This week’s new questions

Why are the largest modern land animals so much smaller than the largest land dinosaurs, and why does runny honey stop dripping when there’s still plenty left on the spoon?

5 July 2023

Afrcan Elephant on the move — Manoj Shah/Getty Images

Why are the largest modern land animals so small compared with prehistoric ones? Some dinosaurs weighed up to 80 tonnes.

Richard Swifte,

Darmstadt, Germany

Woman hand holding glass jar of honey — arto_canon/iStockphoto/Getty Images

Why does runny honey stop dripping when there is still plenty left on the spoon?

Jane Pearn,

Selkirk, Scottish Borders, UK

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