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Is C. elegans always observed with precisely 302 neurons? Are there ever individual viable exceptions?

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Why “Having chlorophyll without photosynthesis is actually very dangerous” and “like living with a bomb”?

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Bird brain-eating Mantis - how does it crack the skull?

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How did the largest/longest dinosaurs hold their head and necks up?

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Identify this giant green moth(?) with great taste?

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Can plants produce oxygen at night (without light)?

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Are two colors (red + blue) necessary for LED grow lights, or would either color be sufficient?

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How much energy does a small spider expend per day just waiting for its web to vibrate?

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Are bleach solutions still routinely used in biochemistry laboratories to rid surfaces of bacteria, viruses, certain enzymes, and nucleic acids?

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How exactly does alcohol solution kill or neutralize viruses?

virology epidemiology sterilisation

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What kind of tree is this — why do its huge leaves change shape and “grow fingers”?

species-identification trees morphology

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Identify this unusually-shaped, orange-colored fruit that grows in pairs?

species-identification botany fruit

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What are the sources of molecular hydrogen in human breath?

biochemistry respiration breathing

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What are these four large snails doing?

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Why exactly are the reflections of sunlight in this dragonfly's eye hexagonal?

entomology eyes anatomy morphology

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DNA as a digital storage medium; sequences algorithmically avoided for safety reasons (or should be)?

biochemistry dna dna-sequencing safety

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What kind of big bird is this seen walking around Taipei?

species-identification ornithology

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Could being exposed to excess UV in the arctic lead to a human eye color change? If so, what is the mechanism?

human-eye uv melanin

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What causes “ear rumbling”?

physiology hearing human-ear

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Why did they expect Astronaut Scott Kelley's telomere shortening to accelerate? (they got longer!)

molecular-biology radiation telomere

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Is this a hawk, or an eagle?

species-identification ornithology

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Don't understand figures in this citizen-science mosquito ID project

entomology statistics data infectious-diseases

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Are four-leaf clovers mutations, developmental errors, or something more complicated?

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Bacteria trapped in crystal inclusions found 'alive' after 50,000 years - what were they eating all that time?

biochemistry bacteriology chemosynthesis

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Identify this black dragonfly with a bright bluish-white band around its body

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Why do dragonflies lose all of their coloration once they die?

zoology entomology pigmentation

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Identify this large, beige or pine cone-colored squareish beetle and/or the pine cone it's on?

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Species identification; clusters of big plump red bugs in Taipei

species-identification zoology entomology

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Melatonin production, sleep, and “cyan light”; how might this finding be possible?

human-biology neuroscience vision sleep color

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What are these little leaves growing on these other leaves? (plant growing near the ocean)

species-identification reproduction seeds

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Is C. elegans always observed with precisely 302 neurons? Are there ever individual viable exceptions?

Why “Having chlorophyll without photosynthesis is actually very dangerous” and “like living with a bomb”?

Bird brain-eating Mantis - how does it crack the skull?

How did the largest/longest dinosaurs hold their head and necks up?

Identify this giant green moth(?) with great taste?

Can plants produce oxygen at night (without light)?

Are two colors (red + blue) necessary for LED grow lights, or would either color be sufficient?

How much energy does a small spider expend per day just waiting for its web to vibrate?

Are bleach solutions still routinely used in biochemistry laboratories to rid surfaces of bacteria, viruses, certain enzymes, and nucleic acids?

How exactly does alcohol solution kill or neutralize viruses?

What kind of tree is this — why do its huge leaves change shape and “grow fingers”?

Identify this unusually-shaped, orange-colored fruit that grows in pairs?

What are the sources of molecular hydrogen in human breath?

What are these four large snails doing?

Why exactly are the reflections of sunlight in this dragonfly's eye hexagonal?

DNA as a digital storage medium; sequences algorithmically avoided for safety reasons (or should be)?

What kind of big bird is this seen walking around Taipei?

Could being exposed to excess UV in the arctic lead to a human eye color change? If so, what is the mechanism?

What causes “ear rumbling”?

Why did they expect Astronaut Scott Kelley's telomere shortening to accelerate? (they got longer!)

Is this a hawk, or an eagle?

Don't understand figures in this citizen-science mosquito ID project

Are four-leaf clovers mutations, developmental errors, or something more complicated?

Bacteria trapped in crystal inclusions found 'alive' after 50,000 years - what were they eating all that time?

Identify this black dragonfly with a bright bluish-white band around its body

Why do dragonflies lose all of their coloration once they die?

Identify this large, beige or pine cone-colored squareish beetle and/or the pine cone it's on?

Species identification; clusters of big plump red bugs in Taipei

Melatonin production, sleep, and “cyan light”; how might this finding be possible?

What are these little leaves growing on these other leaves? (plant growing near the ocean)