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BiologyDoes your digestive system work like a queue, I.e. first in first out, or can food pass other food in your digestive tract? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by PieThon

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ChemistryIs my friend’s tattoo correct? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by csswizardry

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BiologyWhy are there no apes, monkeys, etc. native to North America? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by hlpmeob1

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PhysicsIs any atom truly stable in terms of radioactive decay? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by frosty_cog

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MathematicsHow is "tangent" in trigonometry related to the "tangent" in geometry? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Relaxed_Rage

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BiologyIf I leave a mouthful of water in my mouth for a long period of time, will my mouth soak it up? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Yoshionem

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ChemistryWhy does my tea do this? (video included) (self.askscience)

submitted ago by mrgro

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PhysicsCould one run across a lake of mercury or another high density liquid? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Manko_Leone

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NeuroscienceWhat would happen if you were unknowingly given an addictive substance? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by J4k0b42

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BiologyHow are tendons/ligaments attached to bones so tightly that they seldom separate? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by RACiEP

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MedicineDoes blood type mean anything in terms of predicting health and so on? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Bigbuddhabelly

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AstronomyBesides explosive size, what exactly is the difference between novas, supernovas, and hypernovas? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Cerveza_por_favor

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AstronomySound in the interstellar medium (self.askscience)

submitted ago by SoyDeMetro

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NeuroscienceWhy can we talk in our heads? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by andrewhatesyou

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PhysicsIs there any physical phenomenon, which as a function of time or distance, is not differentiable at certain points? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by nickpeaches

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EngineeringHow much torque was I putting on my wrench? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by IFuckinRock

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BiologyDid water's absorption spectrum force the structure of the eyeball? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by FreeBribes

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Psychology[Psychology] How do psychologists determine whether defendants are "competent" enough to stand trial? Wouldn't it be easy to fake insanity or incompetence by being unresponsive or babbling gibberish? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by randombozo

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MedicineWould it be possible to control fevers if we developed a medicine that directly regulates our hypothalamus? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Jawwnn

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Biology[Biochemistry] Aside from lipids, carbohydrates and protein, are there any other molecules that can be metabolized into Acetyl-CoA and fed into the Krebs cycle? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Polterghost

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BiologyWhy are the ends of fingernails and toenails white? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Insane_Platypus

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Earth SciencesWhy do rivers naturally curve back and forth? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by Brad_Wesley

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BiologyWhat's actually happening when we acclimate a plant to the sun? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by zimm0who0net

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ChemistryWhy does glass break in the pattern that it does? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by pricelessG

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PhysicsCould anything or any type of beam theoretically have a higher resolving power than an electron microscope? (self.askscience)

submitted ago by nofoax

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