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So, they discovered 70% of the Dreadnoughtus skeleton. Where did the other 30% go?

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How well can insects or similar organisms repair wounds or physical damage?

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How the hell do cicada nymphs count to 17?

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In honor of a Bestof 2013 question: How long would a photosynthetic human have to lay outside to meet their daily energy requirements?

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Can we make sugar, in vitro, out of CO2 and water--with sunlight or any other kind of energy input--any more efficiently than plants can?

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Is there any detailed geological understanding of where all of the soil from the Dust Bowl actually went?

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What does it mean when people describe the magnet in an MRI as "100,000 times (or so) stronger than earth's magnetic field?" Certainly we couldn't repel all of the solar wind hitting earth (many times over) with one MRI machine?

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How and/or why does UV light destroy so much stuff?

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What kinds of evolutionary pressures are there on leaf morphology?

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There are tons of single-celled organisms, and quite a few with billions of cells. Are there any with a handful of cells? Three or four or a few dozen or so? What are they like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
So, they discovered 70% of the Dreadnoughtus skeleton. Where did the other 30% go?	2413
How well can insects or similar organisms repair wounds or physical damage?	60
How the hell do cicada nymphs count to 17?	38
In honor of a Bestof 2013 question: How long would a photosynthetic human have to lay outside to meet their daily energy requirements?	38
Can we make sugar, in vitro, out of CO2 and water--with sunlight or any other kind of energy input--any more efficiently than plants can?	26
Is there any detailed geological understanding of where all of the soil from the Dust Bowl actually went?	12
What does it mean when people describe the magnet in an MRI as "100,000 times (or so) stronger than earth's magnetic field?" Certainly we couldn't repel all of the solar wind hitting earth (many times over) with one MRI machine?	10
How and/or why does UV light destroy so much stuff?	6
What kinds of evolutionary pressures are there on leaf morphology?	6
There are tons of single-celled organisms, and quite a few with billions of cells. Are there any with a handful of cells? Three or four or a few dozen or so? What are they like?	5