Q&A

How do IQ tests work?

IQ is useful for measuring a specific cognitive skillset but there's other ways to be smart.
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What is the deadliest creature in the UK?

Man’s best friend? Yeah, right.
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Nature’s weirdest: This honking hammerhead bat has the world’s strangest nostrils

Meet the honking bat that looks like a cross between a horse and Yoda.
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Can I really make a difference by recycling?

Recycling is just a small piece of the puzzle. Here’s what will really help you battle climate change.
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How do peanuts grow?

Peanuts have an alias: Ground nuts. And here’s how they got it.
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Why is socialising so tiring?

Socialising sometimes feels like hard work – here are simple ways to overcome it.
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How the battle of the sexes left the duck with an awkwardly long, corkscrew-shaped penis

Both male and female ducks have evolved bizarre genitals.
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What does dying feel like? A doctor explains what we know

While we don’t know if anything happens afterwards, we do know exactly what happens in the moments leading up the end. Dr Kathryn Mannix leads you through the last few steps on your body’s journey.
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The (very very weird) reasons cat lick people

Sorry, it's not because they secretly love you.
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How did life on Earth begin?

Earth is unlike any planet we know by virtue of hosting a rich variety of life. But experts are still unsure what got it started.
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Are people in comas conscious?

It's usually assumed that a person in a vegetative state has no awareness of the world around them. Dr Adrian Owen, who pioneered groundbreaking research that has proven otherwise, explains why we need to be talking to these patients.
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The top 10 happiest countries in the world 2024

One ticket to Luxembourg, please.
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Here’s why living in space would be a dictator’s dream come true

From physical to societal challenges, living in space would be no easy feat.
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Here’s what happened when an astronaut took a yo-yo into space

The ups and downs of a yo-yo is based on physics but will it work without gravity?
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The mysterious sex life of eels: How scientists finally unveiled their (truly bizarre) life cycle

Long, silvery and mysterious, these endangered fish make a big journey to reproduce.
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Here’s what makes your emotions more infectious to others

Can your friend catch your bad mood, or can your partner infect you with happy one?
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World’s weirdest animals: Meet the tasselled red river hog, nature's most dapper swine

The wild, red-coated, 'tufted pig' is a Yoda-lookalike from western and central Africa which, like Yoda, lives near swamps (and rivers).
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Here’s what your biometric passport reveals about you

If you've applied for a British passport since 2010 you'll have a biometric passport which contains an electronic microprocessor chip.
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