This week鈥檚 new questions
Why does music evoke emotion, and do people from other cultures feel the same way? Why do we scrunch our faces up when we taste something sour?
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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Why haven’t land-based mammals that returned to the sea evolved gills?
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What is the fastest way to empty聽a聽full jug of water?
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Is there also such a thing as an olfactory illusion?
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What causes clothes to crease, and why does ironing remove them?
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What is an itch, and why can a simple touch calm it?
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What is the fastest way to empty a full jug of water?
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Why can鈥檛 we cool water as quickly as we can heat it? part 2
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Why do we feel emotional about fictional characters? part 2
This question was posed as part of New Scientist鈥檚 Last Word series, in which readers give scientific answers to each other鈥檚 questions. Here鈥檚 what our readers had to say
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This week鈥檚 new questions
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Why can鈥檛 we cool water as quickly as we can heat it?
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Do olfactory illusions exist, similar to optical and audio illusions?
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Why don鈥檛 dogs look up when a low-flying plane passes overhead? part 4
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