Does Anything Eat Wasps? (New Scientist) by New Scientist

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How lengthy am i able to continue to exist beer on my own? Why do humans have eyebrows? Has nature invented any wheels? Plus ninety nine different questions replied. each year, readers ship in hundreds of thousands of inquiries to "New Scientist", the world's best-selling technology weekly, within the wish that the solutions to them may be given within the 'Last Word' column - frequently voted the most well-liked element of the journal. "Does something consume Wasps?" is a suite of the simplest that experience seemed, together with: why can't we devour eco-friendly potatoes; why do airliners unexpectedly plummet; does a compass paintings in house; why do the entire neighborhood canines howl at emergency sirens; how can a tree develop out of a chimney stack; why do bruises plow through more than a few colors; and, why is the ocean blue within caves. Many likely uncomplicated questions are literally very complicated to reply to. and a few that appear tough have a very easy clarification. "New Scientist"'s 'Last Word' celebrates all questions - the trivial, the idiosyncratic, the baffling and the unusual. this feature of the easiest is well known technological know-how at its such a lot unique and enlightening.

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