Markovic Ljiljana asks
When and how was the kaleidoscope made?
Ram Ajore from Delhi, INDIA asks
What are the ways in molecular biology to show confirmation of hybridization on a solid surface for...
Lee Ming Fei asks
Why does chalk, a cylinder, always break into three pieces when it falls, and not into two or four...
Ian Hancock from Calgary asks
In Chemistry today, we learned that when HCl is ionized in water, the H2O becomes H3O+, because of...
Cathy Schroeder asks
Why do batteries behave differently when kept at different temperatures? In my science project a...
Loubelle I. Depita from Koronadal City, South Cotabato, Philippines asks
Why are egg & milk used as antidotes for heavy metal poisoning and what other household remedies...
Trevin H. from Rocklin asks
I would like to know the chemical compostion of the venom in a yellow jacket wasp sting, the dosage...
Aaron Johnston asks
What would make it possible for a man to move through solid objects? Is it at least in theory...
D. Andrew White from Toronto asks
Do different isotopes vary slightly in chemical properties? Or are they the same? i.e. are the...
Mike Noe asks
Which would hit a baseball further - a wooden bat or a aluminum bat? Why??
Brandi asks
Can air in the pleural cavity cause the lungs to expand more fully than they normally would?
Alexa Clay asks
How do scientists modify a virus so that it can be beneficial to a host cell? For example, during a...
David Keirsey asks
How did neutrinos get to be objects of such low energy? Neutrinos are supposed to have been...
Karl-Alexander berg brisebois from Dunham asks
Heisenberg's uncertainty principle tells you that the mass of a particle multiplied by the...
Mark Seymour asks
Why are there no penguins in the Arctic, or anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere?
Kyra Nabeta asks
In dealing with bacterial resistance, should doctors use the strongest antibiotics now to kill off...
Amanda from Calgary asks
I am interested in finding more information on how to detect the presence of arsenic in the foods...
Russell J. Wells Jr. from Dearborn Hts., Mich. asks
Why is the efficiency of most all lasers limited to .1% to 30%? What are the limiting factors? What...
Lisa from London asks
When does each organ system of the human body reach full maturity?
Carla Becker from Dallas asks
If we are making a perfume and we pour alcohol on an orange peel; why would the smell increase the...
George Donati from Andradas-MG- Brazil asks
When you squeeze out a piece of orange-peel on a flame, it catches fire violently. Why? What is...
Derrick Smith from Jacksonville asks
In science fiction it is common to see P-P fusion, but my reading seems to indicate it is...
Robert Wahl asks
Is it true that bats don't pass their food through but vomit it up while they are hanging upside...
Nathaniel P. Luga from Cebu City asks
What chemical or chemicals that can desolve a strong concrete structure, and what is its mixture...
Donald from Halifax asks
If neutrinos have mass, as now seems to be the case, they cannot travel at the speed of light …...
Jerry E. Allen asks
Is it possible to freeze water in a vacuum? Is there a chart that shows water temperature vs....
Citre asks
What kind of weather is on Mercury and Saturn? Does it rain or snow on these planets?
Joaquin Cornejo from Los Angeles asks
Why do dry cell batteries (rechargeable) need to be fully drained before they can be recharged?
Marcel Leone asks
Is gravity considered to be one of the forms of energy such as electricity, heat, light,...
Totoro asks
How do antiperspirant products work? Could you use one on your chest to prevent sweating?
David Graveline asks
What are the most recent theories about what existed before our big bang? Have there been one or...
Intruder from Singapore asks
How does a lightstick work, and what are the chemicals involved?
peel from the Internet asks
What would happen if the nucleus of an atom contained too many or too few neutrons, or even none? ...
Brooke from the Internet asks
How do you find the solubility of a substance?
Furqan from Lahore asks
Do bends in a wire affect its electrical resistance ?
David Critch asks
My grade 10 biology teacher tells us that blood comes in different shades of red (dimmer and...
Stephen Leece from London asks
I am currently researching how sugar (sucrose) reacts with various chemicals. I am particularly...
Garry McKay from Melbourne asks
I've a question about solublity, water, and cyclohexanone. Water has a certain solubility in...
James Hope from Gloucester asks
I have a physics paper here (don't worry i am not asking you for the answers!) that says each U-235...
A.E. asks
Why do we have five fingers? My idea is that one of nature's themes is "having enough." It's like a...
Most often, your question can be answered by going to the following areas
If you have a different question, please search our archives
If your question has not already been answered, you may Ask-a-Scientist.
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Earth
Biology
Medicine
Other