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How do we know that reducing mosquito populations (such as by introducing genetically engineered ones) won't end up collapsing an important part of the food chain?

Submitted by BeefTeaser t3_z2ymie on November 23, 2022 at 7:49 PM

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Is the human body capable of fighting both viruses and bacteria with the same effectiveness?

Submitted by rootless_robert t3_z45w0n on November 25, 2022 at 6:16 AM

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If the drift velocity of electrons in a wire is so slow, how does electricity itself move fast?

Submitted by 23Silicon t3_z32od6 on November 23, 2022 at 10:32 PM

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What circumstances would have to occur for a dinosaur skeleton to be preserved?

Submitted by Effective-Ad-5409 t3_z30fvl on November 23, 2022 at 9:01 PM

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Why don't we have Neandertal mitochondrial DNA?

Submitted by nodeciapalabras t3_ylu0ir on November 4, 2022 at 9:35 AM

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Why does IQ change during adolescence?

Submitted by EchoTwice t3_z4bjpb on November 25, 2022 at 11:52 AM

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Why doesn’t regular screening improve outcomes for pancreatic cancer patients?

Submitted by raeflows t3_z3nal3 on November 24, 2022 at 3:49 PM

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Do lipids, proteins and carbohydrates affect course of virus infection?

Submitted by _lonegamedev t3_z3gmii on November 24, 2022 at 10:32 AM

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How does the number of chromosomes an animal cell or plant cell have affect it physically in terms of complexity?

Submitted by FellowHuman21 t3_z2v90t on November 23, 2022 at 5:35 PM

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How do oncolytic viruses recognize cancer cells from regular cells? And how useful are they really?

Submitted by FilterNotWorking t3_z3r42s on November 24, 2022 at 6:28 PM

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What physically decides whether air goes through the nose or through the mouth?

Submitted by SteptimusHeap t3_z31ozx on November 23, 2022 at 9:52 PM

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Does water oxidized spontaneously on nature?

Submitted by LeeAnn1409 t3_z1sxtl on November 22, 2022 at 12:57 PM

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How accurate are the "5 stages of grief" to model behavior during the loss of an important person?

Submitted by pororoca_surfer t3_ylpbyw on November 4, 2022 at 4:58 AM

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Why are we no longer contagious even if not all influenza symptoms are gone?

Submitted by cazzipropri t3_z35yvm on November 24, 2022 at 12:57 AM

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do we know how chameleons "see" Things with two independent eyes? Is it integrated? Side by side?

Submitted by VivendusMoriendumEst t3_yy9q8p on November 18, 2022 at 3:19 AM

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When people lose weight after being sick with something like the flu for a week, what is the breakdown of where that weight loss is likely coming from?

Submitted by Freedmonster t3_z3utnr on November 24, 2022 at 9:15 PM

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Everyone knows that sharks can smell blood in the water. But are there any air-breathing animals that can smell underwater? Or water-breathing animals that can smell in the air?

Submitted by Right_Two_5737 t3_z3tlek on November 24, 2022 at 8:18 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm a wildlife filmmaker who's spent years tracking and filming the endangered ocelot population in Texas. Ask me anything!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_z0x8ye on November 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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What are the most "intelligent" asexually reproducing species?

Submitted by yourmom815 t3_z31k1a on November 23, 2022 at 9:46 PM

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Do planetary magnetic fields have a strong impact on electric devices?

Submitted by Nihilblistic t3_z2p0pk on November 23, 2022 at 1:22 PM

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Why did tardigrades evolve to be so resistant to everything?

Submitted by Angelstone2056 t3_z2wkrv on November 23, 2022 at 6:27 PM

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Why are there so many active volcanoes in south/central America, but all the the ones in North America are all quiet? (Mainland North America)

Submitted by ClassicDry2232 t3_z2rp01 on November 23, 2022 at 3:16 PM

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I am currently writing an essay on prions. Prions are quite specific microorganisms so there is a lot of information about them on the Internet, but not everything. That's why I ask myself here - why are prion diseases incurable?

Submitted by kirsiuu t3_z3hsnj on November 24, 2022 at 11:40 AM

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How does Jupiter hold all the gasses in a spherical shape?

Submitted by flatulent_tarantula t3_z2pnef on November 23, 2022 at 1:51 PM

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Just watched a clip of the Castle Bravo nuclear bomb go off. Why do mushroom clouds form the way they do?

Submitted by CannedDuck1906 t3_z2wimx on November 23, 2022 at 6:25 PM

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