In this section we take all your question marks, straighten them out and add a dot to the bottom. You'll gasp, do a "wow!", jump up and down and then repeat the same dance of amazement with the next article. Remember to mail us if you have any gnawing "How does x work" questions. We'll phone up ol' Stevey H.
30 November 2007
Did you know butterflies’ taste sensors are in their feet? They taste their food by standing on it!
15 November 2007
You’d better learn your port from your starboard if you fancy a bit of solar sailing.
25 October 2007
Can a machine behave like a person? This question underlies artificial intelligence (AI), the study of intelligent behaviour in machines.