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What exactly is occuring biologically when you get that sinking feeling in your stomach after something terrible just happened?

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What are ants doing exactly, when you kick over their anthill?

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If you could actually hold liquid magma and it not burn you, what would it feel like in your hands?

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How large of wings would the average human being (5'9'' 180 lbs) need to be able to fly? Given that we'd have bat-type wings, not bird-type wings since we're not covered in feathers.

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Why can two individuals be of similar species but are unable to reproduce?

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This letter to the editor regarding macroevolution was in my local paper today. How factual are the statements this professor is making?

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How impactful is a planet's rotation on the surface temperature of a planet?

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What is the temperature differential necessary in order for you to see your breath on a cold day?

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We always see "what ifs" where a devastating asteroid hits the ocean, but what if it hit the Himalayan Mountains instead?

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A question on behalf of twenty- to thirty-somethings: Why are grey hairs harder to pull out of your head than color ones?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What exactly is occuring biologically when you get that sinking feeling in your stomach after something terrible just happened?	748
What are ants doing exactly, when you kick over their anthill?	290
If you could actually hold liquid magma and it not burn you, what would it feel like in your hands?	4
How large of wings would the average human being (5'9'' 180 lbs) need to be able to fly? Given that we'd have bat-type wings, not bird-type wings since we're not covered in feathers.	4
Why can two individuals be of similar species but are unable to reproduce?	3
This letter to the editor regarding macroevolution was in my local paper today. How factual are the statements this professor is making?	3
How impactful is a planet's rotation on the surface temperature of a planet?	2
What is the temperature differential necessary in order for you to see your breath on a cold day?	2
We always see "what ifs" where a devastating asteroid hits the ocean, but what if it hit the Himalayan Mountains instead?	1
A question on behalf of twenty- to thirty-somethings: Why are grey hairs harder to pull out of your head than color ones?	1