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When a baby is formed it starts out as one cell then splits and reproduces and forms perhaps...

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What's a gathering of frogs called? What's a gathering of toads called?

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Why does uracil replace thymine in RNA?

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How would one maintain a bacterial culture without having to transfer cultures on a regular basis?

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Why does chalk, a cylinder, always break into three pieces when it falls, and not into two or four...

Serge Bellemare asks

Do all planets and stars rotate on themselves, and do we know why?

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David Cheverie asks

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Kjell from Edmonton asks

Does light exert force?

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Conservation of momentum can explain the exchange of a virtual photon between two electrons and the...

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What is the difference between fats and cholestrol?

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I have a liquid crystal display screen computer monitor. I am looking for unbiased information on...

Xinyi Chong from Beijing asks

Do shells have nutrients in them? If so, what actually uses those nutrients?

Sahm Atman from Berkeley asks

Supposedly in classical electromagnetism an accelerating charge radiates. If so, why? If so, then...

Stephen Ross from Hong Kong asks

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John Collins from West Vancouver asks

(Re: E=Mc^2) Why does E/M=c^2 rather than simply c^1 (which is an altogether respectably large...

Ondraya Espenshade from York asks

Is either Klebsiella pneumoniae or Serratia marcescens documented to be able to extract naked DNA...

Cathy Schroeder asks

Why do batteries behave differently when kept at different temperatures? In my science project a...

Zambi Donburi from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia asks

How did we (as a race) evolve eyebrows and eyelashes. The way I understand it is that to evolve...

Unknown asks

Are there living beings which do not die?

Sahm Atman from Berkeley, CA asks

I understand why magnetism is a relativistic effect, "caused" by Lorenz contraction effectively...

Matt from the Internet asks

Is the orbit of the moon around earth a perfect circle? If not, when is the moon closest to us? ...

Darrin asks

If light is made of photons, and photons have mass, and many photons of light are hitting the earth...

Samantha from London asks

At which age do the nasal bones and the mandible complete ossification?

Rick Anderson asks

Is the air we exhale pure carbon dioxide? If not, then what is it?

Michal Jaworski from Calgary asks

A black hole is a central point the size of a pinhead where a huge amount of mass is concentrated....

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How long does it take styrofoam to decompose? Are there chemicals that help to cause the...

BALKRISHAN ARORA from Pune, India asks

1. I would like to know when was Hubble's constant discovered / invented? 2. How many times it...

B.Krystol from Jasper asks

Why is Isobutane ( C4H8) a gas at 25 C and Dodecahedrane ( C20H20) a solid at 25 C?

Brian from Denver, CO asks

When eating spicy foods, the tongue and lips can get a burning sensation. Why don't the insides of...

Michael from Winnipeg asks

I've been doing a science fair project testing the effectiveness of Lactaid(TM) lactase. From a...

Atul Mulay asks

What chemical reaction takes place when you use henna to tint skin? Is it possible to extract the...

Cynthia from Chilliwack, Canada asks

IF my blood type is A negative what are my parents' blood types? What does it mean to have negative...

Rafael Sumalinog from Edmonton asks

What is immunofluorescence analysis, what basic materials are used, and how long does it take to...

Eric Johnson asks

Is it harmful to inhale sulfur which has been heated?

Sandra Lenzi from Morris Plains, NJ asks

Why is the helical content higher in gelatin with higher molecular weight. In other words, it seems...

Ram Ajore from Delhi, INDIA asks

What are the ways in molecular biology to show confirmation of hybridization on a solid surface for...

Adam Roda asks

Why do we yawn when we see someone else yawn? Why is it contagious?

Andrew Hickey asks

Why do wet objects shine?