How much radioactive contamination did the 2011 Fukashima nuclear incident generate, and how much of it is actually getting cleaned up?

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• How much radioactive contamination did the 2011 Fukashima nuclear incident generate, and how much of it is actually getting cleaned up?
• If you remove a part of your internal body or organ, like a large tumor or kidney, what fills that gap they left?
• what ended the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum?
• Why did superglue start to emit smoke,and get really hot, when a drop fall on my jeans?Is that toxic?
• Do other mammals get sunburnt?
• How do they get particles to strike each other in particles accelerators?
• Why does Saturn have hexagonal poles?
• How do we get vitamin(s) from the Sun?
• Why do we use mice instead of pigs for most testing?
• How do power amplifiers turn a small voltage into a larger voltage?
• How do vaccines work?
• Do things decay in space?
• If proteins are degraded in our digestive system, how come Mad Cow disease is transmitted by eating infected flesh?

How much radioactive contamination did the 2011 Fukashima nuclear incident generate, and how much of it is actually getting cleaned up? Posted: 12 May 2019 02:27 PM PDT I haven't been able to find (as a non-Japanese speaker) any information on how much stuff was irradiated & cleaned up. I was specifically looking for info on topsoil. How much dirt was contaminated? How much topsoil has been, or is planned to be, removed & hauled elsewhere? How deep does does contamination show? Stuff like that. In my perfect world, I'd see a 3-D image of below ground contaminantion levels, and how much of that contamination would be cleaned up. Re flair: I guessed it would be engineering, but wasn't entirely sure what category was the best fit. submitted by /u/popedotninja [link] [comments]

If you remove a part of your internal body or organ, like a large tumor or kidney, what fills that gap they left? Posted: 12 May 2019 09:54 AM PDT Semirelated side question- if the air that entered the body cavity during surgery or in that open gap, does anything happen to it or do you just have a bubble of air in you now? submitted by /u/ursamini [link] [comments]

what ended the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum? Posted: 12 May 2019 03:45 PM PDT submitted by /u/weopity77 [link] [comments]

Why did superglue start to emit smoke,and get really hot, when a drop fall on my jeans?Is that toxic? Posted: 12 May 2019 09:54 AM PDT submitted by /u/erdhzwsyge [link] [comments]

Do other mammals get sunburnt? Posted: 12 May 2019 09:06 AM PDT submitted by /u/magcargoman [link] [comments]

How do they get particles to strike each other in particles accelerators? Posted: 12 May 2019 06:24 PM PDT Given the dimensions of particle accelerators, and the minute nature of elementary particles, how can particles be made/aligned to hit each other? Given the velocity of the particles, this seems impossible. submitted by /u/Nasquid [link] [comments]

Why does Saturn have hexagonal poles? Posted: 12 May 2019 02:37 PM PDT submitted by /u/Superheroguy123 [link] [comments]

How do we get vitamin(s) from the Sun? Posted: 12 May 2019 09:37 AM PDT submitted by /u/actualquestionPigeon [link] [comments]

Why do we use mice instead of pigs for most testing? Posted: 12 May 2019 10:55 AM PDT Since pigs are so close to humans submitted by /u/Guinean [link] [comments]

How do power amplifiers turn a small voltage into a larger voltage? Posted: 12 May 2019 10:29 AM PDT I was wondering how they take electricity and turn it into a larger output. Do they store power and release it once it reaches the intended output? Or is there something inside that builds it up? submitted by /u/Arkose07 [link] [comments]

How do vaccines work? Posted: 12 May 2019 11:09 AM PDT How do the vaccines know what to target, without causing side effects and/or killing the patient? submitted by /u/pigaroos [link] [comments]

Do things decay in space? Posted: 12 May 2019 06:18 AM PDT Was chatting with a friend, we were wondering if things decay in space? He said they wouldn't but I wasn't sure. Cheers. submitted by /u/chuggythesteamtrain [link] [comments]

If proteins are degraded in our digestive system, how come Mad Cow disease is transmitted by eating infected flesh? Posted: 12 May 2019 12:21 AM PDT I mean, I can understand how the prions are stable in heat, but the degradation of proteins is just hydrolysis of the peptide bond, why wouldn't that happen? submitted by /u/Fretful_Hobbit [link] [comments]

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What happens to microbes' corpses after they die?

