Among medical mysteries involving master musicians, it doesn’t quite match the still-mysterious death of Mozart at age 35. But precisely why Johann Sebastian Bach went totally blind less than four ...

Why do animals that live in caves become blind? This question has long intrigued scientists and been the subject of hot debate. Charles Darwin originally suggested that eyes could be lost by "disuse" ...

Curious Kids is a series for children. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskids@theconversation.edu.au You might also like the podcast Imagine This, a ...