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Why are space shuttles always rockets, and take off straight upward?

3d 16h ago by lemmy.world/u/Lost_My_Mind in askscience
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so what about the heat death of the universe?

4d 21m ago by feddit.org/u/gandalf_der_12te in askscience
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What is the endgame of bio diversity?

4d 8h ago by programming.dev/u/c0dezer0 in askscience
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Mathematical Modeling of a Magnetorheological Damper

11d 6h ago by quokk.au/u/FedX in askscience from www.mdpi.com
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any ideas on how to get electrons to not repel eachother?

12d 20h ago by lemmy.wtf/u/IAMgROOT in askscience
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Would any picnicers actually be at risk here?

22d 10h ago by sopuli.xyz/u/Sibbo in askscience from lemmy.blahaj.zone
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How would one go about generating human voice?

29d 5h ago by lemmy.world/u/yogurtwrong in askscience
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Why do these polarizers polarizers pass light through when stacked, even though each one individually blocks it?

1mon 15d ago by lemmy.world/u/yogurtwrong in askscience from photos.aesistril.com
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Why does acceleration break symmetry in special relativity?

1mon 17d ago by lemmy.ca/u/a_gee_dizzle in askscience
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What would it take to be able to synthesize cobalamin from bacteria?

1mon 24d ago by lemmy.dbzer0.com/u/DBT in askscience
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Electrons: particles or charge?

1mon 24d ago by piefed.blahaj.zone/u/akunohana in askscience
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What's fouling the ph probe I use in my aquarium?

1mon 24d ago by lemmy.world/u/cybervseas in askscience
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Is niacin related to ADHD somehow?

1mon 27d ago by kbin.earth/u/celeste in askscience
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What causes the embryo in a chicken egg to develop from around the centre of the yolk?

2mon 1d ago by lemmy.blahaj.zone/u/birdwing in askscience
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What's a scientific fact that sounds 100% real but is made up?

2mon 1d ago by feddit.org/u/BussyGyatt in askscience
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What's a scientific fact that sounds made up but is 100% real?

2mon 2d ago by lemdro.id/u/claim_arguably in askscience
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Is information a form of energy?

2mon 4d ago by feddit.org/u/mech in askscience
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What did cheliceres evolve from?

2mon 7d ago by scribe.disroot.org/u/SuperPengato in askscience
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How does thoium reactor produced Uranium 233 same as uranium 235 ?

2mon 8d ago by lemmy.world/u/Yournesss in askscience
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Does Genetic duplication count as "respawning" someone who is gone?

2mon 15d ago by piefed.social/u/Shadow79 in askscience
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