How did life start? Here's what I know roughly; ~ Big Bang: energy condensed to form nuclei, which formed atoms of Hydrogen; ~ Stellar furnaces: clouds of Hydrogen collapsed under gravity to form the...
I heard on QI that biologists are now working through a theory that the caterpillar is more than just a lava of it's adult form, the butterfly. They suggest that it may be two different species!?!!...
I watched the BBC series 'Genius of Invention' recently and it got me thinking of how Britain came to rule the seas, how we started and dominated the industrial revolution, and how we came to create...
Your predictions please
England; France; Ireland; Italy; Scotland or Wales?
My prediction: Tie between England and Ireland, with England winning on points difference......
Hi guys, a tricky one for you here... So we can safely assume that up until humans discovered has to make fire, we were definitely eating raw food, such as berries and insects and beasts. So why did...
I know this is a topic still in the realms of theory and we have little data but would my debate my opinion of an external force creating the expansion we see? Is dark energy really an...
It's only my first day on The Answer Bank and my two deeply perplexing questions were intelligently addressed and I'm thoroughly enjoying the banter. So here's one that's always intrigued me......
Can someone please explain why we can use mathematics to calculate blueprints for architecture, shape and age of the universe, the fastest possible design for an F1 car and the change you get from a...
Hi, My very first question, if this site returns the educated, logical people to answer this for me, there may well be more to follow. Einstein showed us that time and space were one and that space...