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Does Anything Eat Wasps? by Mick O'Hare

Does Anything Eat Wasps? by Mick O'Hare

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Every year, readers send in thousands of questions to <i>New Scientist,</i> the world's best-selling science weekly, in the hope that the answers to them will be given in the 'Last Word' column - regularly voted the most popular section of the magazine. </p><p><i>Does Anything Eat Wasps?</i> is a collection of the best that have appeared, including: Why can't we eat green potatoes? Why do airliners suddenly plummet? Does a compass work in space? Why do all the local dogs howl at emergency sirens? How can a tree grow out of a chimney stack? Why do bruises go through a range of colours? Why is the sea blue inside caves? Many seemingly simple questions are actually very complex to answer. And some that seem difficult have a very simple explanation. <i>New Scientist's</i> 'Last Word' celebrates all questions - the trivial, the idiosyncratic, the baffling and the strange. This selection of the best is popular science at its most entertaining and enlightening

About the Author

Mick O’Hare is a British editor, journalist, and author, best known for his work with New Scientist, where he served as the production editor and editor of the popular "Last Word" column. This column, which invites readers to submit quirky and intriguing questions, served as the foundation for several bestselling books, including Does Anything Eat Wasps? and its sequels.

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