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• What happens to microbes' corpses after they die?
• If including risk-taking and substance abuse, how do the genders compare in deliberate self-harm?
• What causes some coastal cliffs to have thin beaches at their bases, while others have deep or rocky water immediately?
• How were the most recently discovered Elements (ie. 113, 117, 119 ect.) documented, when their half lives are so short?
• Democracy will inevitably help majorities at the expense of minorities because majorities will vote with self interest. Is there a known governmental system where decisions are made with more equality?
• Calculating the trigonometric functions, logarithms and square roots by hand. How?
• What would happen if you were hit by a beam from a particle accelerator?
• Why do some exhaust fumes from airplanes stay in the sky for hours (the white long lines), while other disintegrate and disappear immediately?
• Why is the membrane of a cell called the "plasma membrane" when it's made out of lipids?
• How does a diet of an ancient people compare to an average modern diet?
• Do our eyes adjust to motion like they do to light?
• Is there anyway to heal a smoker's lung? Or has the damage been done already and requires a transplant?
• How are they considered new elements when half lives are so short?
• Is it possible for there to be Earth bacteria now living on Mars because of the rovers we sent there?
• What are the main structural differences between x-ray spectroscopy derived protein structures of the gamma-delta TCR versus the alpha-beta TCR?
• What does cancer-free actually mean?
• Why does charcoal burn?
• What actually increases risk of lung cancer when smoking?
• Does our brain have data bandwidth limits?
• Can bad weather affect the functioning of a radar?
• How can we know one proton moves atp synthase ‘turbine’ one measure without being able to see the protein, let alone the specific mechanisms?

What happens to microbes' corpses after they die? Posted: 12 May 2019 04:03 AM PDT In the macroscopic world, things decay as they're eaten by microbes. How does this process work in the microscopic world? Say I use hand sanitiser and kill millions of germs on my hands. What happens to their corpses? Are there smaller microbes that eat those dead bodies? And if so, what happens when those microbes die? At what level do things stop decaying? And at that point, are raw materials such as proteins left lying around, or do they get re-distributed through other means? submitted by /u/floppy_eardrum [link] [comments]

If including risk-taking and substance abuse, how do the genders compare in deliberate self-harm? Posted: 12 May 2019 07:05 AM PDT Studies find that male suicide rates are far higher than women's, across regions and countries. However, it seems that delibarate self-harm (DSH) is more prevalent in women throughout Europe, with Finland as a possible exception. But what is the case if one includes deliberate risk-taking activity—such as choosing the most dangerous jobs, performing dangerous stunts in front of friends, or consciously picking fights—or using substances (alcohol, drugs) in order to punish oneself? These kinds of activities are generally associated with men, so it would seem that perhaps DSH numbers might look different if such problematic actions are taken account of as well. Sources: Connell, Raewyn: Masculinities, second edition, Polity Press, Cambridge 2005. Hawton, Keith: 'Sex and suicide: Gender differences in suicidal behaviour' https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.177.6.484 Published online: 02 January 2018 submitted by /u/Canned-Man [link] [comments]

What causes some coastal cliffs to have thin beaches at their bases, while others have deep or rocky water immediately? Posted: 11 May 2019 05:35 PM PDT submitted by /u/Kaplsauce [link] [comments]

How were the most recently discovered Elements (ie. 113, 117, 119 ect.) documented, when their half lives are so short? Posted: 12 May 2019 12:44 AM PDT submitted by /u/ChemistryIsBoron [link] [comments]

Democracy will inevitably help majorities at the expense of minorities because majorities will vote with self interest. Is there a known governmental system where decisions are made with more equality? Posted: 12 May 2019 06:10 AM PDT submitted by /u/beachbloke [link] [comments]

Calculating the trigonometric functions, logarithms and square roots by hand. How? Posted: 12 May 2019 02:19 AM PDT Is there a method of calculating sine, cosine and other trigonometric functions by hand? Here I am not talking about the angles we know the trig functions of by heart, but of an arbitrary angle (68.4 degrees for example). Logarithms and square roots as well. Moreover, how did people do it before the times of computers and calculators? I have found that Taylor series can be used, but the first term still involves calculating the value of the function. If not Taylor series, then how? submitted by /u/Nikyvas911 [link] [comments]

What would happen if you were hit by a beam from a particle accelerator? Posted: 11 May 2019 04:02 PM PDT submitted by /u/ExplodingInsanity [link] [comments]

Why do some exhaust fumes from airplanes stay in the sky for hours (the white long lines), while other disintegrate and disappear immediately? Posted: 12 May 2019 03:31 AM PDT submitted by /u/Aliinga [link] [comments]

