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How does the blood circulatory system adapt to amputations?

896 upvotes • riksarkson

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In a major blackout, could you see the Milky Way in the middle of a city?

895 upvotes • ChezFisto

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PSR J1748-2446ad is the fastest know pulsar at 716 revolutions per second, what is the limit of rev/s a neutron star can go through before tearing itself apart, and have we recorded any instances?

895 upvotes • Jaracuda

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Is hair and fingernail growth slowed down when the body starts prioritizing protein elsewhere, such as through muscle growth via bodybuilding?

894 upvotes • CaptainRon19

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Instead of large solar arrays, why didn't NASA send up a small reactor for the ISS?

893 upvotes • [deleted]

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Is there a limit to how small a star can be? If so, what is the theoretically smallest star possible and why?

893 upvotes • EmLeingod

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How can I recreate the smell of rain at home?

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If a bullet were traveling at 100mph

892 upvotes • namerson

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Why are breasts so attractive? After all, they're just fat and mammary tissue. Is it a psychological thing to do with breastfeeding as infants?

892 upvotes • DrWatson164

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AskScience AMA Series: Biomedical research has a diversity problem that NIH scientists & other researchers are working to fix. The All of Us Research Program just released nearly 100K whole genome sequences from a group of diverse participants into our secure Researcher Workbench. Ask us anything!

892 upvotes • AskScienceModerator

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How does the blood circulatory system adapt to amputations?	896	riksarkson
In a major blackout, could you see the Milky Way in the middle of a city?	895	ChezFisto
PSR J1748-2446ad is the fastest know pulsar at 716 revolutions per second, what is the limit of rev/s a neutron star can go through before tearing itself apart, and have we recorded any instances?	895	Jaracuda
Is hair and fingernail growth slowed down when the body starts prioritizing protein elsewhere, such as through muscle growth via bodybuilding?	894	CaptainRon19
Instead of large solar arrays, why didn't NASA send up a small reactor for the ISS?	893	[deleted]
Is there a limit to how small a star can be? If so, what is the theoretically smallest star possible and why?	893	EmLeingod
How can I recreate the smell of rain at home?	893	[deleted]
If a bullet were traveling at 100mph	892	namerson
Why are breasts so attractive? After all, they're just fat and mammary tissue. Is it a psychological thing to do with breastfeeding as infants?	892	DrWatson164
AskScience AMA Series: Biomedical research has a diversity problem that NIH scientists & other researchers are working to fix. The All of Us Research Program just released nearly 100K whole genome sequences from a group of diverse participants into our secure Researcher Workbench. Ask us anything!	892	AskScienceModerator