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If you’re 10 or under, and have got a question that needs answering, we'll put it to an expert for you
  • dr david green

    Ask a grown-up: Why do grown-ups shrink when they get quite old?

    Dr David Green answers eight-year-old Luke's question
  • Ask a grown-up Guy F-S

    Ask a grown-up: how much money is there in the world? (My guess is £4,005,765)

    Financial analyst Guy Fraser-Sampson answers eight-year-old Delilah's question

  • Professor Petra Meier

    Ask a grown-up: what happens to people when they become drunk?

    Professor Petra Meier, Acting Director of Research ScHARR, University of Sheffield, answers nine-year-old Afnaan's question

  • Ask a grown-up: Sir Ian Kershaw

    Ask a grown-up: was Hitler a nasty baby?

    Sir Ian Kershaw, historian and author of Hitler, answers five-year-old Tilly's question
  • Sara Goodacre

    Ask a grown-up: how do spiders stick to walls and ceilings

    Sara Goodacre, head of the University of Nottingham's SpiderLab, answers six-year-old Hannah's question

  • sarah beeny, property developer

    Ask a grown-up: Why do houses cost so much money?

    Property developer and TV presenter Sarah Beeny answers nine-year-old Kusa's question

  • Dr Anna Machin, evolutionary anthropologist

    Ask a grown-up: why do humans kiss?

    Evolutionary anthropologist Dr Anna Machin answers 10-year-old Gregory's question

  • Michael Wareing, ENT surgeon

    Ask a grown-up: why do we have two nostrils?

    Michael Wareing, consultant ENT surgeon, answers three-year-old Josephine's question

  • Ian Marber, nutritional therapist

    Ask a grown-up: why are blueberries blue?

    Nutritional therapist Ian Marber answers nine-year-old Alice's question
  • Professor Chris Hawkey

    Ask a grown-up: why do people get hiccups?

    Professor Chris Hawkey, chairman of the Core charity for digestive disorders, answers eight-year-old Rebecca's question

  • Ask a grown-up 28 June 2014

    Ask a grown-up: why aren't there many green animals?

    WWF's Sarah Goddard answers eight-year-old Jessica's question
  • Dr Ted Nield

    Ask a grown-up: where does salt come from before it gets into the sea?

    Geologist Ted Nield answers eight-year-old Isla's question
  • Guy Ordway, ski school owner

    Ask a grown-up: why can little kids ski easily and grown-ups can't?

    Ski school owner Guy Ordway answers nine-year-old Ned's question
  • Mike Warriner

    Ask a grown-up: where is the internet?

    Google engineering director Mike Warriner answers six-year-old Millie's question

  • Ask grown-up: Dr Emily Finch

    Ask a grown-up: why do people steal?

    Criminologist and law lecturer Dr Emily Finch answers four-year-old Rosa's question
  • Ask a grown-up: Dr Lucie Greene

    Ask a grown-up: what will happen to the planets when the sun blows up?

    Dr Lucie Green answers five-year-old Ben's question

  • Ask a grown-up: marcus du Sautoy

    Ask a grown-up: who invented times tables, and why?

    Professor of mathematics Marcus du Sautoy answers eight-year-old Ruby's question
  • Ask a grown-up: John Brookes

    Ask a grown-up: how far can our eyes see?

    Consultant ophthalmic surgeon John Brookes answers nine-year-old Samuel's question
  • Ask a grown-up: birds

    Ask a grown-up: why do birds fly in a V-shape?

    Dr Steven Portugal, postdoctoral researcher at the Royal Veterinary College, answers six-year-old Edith's question
  • Nicky Clarke

    Ask a grown-up: why do old people have grey hair?

    Celebrity hair stylist Nicky Clarke answers seven-year-old Fin's question
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