Does Anything Eat Wasps? by New Scientist

Does Anything Eat Wasps? by New Scientist

• How fat do you have to be to become bulletproof?
  
• Why do people have eyebrows?
  
• Why do pineapples have spines?
  
• How much does a head weigh?
  
• What affects the color of earwax?
  
• How quickly could I turn into a fossil?

Have you ever thought up a question so completely off-the-wall, so seemingly ridiculous, that you couldn't even find the courage to ask it? Maybe at the sports bar you were transported by the beauty of your beer to wonder, How long could I live on beer alone? Or, cycling through the park, you mused, Did nature invent any wheels? Or looking up at the night sky, you had a moment of angst, What would happen if the moon suddenly disappeared -- if it were vaporized or stolen by aliens?

Full of fun factlets, Does Anything Eat Wasps? is a runaway bestseller around the world. It celebrates the weird and wacky questions -- some trivial, some baffling, all unique -- and their multiple answers culled from The Last Word, a long-running column in the internationally popular science magazine, New Scientist. Tackling the imponderables of everyday life, sparkling with humor, and bursting with delightful erudition, Does Anything Eat Wasps? is irresistibly entertaining and utterly engrossing.

So, go on. Put away your lab coat and your pencil -- science is fun again.

Since 1956, New Scientist has established a world-beating reputation for uncovering the latest developments and discoveries in science and technology, placing them in context and exploring what they mean for the future. Each week through a variety of different channels, including print, online, social media and more, New Scientist reaches over 5 million highly engaged readers around the world.

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Graham Lawton (Author)

After a degree in biochemistry and a MSc in science communication, both from Imperial College, Graham Lawton landed at New Scientist, where he has been for almost all of the 21st century, first as features editor and now as executive editor. His writing and editing have won a number of awards. Follow Graham on Twitter: @GrahamLawton

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ISBN 13	9780743297264
ISBN 10	0743297261
Title	Does Anything Eat Wasps?
Author	New Scientist
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Year published	2006-03-01
Number of pages	211
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