Responding to your science questions
From why men have nipples to how gravity slingshots work, we put your science questions to our expert panel.
This week, we鈥檙e letting you run the airwaves. Victoria Gill puts your science questions to Catherine Heymans, Astronomer Royal for Scotland and Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh, Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science at University College London, and Penny Sarchet, Managing editor of New Scientist.
If you鈥檝e ever wondered why men have nipples, how gravity slingshots work, or whether photosynthesis could solve our energy problems, that鈥檚 all on this week鈥檚 麻豆社 Inside Science.
Presenter: Victoria Gill
Producers: Ella Hubber & Debbie Kilbride
Editor: Martin Smith
Production Co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
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