Why do football teams play worse away from home?

SHORT ANSWER Refereeing decisions, testosterone levels and lack of confidence. FULL STORY Home advantage – meaning sports teams generally play

How can two left-handed parents have a right-handed child?

SHORT ANSWER Right or left handedness is not simply inherited from your parents. FULL STORY A lot of research has

SHORT ANSWER Because you need salt and the drip provides it at about the level usually found in blood. FULL

SHORT ANSWER Probably sometime between 800,000 and 1.6 million years ago. FULL STORY The earliest evidence of fire being used

SHORT ANSWER It doesn’t matter. FULL STORY The makers of Reynolds Wrap tin foil say it makes “no difference” which

SHORT ANSWER Because setting goals is easy and appealing – and achieving them is hard. FULL STORY Willpower is the

SHORT ANSWER The thing that causes a spinning football/tennis ball/baseball to swerve in the direction of the spin. FULL STORY

SHORT ANSWER Nobody really knows – but it is widely thought to be related to empathy. FULL STORY It’s well

SHORT ANSWER Probably, but we’re unlikely to visit aliens any time soon. FULL STORY The only known life in the

SHORT ANSWER Two reasons: evolution and learning from experiences. FULL STORY “So you’re trying to tell me that a giant spider