTH?

    ... WHY DOESN’T GLUE STICK TO THE INSIDE OF THE BOTTLE?

    ... WHY DOES IT FEEL SO GOOD TO SWEAR?

    ... HOW DIFFERENT IS A QUANTUM COMPUTER TO MY LAPTOP?

    ... WHY DO WE HAVE TOENAILS?

    ... HOW MANY FACE MASKS SHOULD I WEAR TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19?

    ... DO ANIMALS HAVE ACCENTS?

    Email your questions to questions@sciencefocus.com or submit on Twitter at @sciencefocus

    OUR EXPERTS

    ABIGAIL BEALL

    Science/astronomy writer

    PROF PETER J BENTLEY

    Computer scientist, author

    DR EMMA DAVIES

    Food science expert

    DR CLAIRE ASHER

    Science journalist

    DR CHRISTIAN JARRETT

    Neuroscience expert

    DR HELEN PILCHER

    Biologist, science writer

    DR NISH MANEK

    Medical expert, GP trainee

    PROF JON BUTTERWORTH

    Physicist, science writer

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