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sabbah@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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Join Our Moderator Team at c/askscience

sabbah@lemmy.worldMEnglish · 1 year ago

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Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 months ago

Has there ever been anything originally dismissed as pseudoscience that was later proven to be legit?

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Has there ever been anything originally dismissed as pseudoscience that was later proven to be legit?

Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish · 2 months ago

jonathanvmv8f@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months ago

How do I know if tinnitus is some sort of a placebo effect?

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How do I know if tinnitus is some sort of a placebo effect?

jonathanvmv8f@lemm.eeEnglish · 3 months ago

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Question about astrology (kind of).

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Question about astrology (kind of).

AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

What happens if I ambush an apex predator?

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What happens if I ambush an apex predator?

AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Sudo Sodium @lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months ago

Any scientific explanation to what happened to me ?

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Any scientific explanation to what happened to me ?

Sudo Sodium @lemdro.idEnglish · 3 months ago

jadelord@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 3 months ago

Is there no electromagnetic force between the positively charged nucleus of an atom and the electrons?

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Is there no electromagnetic force between the positively charged nucleus of an atom and the electrons?

jadelord@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish · 3 months ago

profdc9@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

Recent examples of Western Blots from Open Access Papers?

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Recent examples of Western Blots from Open Access Papers?

profdc9@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months ago

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PlaidBaron@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

Why do stretchy bread bags turn crinkly after being in the freezer?

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Why do stretchy bread bags turn crinkly after being in the freezer?

PlaidBaron@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

murmelade@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

How large would a city/base on the moon have to be in order to be visible with the unaided human eye from earth?

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How large would a city/base on the moon have to be in order to be visible with the unaided human eye from earth?

murmelade@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

If space didn't expand/accelerate, would photons keep zipping along forever in the same wavelength in which they were emitted?

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If space didn't expand/accelerate, would photons keep zipping along forever in the same wavelength in which they were emitted?

niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

is this the starting point of a new cosmology ?

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is this the starting point of a new cosmology ?

A_A@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months ago

remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months ago

Would celite/carbon vacuum filtration perform well enough to remove photopolymers from isopropyl alcohol?

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Would celite/carbon vacuum filtration perform well enough to remove photopolymers from isopropyl alcohol?

remotelove@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months ago

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linucs@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

Are there other human traits like light skin which people developed to adapt to the "new" environment they settled in?

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Are there other human traits like light skin which people developed to adapt to the "new" environment they settled in?

linucs@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months ago

niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Do we know how long it took for cuneiform to develop from counting cows and barley, to drafting official documents and contracts, to creating literature?

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Do we know how long it took for cuneiform to develop from counting cows and barley, to drafting official documents and contracts, to creating literature?

niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Why are honeybee stingers barbed?

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Why are honeybee stingers barbed?

Tattorack@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months ago

Is the heat produced by fossil and nuclear fuel negligible?

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Is the heat produced by fossil and nuclear fuel negligible?

Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months ago

billbasher@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

Spring Potential Energy

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Spring Potential Energy

billbasher@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

becausechemistry@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 months ago

How dense would the atmosphere need to be to result in a cataclysmic chain reaction during a nuclear explosion?

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How dense would the atmosphere need to be to result in a cataclysmic chain reaction during a nuclear explosion?

becausechemistry@lemm.eeEnglish · 5 months ago

niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

If two identical radios are side by side and tuned to the same frequency, will they both pick up the signal at 100%, or will they wrestle for the same radio waves?

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If two identical radios are side by side and tuned to the same frequency, will they both pick up the signal at 100%, or will they wrestle for the same radio waves?

niktemadur@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months ago

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