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What types of signals do bees release under distress or after death?

4183 upvotes • Haffie13

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Why is it that, if you add any sequence of numbers like this (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1), the sum is always the square of the largest number?

4181 upvotes • diminutive_sebastian

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If the Solar system revolves around the galaxy, does it mean that future human beings are going to observe other nebulas in different zones of the sky?

4180 upvotes • Excelerating

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What process occurs for a light bulb to be “burnt out”?

4180 upvotes • Urgotaniceash3

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Has weather forecasting greatly improved over the past 20 years?

4180 upvotes • mgm97

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What does oxygen production in a tree scale better with? The amount of leaves or the who biomass of the tree ?

4179 upvotes • si3rra_7

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Can the current Covid Vaccines be improved or replaced with different vaccines that last longer?

4179 upvotes • Helpful_Highlight198

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Is a neutron star a perfect electrical insulator?

4178 upvotes • iwanttobepart

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Why do allergens cause an overreaction of the immune system when other foreign invaders (such as the flu) elicit a more measured response?

4178 upvotes • RobN-Hood

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We know we'll see a supernova in 2016 because we've already seen it happen due to gravitational lensing. How is this possible?

4176 upvotes • babuguuscooties

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What types of signals do bees release under distress or after death?	4183	Haffie13
Why is it that, if you add any sequence of numbers like this (1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1), the sum is always the square of the largest number?	4181	diminutive_sebastian
If the Solar system revolves around the galaxy, does it mean that future human beings are going to observe other nebulas in different zones of the sky?	4180	Excelerating
What process occurs for a light bulb to be “burnt out”?	4180	Urgotaniceash3
Has weather forecasting greatly improved over the past 20 years?	4180	mgm97
What does oxygen production in a tree scale better with? The amount of leaves or the who biomass of the tree ?	4179	si3rra_7
Can the current Covid Vaccines be improved or replaced with different vaccines that last longer?	4179	Helpful_Highlight198
Is a neutron star a perfect electrical insulator?	4178	iwanttobepart
Why do allergens cause an overreaction of the immune system when other foreign invaders (such as the flu) elicit a more measured response?	4178	RobN-Hood
We know we'll see a supernova in 2016 because we've already seen it happen due to gravitational lensing. How is this possible?	4176	babuguuscooties