Why is the membrane of a cell called the "plasma membrane" when it's made out of lipids? Posted: 11 May 2019 02:50 PM PDT According to my understanding, plasma is another state of matter (the fourth secret one you don't learn until around high school), and is a large part of your blood. So, in the context of the lipid bi-layer for all animal cells, wouldn't it make more sense to call it the lipid membrane? Thanks for your answers submitted by /u/Lethargic_Leopard [link] [comments]

How does a diet of an ancient people compare to an average modern diet? Posted: 11 May 2019 07:01 PM PDT submitted by /u/hsojdoog [link] [comments]

Do our eyes adjust to motion like they do to light? Posted: 11 May 2019 01:54 PM PDT For example, when I'm playing a game at 30 fps, it will initially feel slow and laggy, but after a bit, it looks like it's moving smoothly, even though the framerate hasn't changed. After I stop playing, real life will appear to be moving faster and smoother, but after it bit, it becomes normal again. So I'd like to know: do our eyes (or maybe the vision center of our brains) "slow down" or "speed up" with the speed of what we're observing, like how they let more or less light in depending on the amount of light we're looking at? submitted by /u/facekapow [link] [comments]

Is there anyway to heal a smoker's lung? Or has the damage been done already and requires a transplant? Posted: 11 May 2019 03:07 PM PDT submitted by /u/sadbois1999 [link] [comments]

How are they considered new elements when half lives are so short? Posted: 11 May 2019 03:21 PM PDT I am aware of the band of stability and what it means, and with the recent discovery of element 118 Og we now completed row 7 of the table. What I dont understand is how are these new elements considered and confirmed as new elements if they only have half lives less than a few seconds Og being less than a few milliseconds, so how is it technically classified as an element if it isnt even stable? submitted by /u/CMD2ElectricBoogaloo [link] [comments]

Is it possible for there to be Earth bacteria now living on Mars because of the rovers we sent there? Posted: 11 May 2019 08:57 PM PDT A bit of a shower thought I had recently: Is it viable that humans have inadvertently colonized Mars with Earth bacteria that had attached themselves to the Mars rovers? Would it have all died on transit? If it did survive, is it a possibility that it could reproduce and thrive on the surface of Mars? Thanks in advance. submitted by /u/Stickaxe [link] [comments]

What are the main structural differences between x-ray spectroscopy derived protein structures of the gamma-delta TCR versus the alpha-beta TCR? Posted: 11 May 2019 02:14 PM PDT submitted by /u/D0CT3R_P41NFUL1 [link] [comments]

What does cancer-free actually mean? Posted: 11 May 2019 11:58 PM PDT Does it mean there is not a single cancerous cell in your body?, Or is it like on probability basis, that you have a high chance of not getting cancer again? submitted by /u/Amolk2207 [link] [comments]

Why does charcoal burn? Posted: 11 May 2019 11:55 AM PDT Charcoal is burnt wood, so why does it burn? submitted by /u/ShavedPlatypuss [link] [comments]

What actually increases risk of lung cancer when smoking? Posted: 11 May 2019 03:03 PM PDT I may get this completely wrong but my first guess is increased risk of denaturing your cells DNA due to the smoke, heat, chemicals, etc. submitted by /u/_Kutler [link] [comments]

Does our brain have data bandwidth limits? Posted: 11 May 2019 09:33 PM PDT submitted by /u/iwasomni [link] [comments]

Can bad weather affect the functioning of a radar? Posted: 11 May 2019 09:01 PM PDT submitted by /u/fresh-outta-fucks [link] [comments]

How can we know one proton moves atp synthase ‘turbine’ one measure without being able to see the protein, let alone the specific mechanisms? Posted: 11 May 2019 08:58 PM PDT Is the turbine model just a theory? Theres some interesting visuals on YouTube I would have never questioned, and multiple sources collaborate so it must be true, but my father posed the question and I was at a loss. submitted by /u/FiveFiddyFive [link] [comments]

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If fevers are the immune system's response to viral/bacterial infection, why do with try to reduce them? Is there a benefit to letting a fever run its course vs medicinal treatment?

