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Will black holes turn into something else once they’ve “consumed”enough of what’s around them?

Submitted by B00MBAB00M t3_11q8pei on March 13, 2023 at 12:45 PM in askscience

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Do single-celled life forms have "behavior"? If so, what internal mechanisms or qualities drive this behavior? And if NOT, then how can they do complex things like chase each other around?

Submitted by williamj35 t3_11pmmov on March 12, 2023 at 7:00 PM in askscience

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Can a chronic infection be annihilated if you strengthen the immune system?

Submitted by The_Godlike_Zeus t3_11ow9xf on March 11, 2023 at 9:53 PM in askscience

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Are there any animals/organism that need more than 2 parents to reproduce?

Submitted by TacoBean19 t3_11o5at1 on March 11, 2023 at 12:07 AM in askscience

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Why cant we put a freezing person into warm water right away?

Submitted by Forrest02 t3_11nny1t on March 10, 2023 at 12:32 PM in askscience

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Have we been making progress towards curing cancer?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11moq9c on March 9, 2023 at 10:21 AM in askscience

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11lyi2t on March 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM in askscience

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What effect does passive stretching have on sore muscle?

Submitted by vincento_03 t3_11kz5ya on March 7, 2023 at 1:19 PM in askscience

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Can you have TOOTH cancer?

Submitted by just_arandomrussian t3_11k22h7 on March 6, 2023 at 3:35 PM in askscience

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What are the biggest sources of microplastics?

Submitted by Lingonberry666 t3_11i1fox on March 4, 2023 at 3:10 PM in askscience

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How was anaphylaxis treated before 1837?

Submitted by Catch-Ok t3_11h28wo on March 3, 2023 at 2:33 PM in askscience

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When archeologists find new structures in old megaliths, it's often presented as a secret chamber or some fanciful new feature. How many of these voids are really just exposed support structures that are being sensationalized?

Submitted by rhhkeely t3_11gpkn7 on March 3, 2023 at 3:10 AM in askscience

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For People Born Without Arms/Legs, What Happens To The Brain Regions Usually Used For The Missing Limbs?

Submitted by ---Giga--- t3_11f5615 on March 1, 2023 at 2:28 PM in askscience

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I see that scientists are achieving better algorithm performance with AI-generated training data. I have a hard time wrapping around my head what that means. What does it mean?

Submitted by OkayRedditHereWeGo t3_125jym5 on March 29, 2023 at 10:40 AM in askscience

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Is NaCl relatively common in the galaxy/universe?

Submitted by PHealthy t3_124xb33 on March 28, 2023 at 6:13 PM in askscience

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Why are there multiple species of various life forms, but humans only have one? Are there other complex single-species organisms?

Submitted by CyberOGa3 t3_124wux0 on March 28, 2023 at 5:57 PM in askscience

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How does an ideal vacuum have a dielectric breakdown voltage of 10^12 MV/m? If there is nothing there, then how can electricity pass through it?

Submitted by skovalen t3_124n2sg on March 28, 2023 at 12:23 PM in askscience

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Are there any extant nonmarine carnivorous flightless birds?

Submitted by violetmammal4694 t3_1242piw on March 27, 2023 at 10:16 PM in askscience

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Is there a limit to the number of sounds you can hear simultaneously?

Submitted by xXxjayceexXx t3_123l30d on March 27, 2023 at 12:07 PM in askscience

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In a double blind study, who knows which person gets what?

Submitted by dkppkd t3_123gq8c on March 27, 2023 at 8:45 AM in askscience

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During Electrolysis of Water, what happens to oxygen at the cathode and hydrogen at the anode?

Submitted by Martinjg_ge t3_123eqnz on March 27, 2023 at 7:15 AM in askscience

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Does drinking too much water put strain on the kidneys?

Submitted by tb200 t3_123c942 on March 27, 2023 at 5:10 AM in askscience

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Why does mild compression lead to paresthesia but not paralysis?

Submitted by Hola3008 t3_1238mmm on March 27, 2023 at 2:39 AM in askscience

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Does living in an airplane flight path, near an airport, pose a health risk? What happens to the lead from the jets fuel?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_1237jxo on March 27, 2023 at 1:58 AM in askscience

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Can you entangle more than two particles? Can entanglement be produced on a macroscopic scale to observe new physical interactions?

Submitted by and-no-and-then t3_1233e8a on March 26, 2023 at 11:17 PM in askscience

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