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Can someone explain chalcophiles to me?

Submitted by PolymerPolitics t3_11cnvqr on February 26, 2023 at 5:56 PM

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Why are specific monkey/ape species suitable for biomedical research while others are not ?

Submitted by Sleevvin t3_10vya6u on February 7, 2023 at 10:07 AM

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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 do Earthquakes affect animals?

Submitted by ObberGobb t3_10vlp4r on February 6, 2023 at 11:25 PM

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What's the mechanism behind smog causing stroke or heart disease?

Submitted by Raul_Endy t3_10vfweb on February 6, 2023 at 7:40 PM

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(Virology) Has SARS-CoV-2 outcompeted all the other coronaviruses which have been called the ‘common cold’?

Submitted by jsgui t3_10va8f7 on February 6, 2023 at 4:02 PM

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How do animals get the necessary Vitamin D?

Submitted by b_b___7 t3_10v4n8b on February 6, 2023 at 11:47 AM

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Does gas under high pressure conduct heat better than gas under atmospheric pressure?

Submitted by TetheredArrow0712 t3_10uw1pu on February 6, 2023 at 3:12 AM

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Why are green and red laser pointers so cheap and available, but yellow ones not so much?

Submitted by SurprisedPotato t3_10utol4 on February 6, 2023 at 1:22 AM

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Is there a term for lake bottoms that "hour glass" (temporarily becomes wider following a "shelf" as the depth increases ) , how do bathymetric maps depict this, and does this have a common affect on turbidity, thermoclines, or other characters?

Submitted by Irisgrower2 t3_10ujc84 on February 5, 2023 at 6:21 PM

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Understanding that deuterium and tritium are simply isotopes of hydrogen, is there an equivalent periodic table that shows all known elements and their isotopes?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_10uemz6 on February 5, 2023 at 3:07 PM

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Why oil fries, while water boils?

Submitted by SaboKunn t3_10ud0uz on February 5, 2023 at 1:56 PM

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Do tonal language speakers understand each other while whispering?

Submitted by Paulix_05 t3_10uai6n on February 5, 2023 at 11:34 AM

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Are we past the tipping point for the insect population decline?

Submitted by PHealthy t3_11ebbka on February 28, 2023 at 3:32 PM

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Would silver drown in mercury or float on it?

Submitted by slimebor t3_10u9s31 on February 5, 2023 at 10:46 AM

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When does the body store fat?

Submitted by fappie6 t3_10u9ozz on February 5, 2023 at 10:40 AM

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Is the yearly cycle of varying daylight durations from day to day throughout time consistent? Is the cycle we have today the same as in the 17th century?

Submitted by meellowstar t3_10u9kid on February 5, 2023 at 10:31 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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Did the 2009 H1N1 outbreak in the US increase the incidence of type 1 diabetes in adolescents?

Submitted by legendary_kazoo t3_10txwiv on February 5, 2023 at 1:56 AM

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why you DON'T develop resistance to some medications?

Submitted by sadra-the-legend t3_10te3a8 on February 4, 2023 at 11:15 AM

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What causes the onset of puberty specifically?

Submitted by Voomit t3_10t809m on February 4, 2023 at 7:27 AM

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Have there been any ophiocordyceps fungi like (or any type of) creatures found infecting animals in bodies of water/oceans?

Submitted by Worldsahellscape19 t3_10t5dr2 on February 4, 2023 at 4:52 AM

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Why do some allergies get worse over time and some better? And how does allergen desensitivity work without making the reaction worse?

Submitted by DontDoDrugs316 t3_10t4td8 on February 4, 2023 at 4:20 AM

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Does the central part of my vision see in a different frame rate than the outer part?