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Could a non-gravitational singularity exist?

980 upvotes • rocketparrotlet

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Do fish flatulate?

980 upvotes • earthwalkers

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Ask Anything Wednesday - Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology

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I've heard grapes have more "coding genes" than humans. Do the human coding-genes form some kind of sub-set or overlap of the grape, or are the coding regions of the DNA/(genome?) completely different?

980 upvotes • isaidthisinstead

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Is there any medium that sound travels through faster than light can?

980 upvotes • Toymos

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If a child is born premature, do they develop as if they were still in the womb?

979 upvotes • ptgkbgte

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Why do so many chemical compounds manifest as clear, colorless liquids or white powders?

979 upvotes • falafax

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When I move at speed through the air, it's cold. When an object reenters the atmosphere, it burns up. Why?

979 upvotes • riamuriamu

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Why are some people much more attractive targets for mosquitoes than others?

979 upvotes • Emergency_Queasy

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Why does Mars have a slightly larger axial tilt than Earth without similar evidence of a proto-planet impact?

978 upvotes • hitchano

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could a non-gravitational singularity exist?	980	rocketparrotlet
Do fish flatulate?	980	earthwalkers
Ask Anything Wednesday - Biology, Chemistry, Neuroscience, Medicine, Psychology	980	AutoModerator
I've heard grapes have more "coding genes" than humans. Do the human coding-genes form some kind of sub-set or overlap of the grape, or are the coding regions of the DNA/(genome?) completely different?	980	isaidthisinstead
Is there any medium that sound travels through faster than light can?	980	Toymos
If a child is born premature, do they develop as if they were still in the womb?	979	ptgkbgte
Why do so many chemical compounds manifest as clear, colorless liquids or white powders?	979	falafax
When I move at speed through the air, it's cold. When an object reenters the atmosphere, it burns up. Why?	979	riamuriamu
Why are some people much more attractive targets for mosquitoes than others?	979	Emergency_Queasy
Why does Mars have a slightly larger axial tilt than Earth without similar evidence of a proto-planet impact?	978	hitchano