Second day of chats and we’ve had loads of great questions coming in. The scientists have been busy in live chats and answering questions you’ve left in ask. Today we’ve covered everything from diamonds raining down on Neptune to underwater volcanoes to sleeping dolphins!
Did you know…
- There’s diamond rain on Neptune:
shaphinaaa : what is the most interesting fact you’ve learnt throughout your career?
martinarcher : Scientists are full of interesting facts, so I couldn’t pick just one. But here’s an example: did you know on Neptune we think it rains diamonds!
racodk : Rains diamonds? haha, I want to go there!
Lava in the sea. Image by Interiot for Wikimedia
- Underwater volcanoes exist:
louisekempxo : Can you get underwater volcanos?
glynbarrett : sure! they are amazingly beautiful and the lava as it cools forms amazing shapes
proscientist123 : really underseas volcanos that is stupendous
- Dolphins sleep with half their brain:
subtlemoonspirit : What is the wierdest thing you have found out about science?
charlottekemp : that dolphins sleep with half of their brain at a time so they can keep on swimiming!
A constant stream of questions
Ask is full of intriguing questions and answers, here are a few good ones:
- What is insanity?
- How deep do you think water goes?
- How can processed meat influence an earlier death?
- Would you ever consider working on the sets of sci-fi films in order to ensure scientific accuracy within the plot?
As always, you can read loads more answers in each of the different zones.