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• If fevers are the immune system's response to viral/bacterial infection, why do with try to reduce them? Is there a benefit to letting a fever run its course vs medicinal treatment?
• Can fish live (or at least breathe) in liquids that are not water? For example milk
• How do rocket scientists ensure that a rocket's mass distribution is balanced throughout a launch?
• In capillary effect: where do liquids take the energy from to "climb up" objects?
• Is there anything “special” about the visible spectrum?
• My pregnant wife had a blood test done to check for chromosomal anomalies in our child. How does this work?
• How do fish/whales/dolphins/any aquatic life drink?
• How much ozone is generated by the UV light of an electrical arc? Is there a formula for it? What factors influence the production rate?
• How do plants determine which leaves "die" first?
• Can cosmic radiation trigger neurons in any significant or cognitively noticeable way?
• Do people with verbal tourette syndrome also have those tics when speaking in foreign languages?
• What is the benefit of using telescopes outside of the visible spectrum?
• What is is or what was the appendix’s function?
• Do dogs/cats display a preference for specific breeds, or any kind of individual attribute in an artificial breeding environment?
• Why are mesons and gluons considered the same force but do (largely?) different things?
• What percentage of participants in a clinical drug trial have to report the same side effect for it to be included on the finished label?
• Do stars situated at the edge of a massive globular star cluster experience tidal locking to its center or some other curious effects of gravity?
• How did the B vitamins get different numbers and why are there gaps in that numbering system?
• How come the most sensitive seismic sensor we have ever made is on Mars?
• Which came first the ribosome or DNA?

If fevers are the immune system's response to viral/bacterial infection, why do with try to reduce them? Is there a benefit to letting a fever run its course vs medicinal treatment? Posted: 11 May 2019 05:42 AM PDT It's my understanding that a fever is an autoimmune response to the common cold, flu, etc. By raising the body's internal temperature, it makes it considerably more difficult for the infection to reproduce, and allows the immune system to fight off the disease more efficiently. With this in mind, why would a doctor prescribe a medicine that reduces your fever? Is this just to make you feel less terrible, or does this actually help fight the infection? It seems (based on my limited understanding) that it would cure you more quickly to just suffer through the fever for a couple days. submitted by /u/cam_wing [link] [comments]

Can fish live (or at least breathe) in liquids that are not water? For example milk Posted: 10 May 2019 08:16 AM PDT submitted by /u/Unicorncorn21 [link] [comments]

How do rocket scientists ensure that a rocket's mass distribution is balanced throughout a launch? Posted: 11 May 2019 04:41 AM PDT I've been playing a lot of Kerbal Space Program (game where you basically run a space program), and I always need to make sure that my launch vehicle (rocket) is either incredibly balanced, has control surfaces to compensate, or the magic reaction wheels. Otherwise my next stop is the ground, not orbit. Considering the constraints that actual rocket scientists face, what options do they have available to make sure that a rocket doesn't spin out of control? submitted by /u/KerbalFactorioLeague [link] [comments]

In capillary effect: where do liquids take the energy from to "climb up" objects? Posted: 11 May 2019 06:19 AM PDT We asked our physics teacher this question and he didn't know the answear nor could anyone figure it out. I'm really curious about this topic since and couldn't find the answear anywhere on the Internet. submitted by /u/Yaranaika_exe [link] [comments]

Is there anything “special” about the visible spectrum? Posted: 10 May 2019 08:44 PM PDT Our eyes perceive light in the visible spectrum, which is just one small part of the full electromagnetic spectrum. We can differentiate hundreds of colors out of this relatively narrow spectrum of light. My question is, is there anything special about the part of the EM spectrum that our eyes can see that allow us to distinguish red from blue from yellow? If we instead had evolved to "see" in what we consider the UV or microwave regimes, would an eye be able to perceive different colors? In other words, is the visible spectrum the only spectrum where we could have so much differentiation in color? submitted by /u/EBtwopoint3 [link] [comments]

My pregnant wife had a blood test done to check for chromosomal anomalies in our child. How does this work? Posted: 10 May 2019 08:17 PM PDT How does blood drawn from my wife tell us any chromosomal information for our unborn child? submitted by /u/Lentra888 [link] [comments]

How do fish/whales/dolphins/any aquatic life drink? Posted: 11 May 2019 05:34 AM PDT submitted by /u/Flimman_Flam [link] [comments]

How much ozone is generated by the UV light of an electrical arc? Is there a formula for it? What factors influence the production rate? Posted: 11 May 2019 05:30 AM PDT submitted by /u/arte219 [link] [comments]

How do plants determine which leaves "die" first? Posted: 10 May 2019 12:46 PM PDT I have a Dragon Tree that I keep in my office. http://www.costafarms.com/plants/madagascar-dragon-tree ​ Every once in awhile, I'll have a brown leaf randomly appear from either not enough sun or not enough water. ​ How does the plant determine which leaf is the one to die while the others remain fully green? submitted by /u/caverunner17 [link] [comments]

Can cosmic radiation trigger neurons in any significant or cognitively noticeable way? Posted: 10 May 2019 04:31 PM PDT I'm led to understand cosmic radiation can trigger transistors within electronic circuits. Was curious if it could also energise a neural pathway in the brain to any degree submitted by /u/Intestellr_overdrive [link] [comments]

