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Can other species get Down syndrome/trisomy 21?

5001 upvotes • Atrebatine

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AskScience AMA Series: Hunting aliens is a serious business. My name is Simon Steel, and I'm an astrophysicist and Director of Education and Outreach at the SETI Institute, where alien hunting, whether microscopic bugs or macroscopic megastructures, is our bread and butter. Hungry for answers? AMA!

4999 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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What makes some materials like cat fur or velvet feel soft?

4997 upvotes • TheBobolo

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If the Earth stopped spinning immediatly, is there enough momentum be thrown into space at escape velocity?

4997 upvotes • TheHartman88

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Why are we colder when wet?

4996 upvotes • Hakimwithadream

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At the end of the Covid-19 Vaccine trials, were the patients told what they got and the placebo group given first shot at getting the real Vaccine?

4993 upvotes • seanbrockest

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How do we know that dinosaurs didn't roar, like in Jurassic Park? Would they have chirped and cawed and sang, like birds today?

4992 upvotes • zeromig

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How will we use the power from a fusion reactor?

4991 upvotes • Trevor30024

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Is it possible for a planet to have a perpetual solar eclipse if a satellite orbits at the same speed as the planets rotation?

4990 upvotes • Deathmodar

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AskScience AMA Series: Got questions about vaccines for COVID-19? We are experts here with your answers. AUA!

4989 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Can other species get Down syndrome/trisomy 21?	5001	Atrebatine
AskScience AMA Series: Hunting aliens is a serious business. My name is Simon Steel, and I'm an astrophysicist and Director of Education and Outreach at the SETI Institute, where alien hunting, whether microscopic bugs or macroscopic megastructures, is our bread and butter. Hungry for answers? AMA!	4999	AskScienceModerator
What makes some materials like cat fur or velvet feel soft?	4997	TheBobolo
If the Earth stopped spinning immediatly, is there enough momentum be thrown into space at escape velocity?	4997	TheHartman88
Why are we colder when wet?	4996	Hakimwithadream
At the end of the Covid-19 Vaccine trials, were the patients told what they got and the placebo group given first shot at getting the real Vaccine?	4993	seanbrockest
How do we know that dinosaurs didn't roar, like in Jurassic Park? Would they have chirped and cawed and sang, like birds today?	4992	zeromig
How will we use the power from a fusion reactor?	4991	Trevor30024
Is it possible for a planet to have a perpetual solar eclipse if a satellite orbits at the same speed as the planets rotation?	4990	Deathmodar
AskScience AMA Series: Got questions about vaccines for COVID-19? We are experts here with your answers. AUA!	4989	AskScienceModerator