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sabbah@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 3 years ago

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Join Our Moderator Team at c/askscience

sabbah@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 3 years ago

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Gates9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

Will the Sun "micronova"?

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Will the Sun "micronova"?

Gates9@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

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jayambi@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

How much meat would be ok?

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How much meat would be ok?

jayambi@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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Joseph_Boom@feddit.itEnglish · 5 months ago

I cannot understand what dose of vitamin D I should take

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I cannot understand what dose of vitamin D I should take

Joseph_Boom@feddit.itEnglish · 5 months ago

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Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

What are historically medicines found an opposite use for? Like Viagra being a heart pill but now a boner pill. Or Ozempic being a diabetic drug but now pretty much used for weight loss?

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What are historically medicines found an opposite use for? Like Viagra being a heart pill but now a boner pill. Or Ozempic being a diabetic drug but now pretty much used for weight loss?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 months ago

When was the % of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere at its lowest?

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When was the % of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere at its lowest?

birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 5 months ago

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abbadon420@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

After watching the latest Veritasium video: why is the spin of a proton/electron decided at measurement, why not at creation?

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After watching the latest Veritasium video: why is the spin of a proton/electron decided at measurement, why not at creation?

abbadon420@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

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🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Yeast salt reaction

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Yeast salt reaction

🍉 DrRedOctopus 🐙🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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claim_arguably@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 months ago

What's the best lecture you've seen in 2025?

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What's the best lecture you've seen in 2025?

claim_arguably@lemdro.idEnglish · 5 months ago

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School_Lunch@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Timing dark energy

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Timing dark energy

School_Lunch@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 months ago

Do any computer monitor "dynamic range compressors" exist for moderating intensity and whiteness/blueness of light?

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Do any computer monitor "dynamic range compressors" exist for moderating intensity and whiteness/blueness of light?

supersquirrel@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 5 months ago

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early_riser@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Do great ape nesting behaviors show up in modern humans? If so , how?

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Do great ape nesting behaviors show up in modern humans? If so , how?

early_riser@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

When the US nuked Japan was there any worry about a radiation cloud possibly floating to another country that was not involved? Or is this even possible?

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When the US nuked Japan was there any worry about a radiation cloud possibly floating to another country that was not involved? Or is this even possible?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

If you took a plant and ejected it from a space station, directly into space. What is the maximum time it could be out there and still grow after?

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If you took a plant and ejected it from a space station, directly into space. What is the maximum time it could be out there and still grow after?

Corkyskog@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

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QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

Has there ever been a viable alternative to the phsycialist model of the universe?

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Has there ever been a viable alternative to the phsycialist model of the universe?

QueenHawlSera@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 5 months ago

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Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

How do we know what black holes do and do not do? I have never seen a video of one being active. How do we know it tears stuff apart?

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How do we know what black holes do and do not do? I have never seen a video of one being active. How do we know it tears stuff apart?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Are there suits like John Wick wears that are bullet proof and tactical? Are we working on it? Like that thin of a material stopping a bullet for example?

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Are there suits like John Wick wears that are bullet proof and tactical? Are we working on it? Like that thin of a material stopping a bullet for example?

Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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comfy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago

A friend likes the idea of a personalized "DNA artwork" but has privacy concerns. Any ideas for creating a unique marker artwork ourselves?

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A friend likes the idea of a personalized "DNA artwork" but has privacy concerns. Any ideas for creating a unique marker artwork ourselves?

comfy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months ago

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stepan@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months ago

As fuzzy as human race categorization is, which of the following 3 systems are valid for population specific boxes?

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As fuzzy as human race categorization is, which of the following 3 systems are valid for population specific boxes?

stepan@lemmy.caEnglish · 6 months ago

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fourhazzy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

Are there any programs to simulate custom particle physics?

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Are there any programs to simulate custom particle physics?

fourhazzy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months ago

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