Do people with verbal tourette syndrome also have those tics when speaking in foreign languages? Posted: 10 May 2019 06:59 AM PDT Hey, I saw a video of a guy with verbal tourette syndrome (swearing and motoric tics) said that he had conversations in foreign languages where his tourette (at least the verbal part) was suppressed. Now I wanted to know if it is common for this syndrom or it is only a few people? And does it only affect when speaking and not thinking? If it is common is it a therapy form for them to think in those or even change their life in only speaking foreign languages? I couldn't find anything related to this so i would really appreciate it if someone can answer the question. Greetings submitted by /u/Boltoo [link] [comments]

What is the benefit of using telescopes outside of the visible spectrum? Posted: 10 May 2019 10:14 AM PDT What information can you gather by observing other celestial bodies in radio/microwave/xray etc. that you couldnt in the visible spectrum? submitted by /u/ZachofArc [link] [comments]

What is is or what was the appendix’s function? Posted: 10 May 2019 04:25 PM PDT submitted by /u/m4nuchz [link] [comments]

Do dogs/cats display a preference for specific breeds, or any kind of individual attribute in an artificial breeding environment? Posted: 10 May 2019 06:58 AM PDT Do cats or dogs show preference for specific breeds or traits in a non-natural environment such as a breeding programme or an small predetermined set of choices? Has any study like this been done? If presented a choice in such an environment do the animals still go for some specific trait reliably or is it just any hole's a goal / random selection of breeding partner? submitted by /u/Khal_Doggo [link] [comments]

Why are mesons and gluons considered the same force but do (largely?) different things? Posted: 10 May 2019 02:04 PM PDT Laman here. My educational level is occasionally browsing Wikipedia and talking about it with other amateurs of the subject. I don't understand how the strong nuclear force "knows" the difference between holding hadrons together via gluons vs holding nuclei together via mesons. Also, why aren't mesons represented as a boson in the standard model? Additionally, Wikipedia says mesons are unstable particles (lasting hundredths of a microsecond), but if so how do nuclei stay held together? Are mesons constantly created to do that job, and if so, how? Additionally additionally, it says mesons are comprised of one quark and one anti-quark held by strong interactions. Why don't they just annihilate themselves when they bond? submitted by /u/PaOrolo [link] [comments]

What percentage of participants in a clinical drug trial have to report the same side effect for it to be included on the finished label? Posted: 10 May 2019 04:03 PM PDT submitted by /u/FrailDogg [link] [comments]

Do stars situated at the edge of a massive globular star cluster experience tidal locking to its center or some other curious effects of gravity? Posted: 10 May 2019 04:12 AM PDT submitted by /u/rjrl [link] [comments]

How did the B vitamins get different numbers and why are there gaps in that numbering system? Posted: 10 May 2019 06:07 AM PDT submitted by /u/Levictual [link] [comments]

How come the most sensitive seismic sensor we have ever made is on Mars? Posted: 10 May 2019 05:19 AM PDT Flared with planetary science, cos I guess Geology isn't a science or something ​ so, I read this NS article at lunch today which, amongst other things, implies that the seismic sensor set up that they have on Mars is better than any operating on Earth. I have 2 questions ​ The article states that the quake they detected was so slight that the very best sensors currently in service on Earth "might" have detected it. It goes on to state that 3 even smaller quakes were detected in March and April, so weak that "the best detectors on earth would never have been able to spot them". Now, I get that we send very expensive stuff into space but, is it really true that the best seismic sensor that humanity has in service (perhaps has ever made) is on Mars? Maybe there is no use for that level of sensitivity on an earth bound sensor setup? I would have thought science would have use for such a thing down here Supplemental question (and perhaps stupid / completely incorrect, I admit I didn't use my google smarts before posting): I thought Mars and the moon were Geologically dead ... so what is the deal with moon / mars quakes, what causes them what are the cores / mantles etc made of etc etc (or am I just wrong and both are still geologically active?) submitted by /u/bomberesque1 [link] [comments]

Which came first the ribosome or DNA? Posted: 10 May 2019 09:24 AM PDT I understand to an approximation that a ribosome is a complex machine made from proteins that allow creation of more proteins by interpreting the DNA code as chains of amino acids. ​ Given that ribosomes are made from proteins and proteins through the use of ribosomes interpreting a code written in DNA. What are the various explanations of how this process begins? submitted by /u/NeatIdea [link] [comments]

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