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Fran Barnes from Kooskia, ID asks

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Mireille Messier from Toronto asks

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What is the difference between science and sciencing?

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What does cytoplasm do in the cell?

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Matt Hiemenz from Manitoba asks

Electricity. It powers almost all household appliances as well as the complex electronics we rely...

Kelvin C from Markham, Ontario, Canada, Amérique du Nord asks

I was and I still am wondering if there are any really complex questions that even scientists...

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We have an older pop machine at work with canned soft drinks. Sometimes, when a pop is opened that...

Melodia from Montreal asks

Approximately how many nuclear tests do the americans alone conduct every year?

Dave Carmean from Vancouver asks

Why does a digital camera need a shutter- I think it should be able to electronically shunt the...

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I understand that cancer is caused by mutations in some of the genes that regulate cell growth and...

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How many scientists does Canada have?

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Pete Peterson asks

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Harshita from Sydney asks

I have conducted an experiment with a parachute. I was investigating whether the time taken to...

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What process does a jellyfish go through when it stings something?

Tappar from New Delhi asks

How did scientists conclude that a major part of our genome is junk? Did they search for open...

Paul Martos from Michigan City, Indiana asks

I have a small laser pointer. The spot produced by the beam is not a solid red circle, but a fuzzy...

Monty from saskatchewan asks

What exactly is gravity? Is it a wave or a ray? What exactly is the attraction that makes gravity...

J. Fretwell from Parry Sound asks

I do not know if this might relate to Global Warming, but I notice no one has mentioned (maybe I...

Deion Christopher from Missouri asks

Can you really grow plants from the seeds found in Mammoth feces? In national parks here in...