/r/askscience

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Why are recently flipped iceburgs blue?

2066 upvotes • xteatimex

Mark as read: Add to a list

How does aquatic life manage to repopulate seasonal lakes and streams?

2065 upvotes • idownvoteforlols

Mark as read: Add to a list

What is the biochemical process in seeds that keeps track of cold temperature so that seeds germinate at the correct time?

2065 upvotes • noodledoodle3

Mark as read: Add to a list

How does a wave function change after scattering?

2065 upvotes • Comrade_Pingu_1917

Mark as read: Add to a list

AskScience AMA Series: I am a medicinal chemist and pharmaceutical scientist at the University of Florida who is an expert on Kratom, which is currently under investigation as treatment for opioid withdrawal syndrome. AMA!

2065 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

Mark as read: Add to a list

Does the brain receive the full resolution of our retina? Or is there some sort of preprocessing that reduces the number of pixels?

2063 upvotes • ReasonablyBadass

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are spiders attracted to heat sources?

2063 upvotes • tinyhousebuilder

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why does paper become translucent when it gets wet?

2062 upvotes • pudding_world

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why are there shadows in electron microscopy? How are they different from shadows due to the absence of light?

2062 upvotes • jaZoo

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why do the continents of the Earth seem to be tapering downwards (top is fatter, bottom is thinner)?

2061 upvotes • klingonpigeon

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are recently flipped iceburgs blue?	2066	xteatimex
How does aquatic life manage to repopulate seasonal lakes and streams?	2065	idownvoteforlols
What is the biochemical process in seeds that keeps track of cold temperature so that seeds germinate at the correct time?	2065	noodledoodle3
How does a wave function change after scattering?	2065	Comrade_Pingu_1917
AskScience AMA Series: I am a medicinal chemist and pharmaceutical scientist at the University of Florida who is an expert on Kratom, which is currently under investigation as treatment for opioid withdrawal syndrome. AMA!	2065	AskScienceModerator
Does the brain receive the full resolution of our retina? Or is there some sort of preprocessing that reduces the number of pixels?	2063	ReasonablyBadass
Are spiders attracted to heat sources?	2063	tinyhousebuilder
Why does paper become translucent when it gets wet?	2062	pudding_world
Why are there shadows in electron microscopy? How are they different from shadows due to the absence of light?	2062	jaZoo
Why do the continents of the Earth seem to be tapering downwards (top is fatter, bottom is thinner)?	2061	klingonpigeon