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What is the cause of the steep escarpment at the base of Olympus Mons?

Submitted by Strong-Ball-1089 t3_ynh6ss on November 6, 2022 at 5:01 AM

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How does the expression of DNA change during puberty?

Submitted by spudfolio t3_ymdkuj on November 4, 2022 at 11:17 PM

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Does anything cause AIDS besides HIV?

Submitted by throwaway15273991 t3_ym44ww on November 4, 2022 at 4:56 PM

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Could a blood transfusion spread cancer to another person?

Submitted by SnooRegrets2663 t3_ylxnkc on November 4, 2022 at 12:25 PM

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Can you measure experienced pain?

Submitted by super-sweet-cat t3_ylweru on November 4, 2022 at 11:26 AM

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Could H. erectus or any other archaic humans talk? Since they lived alongside H. rudolfensis and others, is it possible that they had a general language that they used to communicate cross-species?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ym4g3z on November 4, 2022 at 5:08 PM

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Do forests have natural life cycles, or will they go on indefinitely without interference?

Submitted by WhereIdIsEgoWillGo t3_yljlop on November 4, 2022 at 12:19 AM

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What is a "plagiomerid mammal?"

Submitted by InnerPick3208 t3_ym7meq on November 4, 2022 at 7:14 PM

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How many children did Homo Erectus tend to have?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yl7h2a on November 3, 2022 at 4:36 PM

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Can we tell whether the bonds in a molecule are polar or nonpolar just by knowing the dipole moment of these molecules?

Submitted by Hidden-Felon t3_ym6g13 on November 4, 2022 at 6:27 PM

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Do chimps get acne?

Submitted by shibbster t3_ym8tfz on November 4, 2022 at 8:02 PM

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Why have the volcanoes ceased erupting on our closest solar system neighbors?

Submitted by Educational_Dog7430 t3_ymjjdi on November 5, 2022 at 4:00 AM

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Why does my pee smell so bad after I eat asparagus?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ym057o on November 4, 2022 at 2:13 PM

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Does hearing loss affects noise thresholds for future hearing loss?

Submitted by I_am_Mind_Wanderer t3_yk064n on November 2, 2022 at 9:10 AM

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when did prehistory end and history start?

Submitted by OldFingerman t3_ylwjiq on November 4, 2022 at 11:31 AM

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Can dead bodies get sunburned?

Submitted by Altruistic-Pop6696 t3_ymqdnn on November 5, 2022 at 10:40 AM

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Some animals can generate electricty, and others can supposedly sense the Earth's magnetic field, but is any animal known to generate a magnetic field of its own?

Submitted by Redditor_From_Italy t3_yllhh1 on November 4, 2022 at 1:45 AM

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Do spiders always build their own webs, or do they sometimes live in a web vacated by another spider?

Submitted by GoodAndBluts t3_ykorn0 on November 3, 2022 at 1:40 AM

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Why does resting heart rate lower as people get fitter?

Submitted by CanGroundbreaking814 t3_ylgnyq on November 3, 2022 at 10:26 PM

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What does it mean to have 2% Neanderthal DNA when all humans presumably share basically 100% of our DNA with them?

Submitted by The_Imperial_Moose t3_yl3gz7 on November 3, 2022 at 1:54 PM

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Why don’t we use balloons to reduce initial takeoff weight for spaceships?

Submitted by Diligent_Percentage8 t3_ym1fdc on November 4, 2022 at 3:06 PM

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We are scientists from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology coming to you from our annual meeting in Toronto, Canada! We study fossils. Ask Us Anything!

Submitted by VertPaleoAMA t3_ylvmau on November 4, 2022 at 10:53 AM

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Do we sneeze during a cold because the virus wants to multiply in more bodies or do we sneeze because the body is trying to reject the virus?

Submitted by fourleafedrover8 t3_yji28e on November 1, 2022 at 7:11 PM

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Why do some allergens (e.g. certain pollens) cause mild allergic reactions, but others (e.g. nuts, bee venom) cause life-threatening reactions?

Submitted by com2420 t3_ykr1dg on November 3, 2022 at 3:27 AM

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Even if a virus doesn’t provoke a (noticeable) immune response in asymptomatic people, why don’t the deaths/lysis of the hijacked cells cause severe health effects in and of themselves?

Submitted by Chewie83 t3_ykqi00 on November 3, 2022 at 3:00 AM

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