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When a human dies (from natural causes), are there certain parts of the body that remain "alive" longer than the rest of the body? How long does it usually take for those parts to "die" and for the entire body to be considered fully dead?

Submitted by flash17k t3_xxdqsh on October 6, 2022 at 7:20 PM

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Why do some antihistamines make you sleepy?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_xxa73t on October 6, 2022 at 4:56 PM

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What is significant about the core structure of a steroid molecule?

Submitted by AGrandmother t3_xxi7q2 on October 6, 2022 at 10:26 PM

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What does "The Universe is not locally real" mean?

Submitted by kabir9966 t3_xxyqgx on October 7, 2022 at 1:08 PM

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How do ants find their way back "home"?

Submitted by DanieleJava t3_xtkth9 on October 2, 2022 at 9:52 AM

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Why humans die from Cancer if it’s only a Defect cell?

Submitted by Meert_19 t3_xx1gdn on October 6, 2022 at 10:02 AM

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When nucleons bind to form a nucleus, does each nucleon "retain ownership" over its quarks (is each nucleon a truly unique entity)? Or is it possible for quarks to swap from one nucleon to another? Or does it not make sense to talk so exactly about them?

Submitted by ChrisGnam t3_xwae1i on October 5, 2022 at 1:15 PM

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Looking back at the pandemic, how did the different vaccines fare outside the lab?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_xx6578 on October 6, 2022 at 2:06 PM

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What's the role of a sprue in die casting?

Submitted by Simple_Perception814 t3_xvan30 on October 4, 2022 at 9:40 AM

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Can t-cells turn into cancer? Are they any more or less likely to do so than any other cell?

Submitted by iBluefoot t3_xwgetv on October 5, 2022 at 5:14 PM

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How can we be sure that Neanderthal skeletons are Neanderthal skeletons and not human skeletons decomposing?

Submitted by cent178 t3_xw3amh on October 5, 2022 at 6:55 AM

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If global c02 emissions stay level, does that mean global temperatures will also stay relatively level?

Submitted by onlinefunner t3_xvzact on October 5, 2022 at 3:24 AM

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Will the contents of landfills eventually fossilize?

Submitted by PMme_ur_grocery_list t3_xwppch on October 5, 2022 at 11:23 PM

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Does Low earth orbit pass through the same point every time?

Submitted by Passeride t3_xw9p7n on October 5, 2022 at 12:45 PM

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How do we know that dinosaurs didn't roar, like in Jurassic Park? Would they have chirped and cawed and sang, like birds today?

Submitted by zeromig t3_xw1cfg on October 5, 2022 at 5:08 AM

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Why do symptoms of viral illness come on so suddenly days after exposure?

Submitted by CoveredinCatHairs t3_xu646t on October 3, 2022 at 1:47 AM

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How is the environment/humanity not affected by the hundreds (or thousands) of tests of nuclear bombs over the last century?

Submitted by scattingcougar t3_xvdziy on October 4, 2022 at 12:36 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: We've studied what happens to your microbiome after a stool transplant. AUA!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_xvc1gb on October 4, 2022 at 11:00 AM

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If objects in space are far away, does light get scattered enough that it would look “low resolution” by the time it reaches us?

Submitted by hau2mk7pkmxmh3u t3_xtqtvm on October 2, 2022 at 2:57 PM

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How does ink permeate through plastic bags?

Submitted by DANDYDORF t3_xuox64 on October 3, 2022 at 4:56 PM

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Does talking to plants or playing music next to them have an effect?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_xuliy2 on October 3, 2022 at 2:49 PM

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In Finance how is the value of a Derivative judged realistically? And how are Analysts suppose to use Derivatives to make fair assessments of banking solvency?

Submitted by Dabbing_Squid t3_xu6jpi on October 3, 2022 at 2:06 AM

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If I looked completely different but my scent was the still the same, would my dog still recognize me as their owner?

Submitted by QuadrupleQ t3_xuoyp7 on October 3, 2022 at 4:57 PM

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Does the Large Hadron colliders Collision energy of 13 TeV mean it can detect particles on Mass scales of 13 TeV? How do you convert eV in Energy to Mass eV if that makes sense?