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How do they know what the inside of the earth is made of, along with the internal temperatures?

Submitted by Kozzinator t3_zv4f7h on December 25, 2022 at 7:12 PM

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If an object is placed at the end of of a VERY long bar that is connected to an axel, Could rotating the bar close to the axel make the object at the other move extremely fast (like light speed)?

Submitted by Swade060504 t3_101um7u on January 3, 2023 at 1:47 AM

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Growing fruit trees from seed, what triggers fruiting?

Submitted by HighRepsToHugeness t3_10obnd3 on January 29, 2023 at 4:28 PM

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How is lepton flavor conserved in oscillating neutrinos?

Submitted by vibhumeh t3_11edidx on February 28, 2023 at 4:51 PM

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How do scientists know where the mutation in a gene originated and how long ago the mutation occured?

Submitted by goose966 t3_11bs409 on February 25, 2023 at 6:35 PM

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If cancer is caused by mutations in genes that regulate normal cell development/division, how does killing cancer cells prevent it from coming back?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_11gp6e7 on March 3, 2023 at 2:52 AM

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How do we know the purpose of small statues and figures?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yc8wul on October 24, 2022 at 11:36 AM

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How much does the size of an animal impact whether it is cold or warm Blooded?

Submitted by Xerrostron t3_xtuh86 on October 2, 2022 at 5:27 PM

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How has COVID changed the way we study virus transmission?

Submitted by tigertoothdada t3_y22dh0 on October 12, 2022 at 12:17 PM

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How do we know the exact color of things?

Submitted by ItzzStrike t3_y2zkzn on October 13, 2022 at 2:03 PM

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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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Could astronauts in orbit for long periods be prophylactically treated with medications for osteoporosis and perhaps muscle stimulating medicines to prevent atrophy?

Submitted by ERDRCR t3_z9zbwi on December 1, 2022 at 8:50 PM

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If someone is allergic to house cats, are they likely to be allergic to big cats (Pantherinae)?

Submitted by 01nana10 t3_zkqhza on December 13, 2022 at 8:16 AM

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Is time divided up into discrete quanta? Is time "quantized"?

Submitted by NulloK t3_10c47tv on January 14, 2023 at 11:34 PM

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Will a 400m long tube have breathable oxygen inside?

Submitted by SnekkyGlekky t3_11019kw on February 11, 2023 at 11:34 PM

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Are prions/prion diseases transmittable from an infected human mother to a fetus?

Submitted by Blakut t3_11mpj0v on March 9, 2023 at 11:11 AM

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When a wave travels goes from a higher impedance medium to a lower impedance medium, why would that cause a reflected wave?

Submitted by agabwagawa t3_11o7yro on March 11, 2023 at 2:10 AM

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How did humans 10000 Years ago care about their Teeth?

Submitted by Takaharu7 t3_121wuz2 on March 25, 2023 at 7:44 PM

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I remember hearing during the hype leading up to the JWST launch that it would take roughly six months to a year to complete the first pass of an updated CMB map. How are we doing on that?

Submitted by yofomojojo t3_125suka on March 29, 2023 at 4:20 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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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 people with cancer suffer from increased weight loss?

Submitted by StoppedListeningToMe t3_yjma0j on November 1, 2022 at 9:42 PM

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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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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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I was recently quite blown away on learning that alligators can regrow their tails. I looked up whether crocodiles can do it too and found that they can't. Any insight of why this is the case (i.e. why crocs can't do it)?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yy12a8 on November 17, 2022 at 8:44 PM

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