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We're often taught that objects travel to lower energy states to reach stability. But the energy of the universe is constant - doesn't that just mean other surrounding things go to higher energy states? What decides which thing gets to have low energy?

Submitted by SMM-123Sam t3_11uelrv on March 18, 2023 at 4:43 AM

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Why can we make grafts from one plant to another slightly different plant and these are not rejected, but the human does reject grafts from a different human?

Submitted by Juan_D_2314 t3_11qw5xx on March 14, 2023 at 4:08 AM

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Why is death by respiratory failure in cases when the problem is only muscular (and not a problem with the lungs themselves) so prevalent? why is it so hard to assist respiration long term? Why are ventilators so unsophisticated and brutal on the lungs?

Submitted by Eschatologists t3_11qn3eo on March 13, 2023 at 9:54 PM

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Are family members’ fingerprints similar at all or is it a complete randomization for each person?

Submitted by A_Mirabeau_702 t3_11qgfcs on March 13, 2023 at 5:51 PM

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How does viral RNA encode both the capsule and the RNA?

Submitted by not_my_usual_name t3_11pzyw4 on March 13, 2023 at 4:25 AM

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Do harmful chemicals released from a lit cigarette cover the same area as the smell does?

Submitted by erizuonas t3_11js0w4 on March 6, 2023 at 7:35 AM

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Is there an animal with a brain but no heart?

Submitted by No-Film-1078 t3_11b7kae on February 25, 2023 at 12:57 AM

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Can you control an animals movement with electric impulses to the brain and muscles?

Submitted by Noobstompa6000 t3_1172srs on February 20, 2023 at 9:50 AM

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How did we first figure out which substances are elements and which are compounds?

Submitted by sapphics4satan t3_1170s3h on February 20, 2023 at 7:36 AM

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How do language models like GPT-3 synthesize information and grammar to make it sound like you’re talking to a person?

Submitted by m0nkeybl1tz t3_116iijn on February 19, 2023 at 5:23 PM

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Do arthropods experience emotions and/or pain, and how can we know that?

Submitted by _Marteue_ t3_1168iev on February 19, 2023 at 11:47 AM

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How can we hear an oscillating string from every angle?

Submitted by GreatKhaaaaan t3_10qlm2u on February 1, 2023 at 5:30 AM

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When our eyes are adjusting to new light levels, what are they actually doing besides dilating the pupil?

Submitted by Ryan949 t3_10nsi1u on January 28, 2023 at 11:13 PM

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Why is wind energy generation greater during the night?

Submitted by ZeroTheHero524 t3_10mvxm4 on January 27, 2023 at 9:00 PM

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What cause each materials to have different maximum stress and strain?

Submitted by Adventurous-Swim-523 t3_10mswj5 on January 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM

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[Electricity and magnetism] For a half-wavelength dipole antenna, why is the voltage distribution a quarter wavelength out of phase with the current?

Submitted by VainVeinyVane t3_10m5c38 on January 26, 2023 at 11:02 PM

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Is it possible for me to develop a cold from a virus i was exposed to before qnd fought off and/or been gone latent in my body without being exposed to other sick people? How long can cold viruses be latent in the body with the ability to reactivate?

Submitted by sewcrazy4cats t3_10ljt5v on January 26, 2023 at 4:50 AM

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Can sedimentary rock for on land?

Submitted by 24_Elsinore t3_10kfowd on January 24, 2023 at 8:43 PM

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How do materials like asbestos cause cancer?

Submitted by Qazpaz_G t3_10g2rqz on January 19, 2023 at 2:15 PM

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How does my pumpkin plant not get sick when a pumpkin rots on the vine?

Submitted by cream_of_slop t3_10cjkky on January 15, 2023 at 1:13 PM

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Why is the rare moon halo perfectly round?

Submitted by Supreme_MangoKat t3_109vr31 on January 12, 2023 at 9:45 AM

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Why can some viruses enter through the skin and others can't?

Submitted by grag01 t3_106e1h5 on January 8, 2023 at 8:26 AM

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How are birth control failure rates even calculated?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_101t5yh on January 3, 2023 at 12:44 AM

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How long does it take to get antibodies after recovering from Omicron?

Submitted by Asleep_Sandwich5963 t3_zsgfus on December 22, 2022 at 8:04 AM

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Why do we need a 3-way TCP handshake? Why not just 2-way?

Submitted by Ecoste t3_zra540 on December 21, 2022 at 4:23 AM

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