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Shouldn't goldilocks zones shift over time?

Submitted by LaRoara42 t3_10ndybj on January 28, 2023 at 12:28 PM

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can gemstones be melted into a gradient?

Submitted by Acceptable_Shift_247 t3_10na2gk on January 28, 2023 at 8:21 AM

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Are there any species of plant that require seasonal temperature drops as part of their life-cycle?

Submitted by I3P t3_10n8bdv on January 28, 2023 at 6:33 AM

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How are scientists using AI and machine learning to analyze large datasets in the field of genomics?

Submitted by balbeer_12 t3_10n7edk on January 28, 2023 at 5:39 AM

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Why do planet's rings match their rotations?

Submitted by Ultimaurice17 t3_10n7dkz on January 28, 2023 at 5:38 AM

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How does the female body adjust after years of birth control?

Submitted by impettingmycat t3_10n7am4 on January 28, 2023 at 5:33 AM

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In the absence of cosmic radiation, would an object placed in space eventually cool to absolute zero?

Submitted by IHatrMakingUsernames t3_10n77a8 on January 28, 2023 at 5:28 AM

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Would someone whis never seen animation in their life be able to recognize animated humans?

Submitted by DelVoid t3_10mwg31 on January 27, 2023 at 9:21 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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Why does road salt accelerate corrosion in a vehicle's underbody?

Submitted by nebula828 t3_10muers on January 27, 2023 at 7:59 PM

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What sort of cancer prevention mechanisms are used by plants?

Submitted by iKeyvier t3_10mudla on January 27, 2023 at 7:57 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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why don’t dear, elk, moose, wolves, etc get frostbite in winter?

Submitted by blind_ninja_guy t3_10modnu on January 27, 2023 at 4:00 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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Why do sample return missions such as OSIRIS-REx use their own reentry vehicles instead of just going to the space station for pickup and return with ISS equipment?

Submitted by PromptCritical725 t3_10l6lls on January 25, 2023 at 7:02 PM

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How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants?

Submitted by ivy-claw t3_10l3cdv on January 25, 2023 at 4:54 PM

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

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10l0kx9 on January 25, 2023 at 3:00 PM

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What determines whether we can create a vaccine for an illness or not?

Submitted by ShelfordPrefect t3_10kye24 on January 25, 2023 at 1:16 PM

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Where do bears go when they hibernate? Cartoons convinced me they all lived in caves, but I'm not so sure.

Submitted by Forge_craft4000 t3_10krj74 on January 25, 2023 at 5:54 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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When you have a sun tan and it fades what is actually happening?

Submitted by Immediate_Rough_7661 t3_10oewgg on January 29, 2023 at 6:39 PM

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Why does hot air cool?

Submitted by AspGuy25 t3_10k4ov8 on January 24, 2023 at 12:47 PM

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If I had two cups of water, one normal size and one as big as a swimming pool and stirred them both with proportionally sized spoons, would the larger pool of water keep spiraling longer than the smaller?

Submitted by r3volc t3_10k4n3s on January 24, 2023 at 12:44 PM

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Birgül Akolpoglu, a doctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Germany. I work on microalgae and bacteria-based microrobots that could one day be used to deliver drugs and battle cancer! AMA!

Submitted by AskScienceModerator t3_10px8sa on January 31, 2023 at 12:00 PM

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