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Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out?

1717 upvotes • r/askscience

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I'm hearing that "all bird species are susceptible" to the bird flu that's circulating. Are there any pathogens to which all mammal species are susceptible?

96 upvotes • r/askscience

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Melting ice sheets lead to isostatic rebound and earthquakes. Are any mountain glaciers big enough to cause detectable earthquakes by the same process?

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Between the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the independence of Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, and Iraq, were there any widely-held opinions among people in those regions on how to define Middle Eastern states with the objective of peaceful and inclusive self-government?

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What affects the formation of winter/spring storms that hit the northwestern US?

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Are both mitochondria and a cellular nucleus unique and universal to eukarya?

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Why did the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Norman invaders of England not continue and conquer Wales, Scotland, and Ireland?

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ChatGPT is notoriously prone to giving wrong answers even it can identify as false. Why does it not check its own work before answering, since it is able to do so?

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What is the current state of covid (new variants, cases/deaths per day)? How can laypeople best keep track of the situation in the absence of media coverage?

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Radon is a monatomic gas, but its decay products are solids. After a decay, what happens to the individual atoms of the daughter elements? Do they stay suspended in the atmosphere or slowly rain out?	1717	askscience
I'm hearing that "all bird species are susceptible" to the bird flu that's circulating. Are there any pathogens to which all mammal species are susceptible?	96	askscience
Melting ice sheets lead to isostatic rebound and earthquakes. Are any mountain glaciers big enough to cause detectable earthquakes by the same process?	6	askscience
Between the breakup of the Ottoman Empire and the independence of Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, and Iraq, were there any widely-held opinions among people in those regions on how to define Middle Eastern states with the objective of peaceful and inclusive self-government?	3	AskHistorians
What affects the formation of winter/spring storms that hit the northwestern US?	1	askscience
Are both mitochondria and a cellular nucleus unique and universal to eukarya?	1	askscience
Why did the Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Norman invaders of England not continue and conquer Wales, Scotland, and Ireland?	1	AskHistorians
ChatGPT is notoriously prone to giving wrong answers even it can identify as false. Why does it not check its own work before answering, since it is able to do so?	1	askscience
What is the current state of covid (new variants, cases/deaths per day)? How can laypeople best keep track of the situation in the absence of media coverage?	1	askscience