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What happens to a virus if the host that it lives in dies? Does it decompose with the body?

2484 upvotes • neenonay

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Do all power plants generate power in essentially the same way, regardless of type?

2483 upvotes • OsmundofCarim

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Pfizer vaccine was initially recommended to be stored at -60C to -80C for transportation. Is the vaccine still at a liquid state at this temperature or is it frozen solid?

2480 upvotes • whatissevenbysix

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If I steep two tea bags in hot water, rather than one, will there be double the "tea" (and hence caffeine), or is there some sort of saturation point?

2479 upvotes • CriticalOfAllPosts

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Why in binding energy calculations do we include emitted neutrons but not electrons?

2479 upvotes • RavernousPenguin

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Why do wine and whisky makers use oak?

2478 upvotes • Mushufu

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AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dan Riskin: author, bat biologist, host of Animal Planet's Monsters Inside Me and co-host of Daily Planet. I wrote my PhD on bats and since it's Bat Week, I thought I'd take a swing at some of your questions. (See what I did there?)

2478 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Is a Yellowstone eruption in the next decade imminent?

2477 upvotes • TheLurkingFish

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Does any organism grow metal (or similar substances) like we grow hair, teeth, skin, etc.?

2476 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why does shampoo lather less in dirty hair than clean hair?

2474 upvotes • deadstump

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happens to a virus if the host that it lives in dies? Does it decompose with the body?	2484	neenonay
Do all power plants generate power in essentially the same way, regardless of type?	2483	OsmundofCarim
Pfizer vaccine was initially recommended to be stored at -60C to -80C for transportation. Is the vaccine still at a liquid state at this temperature or is it frozen solid?	2480	whatissevenbysix
If I steep two tea bags in hot water, rather than one, will there be double the "tea" (and hence caffeine), or is there some sort of saturation point?	2479	CriticalOfAllPosts
Why in binding energy calculations do we include emitted neutrons but not electrons?	2479	RavernousPenguin
Why do wine and whisky makers use oak?	2478	Mushufu
AskScience AMA Series: I'm Dan Riskin: author, bat biologist, host of Animal Planet's Monsters Inside Me and co-host of Daily Planet. I wrote my PhD on bats and since it's Bat Week, I thought I'd take a swing at some of your questions. (See what I did there?)	2478	AskScienceModerator
Is a Yellowstone eruption in the next decade imminent?	2477	TheLurkingFish
Does any organism grow metal (or similar substances) like we grow hair, teeth, skin, etc.?	2476	[deleted]
Why does shampoo lather less in dirty hair than clean hair?	2474	deadstump