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How is data stored in huge data centres, like the Google Drive storages? Are they like the discs in hard drives but giant? Do they use discs at all?

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Would it be possible to generate electric energy through bacterial and fungal colonies? They reproduce so fast, there must be a way we can harness it!

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Discrepancy in research based on the culture where the research was conducted

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How to account for cultural differences influencing research?

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How can things get cold in the vacuum of space if they aren’t exchanging heat with anything?

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We’re taught that in a perfectly balanced ecosystem, if a species goes extinct, chances are the whole ecosystem collapses. Is this also true for parasites, like pathogenic bacteria or tapeworms? Do they have their “role” in the ecosystem’s homeostatic balance?

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How is data stored in huge data centres, like the Google Drive storages? Are they like the discs in hard drives but giant? Do they use discs at all?	17
Would it be possible to generate electric energy through bacterial and fungal colonies? They reproduce so fast, there must be a way we can harness it!	1
Discrepancy in research based on the culture where the research was conducted	1
How to account for cultural differences influencing research?	1
How can things get cold in the vacuum of space if they aren’t exchanging heat with anything?	1
We’re taught that in a perfectly balanced ecosystem, if a species goes extinct, chances are the whole ecosystem collapses. Is this also true for parasites, like pathogenic bacteria or tapeworms? Do they have their “role” in the ecosystem’s homeostatic balance?	1