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Since mosquitoes and flies find their prey partially by following the odor of CO2, will increasing ambient CO2 in the atmosphere interfere with their ability to hunt? What concentration would we expect to see an impact?

5672 upvotes • whatisnuclear

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If the fusion reactions in stars don't go beyond Iron, how did the heavier elements come into being? And moreover, how did they end up on earth?

5669 upvotes • pr_notsmart

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Are wild gorillas afraid of spiders?

5664 upvotes • Hippopotanuese

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Why do some vaccines give lifelong immunity and others only for a set period of time?

5657 upvotes • mrFabz

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Why is it advised to keep using the same antiseptic to treat an open wound?

5651 upvotes • anonymous_coward

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I got the Moderna vaccine ~6hr ago. How many spike proteins have my ribosomes produced in this time (order of magnitude)?

5651 upvotes • pnjun

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If skin from one area of the body is used to repair a wound elsewhere, what happens to the area where the skin was taken from?

5645 upvotes • tenthandrose

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Why does a wound itch before it's healed?

5643 upvotes • gscharoun

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If Cheetahs were extinct, would palaeontologists be able to gauge how fast they were based on their fossil record?

5640 upvotes • moversby

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We often see ship hull breaches in space movies, but do they accurately depict the vacuum's pull?

5633 upvotes • Wowliam

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Since mosquitoes and flies find their prey partially by following the odor of CO2, will increasing ambient CO2 in the atmosphere interfere with their ability to hunt? What concentration would we expect to see an impact?	5672	whatisnuclear
If the fusion reactions in stars don't go beyond Iron, how did the heavier elements come into being? And moreover, how did they end up on earth?	5669	pr_notsmart
Are wild gorillas afraid of spiders?	5664	Hippopotanuese
Why do some vaccines give lifelong immunity and others only for a set period of time?	5657	mrFabz
Why is it advised to keep using the same antiseptic to treat an open wound?	5651	anonymous_coward
I got the Moderna vaccine ~6hr ago. How many spike proteins have my ribosomes produced in this time (order of magnitude)?	5651	pnjun
If skin from one area of the body is used to repair a wound elsewhere, what happens to the area where the skin was taken from?	5645	tenthandrose
Why does a wound itch before it's healed?	5643	gscharoun
If Cheetahs were extinct, would palaeontologists be able to gauge how fast they were based on their fossil record?	5640	moversby
We often see ship hull breaches in space movies, but do they accurately depict the vacuum's pull?	5633	Wowliam