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What causes gusts of wind?

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How would a plant react to being grown while spinning vertically for its entire lifetime?

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What would happen if you cooled water below freezing without allowing it to increase in volume?

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What exactly does the term 'Viral Agent' mean?

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What are some examples of different evolutionary adaptions among different populations of humans?

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Why haven't more stable metals beyond Uranium/Plutonium been discovered?

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What do we actually witness when we are shown an image of a 'sonic boom', and why does travelling at such a speed cause such an overt reaction in the air?

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How can scientists tell the difference between a gene that has been shared between microbes and a gene that is just really conserved?

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Why didn't the indigenous Australian's have domesticated animals? Especially dogs?

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Why does the Earth have an axial tilt?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What causes gusts of wind?	322
How would a plant react to being grown while spinning vertically for its entire lifetime?	44
What would happen if you cooled water below freezing without allowing it to increase in volume?	31
What exactly does the term 'Viral Agent' mean?	24
What are some examples of different evolutionary adaptions among different populations of humans?	16
Why haven't more stable metals beyond Uranium/Plutonium been discovered?	14
What do we actually witness when we are shown an image of a 'sonic boom', and why does travelling at such a speed cause such an overt reaction in the air?	11
How can scientists tell the difference between a gene that has been shared between microbes and a gene that is just really conserved?	10
Why didn't the indigenous Australian's have domesticated animals? Especially dogs?	8
Why does the Earth have an axial tilt?	5