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The Curious Cases of Rutherford & Fry

Methanobrevibacter helps squeeze more calories out of food (Credit: SPL)
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The most important microbes in the body

By Adam Rutherford

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The huge impact if Earth’s spin flipped

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The myth of the Moon's strange effects

The number zero was something that didn't exist as a concept for centuries (Credit: iStock)
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The world’s most revolutionary number

By Hannah Fry
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The biggest myth about ‘tone deafness’

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Why do we get ‘middle-aged spread’?

Relatively few people are left handed, but why? (Credit: iStock)
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Why is left-handedness so rare?

By Hannah Fry
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The right way to describe Earth's shape

By Adam Proctor
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Why are we mostly naked?

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Why exactly do we cry?

By Adam Rutherford
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Why do we faint?

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What are you curious about today?

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Why people shout into mobile phones

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Why don’t we shoot trash into the Sun?

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Why are there so few redheads?

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