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Are huge Saharan features caused by erosion?

2725 upvotes • bohoky

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[Physics] when a star dies the explosion creates heavier element like gold and platinum. Is it possible to estimate the amount of a perticular element a star will make when it dies?

2723 upvotes • beardenstine

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How do they know that the skull found in Harbin (AKA Dragon Man) belonged to a male and not a female?

2720 upvotes • LiliMaz

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Are humans apes?

2719 upvotes • DarthDovahkiin5

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Could humans "breed" a Neanderthal back into existence?

2719 upvotes • Mohgreen

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Is it possible for a planet to have a mountain that pierces its atmosphere?

2718 upvotes • TomakaTom

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Is it possible for so much land to erode away that the earth will only be left with oceans?

2718 upvotes • hunneebee7767

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What are the alternative ways to measure advancements of civilisation other than the Kardashev Scale, and what are their pros and cons?

2716 upvotes • holman8a

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Majdi Osman, an infectious diseases physician and Clinical Program Director at OpenBiome - a nonprofit stool bank that provides material for fecal transplants. Ask me anything!

2715 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Why is it that when I look in a mirror without glasses on, the objects farther away are still blurry? Wouldn't the mirror just change everything to a 2D image?

2714 upvotes • CalebMC

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are huge Saharan features caused by erosion?	2725	bohoky
[Physics] when a star dies the explosion creates heavier element like gold and platinum. Is it possible to estimate the amount of a perticular element a star will make when it dies?	2723	beardenstine
How do they know that the skull found in Harbin (AKA Dragon Man) belonged to a male and not a female?	2720	LiliMaz
Are humans apes?	2719	DarthDovahkiin5
Could humans "breed" a Neanderthal back into existence?	2719	Mohgreen
Is it possible for a planet to have a mountain that pierces its atmosphere?	2718	TomakaTom
Is it possible for so much land to erode away that the earth will only be left with oceans?	2718	hunneebee7767
What are the alternative ways to measure advancements of civilisation other than the Kardashev Scale, and what are their pros and cons?	2716	holman8a
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dr. Majdi Osman, an infectious diseases physician and Clinical Program Director at OpenBiome - a nonprofit stool bank that provides material for fecal transplants. Ask me anything!	2715	AskScienceModerator
Why is it that when I look in a mirror without glasses on, the objects farther away are still blurry? Wouldn't the mirror just change everything to a 2D image?	2714	CalebMC