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Is the biggest organism on Earth animal, vegetable or mineral

A. It's vegetable: a grove of quaking aspen trees, or Populus tremuloides to give the tree its proper Latin name. The grove, in Utah, USA, weighs in at 6,600 tons and is the world's largest living01:00 Tue 15th May 2001

How can scientists date things such as the Dead Sea Scrolls so confidently

A. By using a chemical dating technique called radiocarbon dating. Q. When was radiocarbon dating discovered A. By a team of scientists led by the late Professor Willard F. Libby of the01:00 Mon 28th May 2001

What is Linnean classification

A. It's a scientific scheme that groups species together into increasingly smaller groups within a hierarchy. It gets its name from its creator Carolus Linnaeus (1707 - 1778), a Swedish botanist01:00 Mon 21st May 2001

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Bubonic plague didn't cause the Black Death

A. No. The Black Death - the pandemic that killed more than a quarter of the population of 14th-Century Europe, was not bubonic plague, according to new research from America. It was previously01:00 Mon 22nd Apr 2002

How do fish survive in sub zero temperatures

A. They use two mechanisms: notothenioid, to give them their official name, fish can tolerate the presence of ice crystals within their bodies and they have anti freeze in their blood. Q. How do01:00 Mon 14th Jan 2002

How can I get rid of recurring thrush naturally The usual creams and pessaries don't stop it coming back.

asks MissDon:A. Thrush is an extremely irritating condition which is caused by a yeast organism - Candida albicans. Q. Isn't it normal to have some yeast in the body A. Yes, but too much and you've01:00 Mon 10th Dec 2001

How does anthrax spread

A. Anthrax is a bacteria caused by the organism Bacillus anthracis, which can be found in cattle or other hoofed animals. The bacterium forms spores that can infect humans in three different ways:01:00 Mon 15th Oct 2001

Why is the Dead Sea so much saltier than any other

A. The Dead Sea, in Jordan, is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water, six times as salty as most oceans. Basically, oceans become salty through two actions: rivers, carrying mineral01:00 Mon 27th Aug 2001

How important was Louis Pasteur

A. Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) was a French chemist who discovered the link between germs and disease. Once the link was discovered, it became easier to treat and prevent diseases. Q. So what was01:00 Mon 13th Aug 2001

Why do mosquitoes gather round my pond

A. Morene is having problems keeping mosquitoes away from the garden pond, why Because mosquitoes need water to breed: the female mosquito lays her eggs in the water. Mosquitos especially like01:00 Mon 18th Jun 2001

If mushrooms don t have seeds or roots, how do they grow

A. Mushrooms belong to a larger group of organisms called fungi. All fungi grow from microscopic dormant spores, the product of sexual reproduction. When the spores are released they disperse01:00 Mon 30th Apr 2001