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How does hair hold onto water so well?

5550 upvotes • TheGirlKing

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How are we able to tell when a sound is near and faint vs far and loud? (How are we able to distinguish distance of sounds)?

5547 upvotes • XGX787

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Do honeybees, wasps and hornets have a different cocktail of venom in their stings or is their chemistry pretty much all the same?

5545 upvotes • deadbefore35

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Could the speed of light have been different in the past?

5544 upvotes • Jimmy-TheFox

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In the last 5-10 years, there’s been tremendous efforts made by many of the first world countries to curb carbon emissions. Have we made a dent?

5543 upvotes • BimmerJustin

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Would it be possible and make sense to combine a COVID vaccine booster with a flu shot in a single, annual dose?

5538 upvotes • aiwaza

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How do lungs heal after quitting smoking, especially with regards to timelines and partial-quit?

5536 upvotes • Monster-Zero

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Alex Marson and I'm an immunologist at UCSF. My lab is building more efficient CRISPR-based gene editing tools to supercharge the human immune system to fight cancer, infectious disease, and autoimmunity. AMA!

5514 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Is the growth of algae on turtles' shells harmful to them?

5512 upvotes • DeadSorcerer

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What is the science behind “skin tags”? Why do we get them and how come they tend to grow back when they’re removed?

5508 upvotes • reddituser0912333

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How does hair hold onto water so well?	5550	TheGirlKing
How are we able to tell when a sound is near and faint vs far and loud? (How are we able to distinguish distance of sounds)?	5547	XGX787
Do honeybees, wasps and hornets have a different cocktail of venom in their stings or is their chemistry pretty much all the same?	5545	deadbefore35
Could the speed of light have been different in the past?	5544	Jimmy-TheFox
In the last 5-10 years, there’s been tremendous efforts made by many of the first world countries to curb carbon emissions. Have we made a dent?	5543	BimmerJustin
Would it be possible and make sense to combine a COVID vaccine booster with a flu shot in a single, annual dose?	5538	aiwaza
How do lungs heal after quitting smoking, especially with regards to timelines and partial-quit?	5536	Monster-Zero
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Alex Marson and I'm an immunologist at UCSF. My lab is building more efficient CRISPR-based gene editing tools to supercharge the human immune system to fight cancer, infectious disease, and autoimmunity. AMA!	5514	AskScienceModerator
Is the growth of algae on turtles' shells harmful to them?	5512	DeadSorcerer
What is the science behind “skin tags”? Why do we get them and how come they tend to grow back when they’re removed?	5508	reddituser0912333