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Why does the color of the sky get lighter, the closer it is to the horizon?

2424 upvotes • Jimjimsalabim64

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If you receive an organ transplant, will the organ always have the donor's DNA, or does your body eventually replace all of it with cells of your own?

2422 upvotes • [deleted]

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Has human society and culture fundamentally altered our own biological evolution?

2420 upvotes • mibi

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What makes gold so much more malleable than other metals?

2419 upvotes • iwanttobepart

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Moon craters mostly circular?

2419 upvotes • G1rvo

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Why does the AC frequency drop in a power grid when there is an increase in load/demand?

2418 upvotes • salahaddin

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When they announce discovery of a new breed of bird or fish or whatever, are they always meaning "Never before discovered" or does it sometimes mean a new crossbread from previous breeds/types?

2418 upvotes • wlane13

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In the way that gravity is based on mass, and electromagnetism is based on charge, are there analogous properties for the weak/strong nuclear forces?

2416 upvotes • marshalpol

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AskScience AMA Series: We're a group of scientists working on the next generation of solvents for more sustainable chemistry. Ask us anything!

2416 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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If I am in an elevator and it falls many flights with no safety mechanism surely I'll die. But what if it was filled with water and I was in the middle, survivable?

2415 upvotes • Okmijnuhbygv12345

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does the color of the sky get lighter, the closer it is to the horizon?	2424	Jimjimsalabim64
If you receive an organ transplant, will the organ always have the donor's DNA, or does your body eventually replace all of it with cells of your own?	2422	[deleted]
Has human society and culture fundamentally altered our own biological evolution?	2420	mibi
What makes gold so much more malleable than other metals?	2419	iwanttobepart
Moon craters mostly circular?	2419	G1rvo
Why does the AC frequency drop in a power grid when there is an increase in load/demand?	2418	salahaddin
When they announce discovery of a new breed of bird or fish or whatever, are they always meaning "Never before discovered" or does it sometimes mean a new crossbread from previous breeds/types?	2418	wlane13
In the way that gravity is based on mass, and electromagnetism is based on charge, are there analogous properties for the weak/strong nuclear forces?	2416	marshalpol
AskScience AMA Series: We're a group of scientists working on the next generation of solvents for more sustainable chemistry. Ask us anything!	2416	AskScienceModerator
If I am in an elevator and it falls many flights with no safety mechanism surely I'll die. But what if it was filled with water and I was in the middle, survivable?	2415	Okmijnuhbygv12345