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If someone cover their eyes for a year straight without seeing any light, would it just be really bright when they take it off then slowly adjust back to normal or would it have a permanent affect on the persons vision?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_ziscum on December 11, 2022 at 1:39 PM

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Do they replace warheads in nukes after a certain time?

Submitted by KillerNinja86678 t3_zhzvy8 on December 10, 2022 at 6:38 PM

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[META] Bots and AI tools on r/askscience

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_zg4sgl on December 8, 2022 at 5:04 PM

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If proteins are needed to create more proteins, then how were the first proteins created ?

Submitted by RoronoaLuffyZoro t3_zfjsve on December 8, 2022 at 12:48 AM

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How would the water cycle be affected if we were to switch to hydrogen as a fuel for the majority of cars?

Submitted by RichardsonM24 t3_zevckp on December 7, 2022 at 7:48 AM

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Do you slow down in space?

Submitted by summatsnotright t3_zeke1d on December 6, 2022 at 10:37 PM

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Golf balls are said to be dimpled to reduce drag. If that’s true, why aren’t aeroplanes dimpled?

Submitted by Dandandan12345 t3_ze0j1f on December 6, 2022 at 8:30 AM

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If pressurized coal makes diamonds how are other “gems” created?

Submitted by SnooRadishes8591 t3_zddi6g on December 5, 2022 at 5:36 PM

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Is there a word for what the ocean is "in"?

Submitted by good_shrimp t3_zccxwy on December 4, 2022 at 3:43 PM

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Does low temperature weaken our immune system and if yes, why?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_z9s6qz on December 1, 2022 at 4:27 PM

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What is the oldest big cat fossils ever found?

Submitted by Quick_Bug_2537 t3_zzw0th on December 31, 2022 at 3:06 PM

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Are all modern birds descended from the same species of dinosaur, or did different dinosaur species evolve into different bird species?

Submitted by YVRJon t3_z8acxf on November 29, 2022 at 11:46 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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Have transuranic elements EVER existed in nature?

Submitted by SubcutaneousMilk t3_z6mclo on November 28, 2022 at 4:10 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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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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Do hairy people have more hair follicles than less hairy people, or are their hair just longer/thicker?

Submitted by Critical_Poem_4934 t3_z2oaqo on November 23, 2022 at 12:49 PM

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Can a planet have a moon the same size orbiting it?

Submitted by HyphenandaLine t3_z20ton on November 22, 2022 at 6:24 PM

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why does selective breeding speed up the evolutionary process so quickly in species like pugs but standard evolution takes hundreds of thousands if not millions of years to cause some major change?

Submitted by GroundbreakingAd93 t3_yzqnzm on November 20, 2022 at 12:35 AM

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What causes the "mental/brain fog" during a flu or a cold and why?

Submitted by Pacam_Goomiac t3_ywq1pb on November 16, 2022 at 10:34 AM

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I’m watching a Spark show on Neanderthals that says most humans have 2-4% Neanderthal DNA, except Africans. Because Neanderthals roamed far and wide, except not to Africa. But didn’t they come from Africa? Didn’t all Homos evolve in Africa?

Submitted by TychaBrahe t3_ywhlg0 on November 16, 2022 at 2:50 AM

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Jonathan Blutinger, a postdoctoral researcher in the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University, developing a "digital chef" that can 3D print and laser cook edible items. Ask me anything about the process!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_yvv4rq on November 15, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Has weather forecasting greatly improved over the past 20 years?

Submitted by mgm97 t3_yuytt7 on November 14, 2022 at 1:06 PM

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As an astronaut travels to space, what does it feel like to become weightless? Do you suddenly begin floating after reaching a certain altitude? Or do you slowly become lighter and lighter during the whole trip?

Submitted by Big_Network2799 t3_yu6rv5 on November 13, 2022 at 4:39 PM

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