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How are dead or fallen trees dated without knowing the final date of the end growth ring?

Submitted by YugeChungus t3_11i03ur on March 4, 2023 at 2:13 PM

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Would the magnitude of the electric field at a point away from the center of a sphere depend on the radius of the sphere?

Submitted by cozymikey t3_11b52ll on February 24, 2023 at 11:10 PM

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How does rubbing or hitting two metal objects together create radio waves?

Submitted by hondata001 t3_111esnl on February 13, 2023 at 5:31 PM

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Do plants have a microbiome just as humans do?

Submitted by Green-Tesseract t3_110rm4x on February 12, 2023 at 10:03 PM

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10wyuf9 on February 8, 2023 at 3:00 PM

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Are nocturnal animals active for longer periods in the winter?

Submitted by Toorelad t3_10vwo8w on February 7, 2023 at 8:19 AM

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How does shingles cause a rash when the infection is located all the way in the dorsal ganglia?

Submitted by menooby t3_10typeg on February 5, 2023 at 2:35 AM

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why do we not see the reappearance of extinct lifeforms anymore if evolution can retrace its step to redevelop it?

Submitted by 0011000l t3_10jauhb on January 23, 2023 at 12:01 PM

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How do phased array antennas receive signals?

Submitted by nosnowtho t3_10hniv3 on January 21, 2023 at 9:38 AM

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My 4y/o told me her dream about losing teeth without ever knowing it's a common dream. Are there any other examples of cross-cultural phenomena that centers on a specific narrative?

Submitted by koleslaw t3_10efiem on January 17, 2023 at 3:50 PM

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How does the renal HCO3- reabsorption increase blood pH?

Submitted by HugoBossPT t3_105dbr3 on January 7, 2023 at 2:30 AM

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I live in New Hampshire, USA. How come it continues to get colder here after the Winter solstice?

Submitted by WayneHudsonIII t3_zz4obm on December 30, 2022 at 4:27 PM

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How do you analyse hormones and neurochemicals in someone's blood?

Submitted by Xenos-Asveyac t3_zho4no on December 10, 2022 at 9:33 AM

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would freezing eggs to use later reduce the risk of age-related complications like downs syndrome, as opposed to just getting pregnant later in life?

Submitted by knockdownthewall t3_zgksjw on December 9, 2022 at 2:53 AM

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can brass be broken down into it's original metals?

Submitted by s33761 t3_zy83rw on December 29, 2022 at 3:31 PM

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How long could a rabies vaccine last?

Submitted by News_of_Entwives t3_zg7zyj on December 8, 2022 at 7:01 PM

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What is the theoretical limit to a helicopters speed?

Submitted by RufusSwink t3_zfetcx on December 7, 2022 at 9:39 PM

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Are people who live in certain climates less susceptible to the effects of the weather there?

Submitted by dxrknxrth t3_ztc5yv on December 23, 2022 at 10:32 AM

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What did we learn from that probe that touched the sun a year ago?

Submitted by Vasarto t3_zxuurk on December 29, 2022 at 3:50 AM

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What happens to air when it escapes into outer space?

Submitted by CentralOregonKush t3_yx9u5h on November 16, 2022 at 11:28 PM

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Scientists say memory is prone to change each time we recall. How accurate are our childhood memories actually?

Submitted by PrestigiousClient655 t3_yutfy8 on November 14, 2022 at 9:02 AM

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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 we sneeze during a cold because the virus wants to multiply in more bodies or do we sneeze because the body is trying to reject the virus?

Submitted by fourleafedrover8 t3_yji28e on November 1, 2022 at 7:11 PM

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Would it be possible to calculate the total (historical) carbon footprint of a big festival, like Glastonbury?

Submitted by AllThingsAreReady t3_y1dva4 on October 11, 2022 at 4:45 PM

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I see that scientists are achieving better algorithm performance with AI-generated training data. I have a hard time wrapping around my head what that means. What does it mean?

Submitted by OkayRedditHereWeGo t3_125jym5 on March 29, 2023 at 10:40 AM

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