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Would a person who is allergic to domestic cats also be allergic to big cats?

Submitted by housemuncher t3_ykll5q on November 2, 2022 at 11:26 PM

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Will consuming cannabis before a brain MRI affect the results?

Submitted by Aluhar_Gdx t3_z8irfi on November 30, 2022 at 5:41 AM

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Which species of dinosaurs had feathers, and how much do we know about them?

Submitted by chaosperfect t3_z8dlac on November 30, 2022 at 1:55 AM

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Anthropology

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_yk610g on November 2, 2022 at 2:00 PM

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What does it mean when people say that we've fully sequenced the human genome?

Submitted by Ethan-Wakefield t3_z72amw on November 28, 2022 at 5:19 PM

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How do Palaeontologists build image of an organism from fossils? How accurate is their method?

Submitted by Firm_Brother_7124 t3_yk4dhf on November 2, 2022 at 12:48 PM

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What does a muscle knot look like?

Submitted by annieca2016 t3_yk1k2n on November 2, 2022 at 10:29 AM

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Does hearing loss affects noise thresholds for future hearing loss?

Submitted by I_am_Mind_Wanderer t3_yk064n on November 2, 2022 at 9:10 AM

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Does preventing evaporation on canals and reservoirs increase the ambient dryness/negative environmental impact overall over the long term?

Submitted by safdwark4729 t3_z7yaez on November 29, 2022 at 4:14 PM

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How do we know fossils are the same size?

Submitted by vhu9644 t3_yjokyx on November 1, 2022 at 11:14 PM

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Would a frying pan made of gold be non-stick?

Submitted by AppleWithGravy t3_yjnnwg on November 1, 2022 at 10:36 PM

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Are calories burnt at a linear or exponential rate during exercise?

Submitted by Love1079 t3_yjnk5s on November 1, 2022 at 10:32 PM

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When prehistoric land masses are depicted, what is the accuracy to which they are drawn. Would the maps produced be useful for navigating that world?

Submitted by TheRealPopcornMaker t3_z5ge3w on November 26, 2022 at 7:59 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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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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How do we know when we have sequenced an entire genome?

Submitted by Hungry_Definition t3_z7w2a3 on November 29, 2022 at 2:47 PM

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What is the oldest "surviving" strand of DNA? Could it be from the first living organism?

Submitted by DumbNBANephew t3_yjg1x4 on November 1, 2022 at 6:03 PM

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How can I predict whether a salt will retain its paramagnetism in solution?

Submitted by cmlynarski t3_yjfb5h on November 1, 2022 at 5:38 PM

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Why do we get "ear worms" (music or sounds stuck in one's mind playing on repeat) but not for the other senses?

Submitted by MoiJaimeLesCrepes t3_yj283o on November 1, 2022 at 7:43 AM

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Why didn't heavier atoms originate in the Big Bang?

Submitted by omigodd t3_yj0y9t on November 1, 2022 at 6:30 AM

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Are gelcaps more bioavailable than tablets or pills? (Context: diphenhydramine)

Submitted by ExoticPlastic3330 t3_yiz27g on November 1, 2022 at 4:46 AM

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What are the effects of prolonged hypergravity on the human body?

Submitted by AlarmingAffect0 t3_yivxue on November 1, 2022 at 2:11 AM

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Engineering question: With today's material sciences, why don't ocean liners use pressurized steam to power electric engines?

Submitted by [deleted] t3_yivdxt on November 1, 2022 at 1:45 AM

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We all know that if a massive asteroid struck earth it would be catastrophic for the species, but what if one hit the moon, or Mars? Could an impact there be so large that it would make earth less inhabitable?