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How many people have ever existed?
Listener Alpha in Sierra Leone asks us to count all the humans who have ever lived
Could climate change lead to more volcanic eruptions?
We head to New Zealand to ask how a hotter planet will affect volcanoes.
Do animals have anxious habits like us?
Why do we bite our nails - and do animals share similar habits?
Is the BMI fatphobic?
How useful is the Body Mass Index?
Do we all see the same colour?
Caroline Steel investigates what affects the way we see the colours of the world
How bad is our data for the planet?
What's the environmental impact of all the data we use?
Why do we have wisdom teeth?
Answering your questions about life, Earth and the universe
What time was the first clock set to?
From sundials to atomic clocks via Big Ben, a quest into the history of timekeeping.
When will the next earthquake hit?
Will we ever be able to predict earthquakes?
Why do we daydream?
Meandering into your wandering mind, why can’t we stay present?