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AskScience Panel of Scientists XXVI

created by AskScienceModerator on 19/07/2024 at 13:09 UTC - 143 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How does sound travel so consistently through the air when air is constantly moving?

created by Leipopo_Stonnett on 02/12/2024 at 18:52 UTC - 177 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Can any two-dimensional maze be solved with water pressure?

created by Bobula_Rossa on 02/12/2024 at 17:26 UTC - 17 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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If the immune system can attack your eyes if it finds out they exist, how do your eyes stay hidden from your immune system?

created by Icey-King on 01/12/2024 at 11:31 UTC - 430 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Why are there lights that can be seen only with the corner of your eye?

created by Obsisama on 30/11/2024 at 01:09 UTC - 1225 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

88 comments

Do all our internal organs have pain receptors?

created by Direct_Bus3341 on 30/11/2024 at 02:59 UTC - 51 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Other than humans, are there any animals that domesticate other animals?

created by delicious-urine on 30/11/2024 at 00:47 UTC - 33 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How did hereditary diseases like Huntington‘s not die out due to the disadvantages they yield to a family?

created by jsamke on 29/11/2024 at 09:20 UTC - 451 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

133 comments

What units are used when measuring carbon-14 in an artifact?

created by oalvtu on 29/11/2024 at 22:59 UTC - 22 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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If invertebrates don’t have insulin then how do they transport glucose into their tissue?

created by PartNo8984 on 28/11/2024 at 04:16 UTC - 256 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How do we know the Milky Way is a spiral galaxy, and our solar system's approximate position within the galaxy?

created by ScrappyDooCanSuckIt on 27/11/2024 at 08:21 UTC - 234 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Why does it get cold at night ?

created by SussyNerd on 27/11/2024 at 17:33 UTC - 13 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Is each Egg's DNA as different as the Sperm?

created by PsychologicalBoot636 on 26/11/2024 at 00:32 UTC - 359 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Many gases are described as “colorless and odorless” - what are some gases with natural colors and smells??

created by kingganjaguru on 25/11/2024 at 16:13 UTC - 763 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

220 comments

Is there the same chance of a 'perfect match' in an organ transplant as there is in plasma donation?

created by ieatcavemen on 25/11/2024 at 10:02 UTC - 148 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Why aren't more waste incinerators used for energy production?

created by Aliensdrivebmws on 25/11/2024 at 05:05 UTC - 107 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

56 comments

Why have anticyclones become so common lately in Europe?

created by MrPezevenk on 24/11/2024 at 09:42 UTC - 219 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How does fluoride reduce cavities?

created by We_are_all_monkeys on 23/11/2024 at 23:51 UTC - 369 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How do we know that Saturn and Jupiter are gas giants?

created by UnitedKipper on 23/11/2024 at 21:27 UTC - 387 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

134 comments

Are there any plagues in domesticated animals that came from human-borne diseases?

created by Seraphim676 on 24/11/2024 at 03:46 UTC - 35 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How do genes get passed down?

created by Unhappy_Tax_7876 on 23/11/2024 at 15:42 UTC - 131 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Why do some medicines work better after eating, and others on an empty stomach?

created by Aegis12314 on 23/11/2024 at 09:27 UTC - 112 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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How do quaking aspens hold up against diseases if they grow in genetically identical colonies and thus have very little genetic variation?

created by Routine_Mixture7792 on 23/11/2024 at 13:33 UTC - 35 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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Are there valuable resources deeper than the deepest we have dug? Or is there too much heat and pressure.

created by Barelylegalteen on 23/11/2024 at 02:43 UTC - 148 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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I Have Only Heard Of Doldrums In Reference To The Sea, Is There An Equivalent For Land?

created by gmoil1525 on 22/11/2024 at 14:10 UTC - 252 upvotes (https, www.reddit.com)

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