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Space filling models of enzymes are gigantic complex molecules, but might only have a few amino acids directly involved in catalytic reactions, nestled away in some little crevice. What are the o...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ecnc36/enzymes_have_small_active_sites_but_are_giant/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ecin1c/does_science_know_what_instinct_is/
This has probably been asked, so I apologize, but specifically, how and when did spoken language originate? Furthermore, how and when did so many languages branch of a single language (e.g. MAN...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ecgo12/what_is_the_origin_of_spoken_language/
People usually have extremely vivid dreams on some medications. The dreams are definitely not normal dreams. It’s a common side effect of medicines. I have recently had them on iron supplements...
I assume they're made in some sort of lab using chemical reactions. What I'm more asking is what are the actual resources and how're they procured? I assume the answer is different for different ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ecfyl7/how_are_medicines_actually_produced/
When you are trying to bulk up, you are supposed to eat a lot of protein (usually meat unless you are vegetarian). Can your body turn all protein directly into muscle, or does it need to go throu...
In a hypothetical future mission to Europa, what would happen to the ocean water when it comes into contact with the vacuum of space? Would the hole made by the drill fill with water vapor until ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eccprj/could_europas_oceans_vaporized_into_space/
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I had some waffels in the back of my freezer for years, and i finally toasted and ate them, and they tasted like my freezer smells, then I did the same thing with some chicken burgers, and they w...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ec1k8f/where_does_the_taste_of_freezer_burn_come_from/
Surely wherever you are there will be a star closer to you than say a billion light years! So what's the actual number of lightyears for this limit, even very roughly? For example, Wikipedia in...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ebxfoj/would_biometric_data_like_fingerprints_and/
Do we see sedementary rock accumulations near subduction zones as the oceanic plate scrapes against the continental plate? If not, why? submitted by /u/Daniel_Rybe
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ebth4a/are_there_sedementary_rock_accumulations_near/
Basically title, I would like to know what the science or work process is behind how oil/gas fields are discovered. If a country, say USA or Saudi Arabia are already overflowing with reserves and...
What is the significance of finding the normal line when using the “right hand rule”? Why is it important to find if the resultant normal line is coming at you or away from you? submitted by ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1ebf543/whats_the_significance_of_the_normal_line_in/
Welcome to our weekly feature, Ask Anything Wednesday - this week we are focusing on ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, COMPUTER SCIENCE Do you have a question within these topics you weren't sure was w...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eb274a/ask_anything_wednesday_engineering_mathematics/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eajx1o/why_arent_every_river_a_grand_canyon/
It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere, and I saw a news story saying that Sunday may have been the world’s hottest day on record. Is the global average temperature actually higher when it’...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1eahf2s/are_global_average_temperature_figures_skewed/
I know that there was a LOT of swampland during the Carboniferous, but I can't find anything on just how much of the world was swampy at the time. Was it just one big swampland broken up by mount...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1e9yu5k/just_how_swampy_was_the_carboniferous/
The other day I went on a swing set. From a completely still position, I can pump my legs and begin swinging without ever contacting the ground. Sure, I’m expending energy, but how does this no...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1e9a7t2/how_do_swings_in_the_park_not_violate/
Given the recent earthquakes and quake clusters reported in the area, as well as the ground subsidence, what are the chances that Campi Flegrei is gearing up for an eruption? A super eruption? I ...
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https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1e7tjyc/does_everyone_who_gets_knocked_out_get_a/
I have recently learned that the queens of honey bee colonies can live for several years, while most worker bees in the same colony typically only live for a few months (depending on the season, ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1e7rsm2/what_is_the_largest_discrepancy_of_maximum/
I was watching a video about climate change called “why Michigan will be the best place on Earth by 2050” and in it the Author claims climate change and resulting fallout from it will be the ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1e7m31k/how_long_will_climate_change_affect_humanity/
I read this article about the Curiosity Rover rolling over a rock exposing pure elemental sulfur crystals. With potentially pure sulfur and an abundance of sulfates being present in Martian dust...
https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/1e7drit/does_mars_smell_bad/
PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE POST CAREFULLY AND FORMAT YOUR APPLICATION APPROPRIATELY. This post is for new panelist recruitment! The previous one is here . The panel is an informal group of Reddi...
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