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AskScience AMA Series: We are the NASA New Horizons team, here to answer your questions about the New Horizons spacecraft, parallax imaging, deep space exploration and what we learned at Pluto. Ask us anything!

4684 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Is there any culture (current or past) that doesn't honor their dead?

4680 upvotes • zhang__

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AskScience AMA Series: My name is Thankful Cromartie, and I led the detection of the most massive neutron star ever (to date). Ask me anything!

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Do comatose people “sleep”?

4679 upvotes • kinkylesbi

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Why has Europe's population remained relatively constant whereas other continents have shown clear increase?

4677 upvotes • Zyxtaine

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If I went back 100,000 years and mated with a human, would we produce any offspring? How far would I need to go back before I found an ancestor that is incompatible with modern humans?

4660 upvotes • busdriverbuddha1

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Does reading fiction increase empathy, or are empathic people more likely to read fiction?

4659 upvotes • Aravoid0

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What gives a steel cable so much more tensile strength than a steel rod?

4657 upvotes • DarkStarStorm

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Does the visual cortex get 're-purposed' in blind people?

4657 upvotes • brandon12345566

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If the nuclear fusion cycle of a star ends at iron, how do heavier elements get made?

4655 upvotes • lmfashidmtamsfo

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AskScience AMA Series: We are the NASA New Horizons team, here to answer your questions about the New Horizons spacecraft, parallax imaging, deep space exploration and what we learned at Pluto. Ask us anything!	4684	AskScienceModerator
Is there any culture (current or past) that doesn't honor their dead?	4680	zhang__
AskScience AMA Series: My name is Thankful Cromartie, and I led the detection of the most massive neutron star ever (to date). Ask me anything!	4680	AskScienceModerator
Do comatose people “sleep”?	4679	kinkylesbi
Why has Europe's population remained relatively constant whereas other continents have shown clear increase?	4677	Zyxtaine
If I went back 100,000 years and mated with a human, would we produce any offspring? How far would I need to go back before I found an ancestor that is incompatible with modern humans?	4660	busdriverbuddha1
Does reading fiction increase empathy, or are empathic people more likely to read fiction?	4659	Aravoid0
What gives a steel cable so much more tensile strength than a steel rod?	4657	DarkStarStorm
Does the visual cortex get 're-purposed' in blind people?	4657	brandon12345566
If the nuclear fusion cycle of a star ends at iron, how do heavier elements get made?	4655	lmfashidmtamsfo