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From explaining why you can see through a pane of glass but not a sheet of paper to the mystery of invisible ink
From dyed shirts to dense matter – your science questions answered
Understanding how ‘colour catchers’ can stop your whites going pink in the wash, why gravity is actually part of space-time and how you can have a nice cup of tea and a sit down without worrying about the caffeine
From the speed of light to whiter shirts: your science questions answered
Why it is not possible to break the speed of light; how movement on water surface leads to dark shadows on a pool floor; what stage of development insect pupal stage represents; and how shirts end up whiter than white
From dust-free bottles to easy-peeling bananas: your science questions answered
Why shampoo bottles don't get dusty and seemingly random events can be explained by probability laws
Your science questions answered
Why cups of coffee sing a deeper song the more you tap them and whether birds file a flight plan before takeoff
Your science questions answered
How two-in-one shampoos work, the genes that we share with trees, and the link between polonium and cancer from cigarettes, writes Nicola Davis
Parallel universes, milk and evolution: your science questions answered
Why milk is a good source of calcium; whether parallel universes are 'far out' or should be taken seriously; wondering if modern society has stopped human evolution in its tracks; and why plastic ducks float. Nicola Davis answers your science questions
From moonlight to the microwave: your science questions answered
That's not a silvery mirror in the night sky, and there's a reason why the sea isn't even saltier. Plus, can soaking in hot bath affect fertility, and how spinning electrons cook your dinner
From tides to the colour of spinach: your science questions answered
Why some places have only one high tide a day and what makes cooked spinach lose its green colour. Plus the particular frustration of cycling into a headwind and the parsimonious nature of phosphorescence
Your science questions answered
Our royals may not have blue blood, but some creatures do and here's why. Plus what makes Pernod goes cloudy when you add water?
Your science questions answered
Learn why lobsters are red when served up, how coffee is decaffeinated – and what usefully halves every 5,730 years
Your science questions answered
Intrigued by life's mysteries, Tech Monthly readers know this is the place to find the solutions. Read on to learn how windows clean themselves, albatrosses stay hydrated – and why certain body parts are in pairs
Your science questions answered
Tech Monthly followers have sent in the scientific conundrums that have been keeping them up at night. Here, we answer some of their most baffling questions from snoring dogs to colour-changing thermometers
Your science questions answered
Tech Monthly followers have sent in the scientific conundrums that have been keeping them up at night. Here, we answer some of their most baffling questions
