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Why do children with a higher bmi start puberty earlier?

Submitted by -LoveMeMore t3_z5rsad on November 27, 2022 at 4:41 AM

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When prehistoric land masses are depicted, what is the accuracy to which they are drawn. Would the maps produced be useful for navigating that world?

Submitted by TheRealPopcornMaker t3_z5ge3w on November 26, 2022 at 7:59 PM

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How exactly does CRISPR-CAS9 insert new genes?

Submitted by AutomaticAd1918 t3_z67gnl on November 27, 2022 at 5:45 PM

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How does SARS-CoV-2 spread from respiratory infection to a systemic infection?

Submitted by cadeilmscomt t3_z6q4nx on November 28, 2022 at 7:30 AM

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How could smuggling gold into a country with a struggling currency negatively impact its economy?

Submitted by JovialNarcissist t3_z6b2zf on November 27, 2022 at 8:06 PM

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Dogs and humans have been evolving alongside each other for 15,000 years. What other examples of coevolution have species benefited from most?

Submitted by Evening-Pirate-5948 t3_z6bj32 on November 27, 2022 at 8:23 PM

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Could asteroid impact cause volcanic eruptions?

Submitted by lostinthought1997 t3_z6bbrn on November 27, 2022 at 8:15 PM

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How much truth is there to the statement that CRISPR-Cas9 only works on dividing cells and why?

Submitted by cincinlin t3_z6g3rf on November 27, 2022 at 11:22 PM

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Are wind turbines good for the environment?

Submitted by Patagonica t3_z2vbi8 on November 23, 2022 at 5:38 PM

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Living things have copied their DNA for billions of years, so why do chromosomes age and erode due to copying?

Submitted by fahamu420 t3_z70ak0 on November 28, 2022 at 4:04 PM

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How do we have more woolly mammoth DNA than dodo DNA if woolly mammoths died off thousands of years ago and dodos only died off a few hundred?

Submitted by Memer9456 t3_yucg54 on November 13, 2022 at 8:06 PM

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Have transuranic elements EVER existed in nature?

Submitted by SubcutaneousMilk t3_z6mclo on November 28, 2022 at 4:10 AM

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Can bullets fired from the same gun be traced after thoroughly cleaning/polishing of the barrel?Would the bullet have the same imperfections?

Submitted by Dapper_Team_2593 t3_z1a0qi on November 21, 2022 at 8:57 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: We're Competing to Make the Mars Habitat Food Production System! AUA!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_z1rq4e on November 22, 2022 at 11:57 AM

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Does the size of a star affect the size of the planets that can form around it?

Submitted by Mithrandhir22 t3_z5pt7p on November 27, 2022 at 3:03 AM

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If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later?

Submitted by badblackguy t3_z37grx on November 24, 2022 at 2:08 AM

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What happens at a molecular level to soften food when it cooks? Why do things become harder when charred?

Submitted by Singhilarity t3_z5svr1 on November 27, 2022 at 5:38 AM

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Is there actual science behind personality tests?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z1uv4i on November 22, 2022 at 2:24 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: We're Experts on Influenza (aka the Flu). AUA!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_yxofvc on November 17, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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What is the the irradiance (W/m^2) range of human vision?

Submitted by DeismAccountant t3_z4re36 on November 25, 2022 at 11:17 PM

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We have seen successful transplants of various organs, hands, even faces -- so why not transplants of legs or feet to lower-limb amputees? Why are these not a thing?

Submitted by Pandeism t3_yut1d1 on November 14, 2022 at 8:36 AM

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Does the formation of bonds mean a chemical reaction has occurred?

Submitted by Effective-Night-2646 t3_z4w7xm on November 26, 2022 at 3:00 AM

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How can a feather keep it's color for so long, when other parts of many biological things tend to fade after they are no longer alive or part of said thing?

Submitted by bremstar t3_z37y3t on November 24, 2022 at 2:31 AM

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How do insects survive winter? How do northenly climates have any insects?

Submitted by failedtalkshowhost t3_yzvqaw on November 20, 2022 at 5:06 AM

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How does the body know which allele is dominant and which is recessive?

Submitted by JannickL t3_yze3qb on November 19, 2022 at 3:14 PM

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