- How does a zygote transcribe its DNA initially given that RNA Polymerase is a protein and has to be transcripted and translated to form? Would it use cytoplasmic egg RNA Polymerase then change to use the zygote RNA polymerase?
- Has the invent of traffic tracking/auto rerouting in modern satnav/mobile phone navigation systems caused a demonstrable difference in traffic levels from say 15 years ago?
- Is another earthquake less likely to happen after an earthquake?
- What is the actual science behind our estimate of the age of the earth? What is the tolerance and how was it arrived at?
- Why are the blades on wind turbines so long?
- Do field lines compress on a quickly moving magnet like air waves on a jet?
- Does every gene have a promoter and enhancer?
- What's the bridge between a photon and an electromagnetic wave?
- If gravity is the effect of space-time being stretched, wouldn't an object's angular momentum generate gravitational effects?
- How does "Plan B" work?
- During nuclear fission in uranium, what kind of radioactive rays are emitted? Alpha, Beta or Gamma?
- Before Louis Pasteur discovered diseases were caused by germs, did germophobes or any variation of it exist?
- How do Catalysts reduce the Activation Energy Needed to start a reaction?
- Do "carbon neutrality" measurements of a nation include associated ocean territory?
- What exactly is a "vitamin" and what exactly does it do for us?
- How long could you survive being in space unprotected?
- Why is hydrogen in group 1 on the periodic table instead of a halogen in group 17?
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| Is another earthquake less likely to happen after an earthquake? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 08:12 AM PST Hello. I live in Catania (Sicily) and we had 2 earthquakes in 2 days. The first one was very weak and short but the other one was quite powerful and it lasted for ~10 seconds (magnitude 4.8 I believe). I'd think that after an earthquake most of the energy would be released, making another one less likely to happen, though that doesn't seem to be correct as in my case it just got stronger. I definitely don't want to die crushed by a building, so yeah. Should I expect another one coming soon? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2018 10:50 PM PST Background: I'm a pure mathematics and theoretical physics major so I am very attuned to my side of science, but i'm afraid I am almost completely ignorant about other aspects. (Geology, biology, ecology, paleontology) I grew up in a Southern Baptist home and was homeschooled up through junior year of high school so although I have tried to actually learn as much science outside of physics as I could, there are still huge gaps left from my parents erroneous beliefs. The biggest one is the age of Earth as they raised me a young-earther. (I'm a staunch atheist now, but would like to be better apologisist for the sciences outside my direct purview. [link] [comments]  |
| Why are the blades on wind turbines so long? Posted: 27 Dec 2018 07:36 AM PST I have a small understanding of how wind turbines work, but if the blades were shorter wouldn't they spin faster creating more electricity? I know there must be a reason they're so big I just don't understand why [link] [comments]  |
| Do field lines compress on a quickly moving magnet like air waves on a jet? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:04 AM PST Can a magnet break the 'magnet' barrier like a plane breaking the sound barrier? [link] [comments]  |
| Does every gene have a promoter and enhancer? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 10:43 PM PST |
| What's the bridge between a photon and an electromagnetic wave? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 03:49 PM PST In other words, how does one connect the two? Is an EM wave a photon? Is a photon just one wave cycle of an EM wave? If we know the energy of an EM wave could we just divide by hv to get the number of photons? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 26 Dec 2018 11:51 PM PST I'm thinking mainly of things like planets, stars, and black holes, and how their angular momentum stretches space-time. I'm wondering if this is an explanation for why most things celestial have prograde orbits. [link] [comments]  |
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| During nuclear fission in uranium, what kind of radioactive rays are emitted? Alpha, Beta or Gamma? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 12:00 PM PST I have been told that during nuclear fission that uranium releases heat and radioactive rays, but which kind of rays are we talking about? [link] [comments]  |
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| How do Catalysts reduce the Activation Energy Needed to start a reaction? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 09:13 AM PST |
| Do "carbon neutrality" measurements of a nation include associated ocean territory? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 09:06 AM PST I am aware that Bhutan is often quoted as "the world's only carbon sink nation". However I am wondering if this considers the effect of a country's ocean territory. I know oceans are enormous carbon sinks, especially the southern ocean, so I was wondering if you included ocean then small island nations with high ratios of ocean/land or small nations with a stake in the antarctic land-grab/share might be considered carbon sinks. I am not challenging Bhutan's status as a carbon sink, I am challenging its status as THE ONLY carbon sink. [link] [comments]  |
| What exactly is a "vitamin" and what exactly does it do for us? Posted: 26 Dec 2018 05:54 AM PST I have always wondered this, and have the basic understanding they are type of organic material? But that's as far as it goes and before I launch myself down a wormhole of coffee and curiosity fueled googling, I wanted to ask for a primer from the smart people in the room. [link] [comments]  |
| How long could you survive being in space unprotected? Posted: 25 Dec 2018 10:31 PM PST Sci fi movies have shown people surviving being in space for various amounts of time, from being killed instantly to being able to survive for a fairly long time. How quickly would being in space with just regular clothing actually kill you? [link] [comments]  |
| Why is hydrogen in group 1 on the periodic table instead of a halogen in group 17? Posted: 25 Dec 2018 10:25 PM PST It's an extremely reactive nonmetal gas that can form covalent pairs with itself. That sounds like a halogen to me. What am I missing here? I considered that it's just because it has the one valence electron like the alkali metals, and that's just how the groups are ordered, but then again, boron has 3 valence electrons but is still allowed to sit in group 13 because it shares properties with it's neighbors, so why isn't hydrogen given the same treatment with the halogens? [link] [comments]  |
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