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May 2

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 2

  1. Reflex
  2. question (humans fertilizing other animals)
  3. many worlds, infinity
  4. Hummingbird moths seem to love an area of my yard that the article doesn't say is a proper habitat for them, why?
  5. Thread identification
  6. Why does infrared need a line of sight but radio doesn't?
  7. How Long Can Sperm Survive in a Man's Body After Castration?

May 3

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 3

  1. Is the rate of disruptive technologies/year going down?
  2. Drug delivery
  3. Field stain

May 4

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 4

  1. Cosmic radiation on interplanetary voyages.
  2. Secondary effects of learning a second language
  3. my skin exudes smelly substance
  4. Pleiades - singular or plural?
  5. If disease is beneficial to putting the population in check, then why do people want to minimize disease or delay death?
  6. How to start up a coal power plant
  7. Satiety and appetite

May 5

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 5

  1. Homebrew sunscreen
  2. Why is the eyes cavity called "orbital" cavity?
  3. Hairy day!
  4. Low temp Rankine cycle generators?
  5. EmDrive: How sure are we that sound cannot travel in a vacuum?
  6. Fraction of mass in galaxies
  7. Why right triangles are so important to describe lots of natural phenomena?
  8. Is Yi qi the first fully Chinese species name?
  9. MOID

May 6

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 6

  1. Does the heart have nervous?
  2. "the universe was only one five hundredth the mass it is now"
  3. Personal hygiene in apes and other animals
  4. Palm mounts

May 7

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 7

  1. Speed of light, dark energy, dark matter
  2. beating dogs (and other animals) to improve the flavor of the meat
  3. Dairy cattle and osteoporosis
  4. Ladybirds
  5. Cosmetic dentistry
  6. Oxygen content of the atmosphere
  7. Predictions of temperature fluctuations
  8. The force that pushes me outward
  9. Would a roller coaster be exciting in space?
  10. Females & make-up

May 8

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 8

  1. Glue

May 9

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 9

  1. Dark Matter
  2. Space elevator
  3. Extinct (planes)
  4. The adipose tissue has the smallest amount of extracellular matrix
  5. Why is it more windy over the ocean than it is over land?
  6. Science and applied science

May 10

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 10

  1. Are there places on Earth where no practical amount of clothing and fast walking will keep you from discomfort?
  2. Misconceptions about hiv

May 11

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 11

  1. Fish identification
  2. Names of internet trunk lines
  3. Cats like earwax
  4. If I have twice the metabolic rate of a normal person then does that mean I have twice as much brain power?
  5. Self-driving cars and speed limits

May 12

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 12

  1. Large wheels trailed behind early British tanks
  2. UL Recognized Component Mark
  3. Upside down J
  4. Power outage cycles
  5. Ahklun Mountains highest point

May 13

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 13

  1. STDs and nutrition in developing countries
  2. Automated Milk Harvester
  3. How many total distinct living organisms exist within a typical human body at any given time?
  4. Danger in use of microwave oven
  5. Is the following essay is considered as a scientific literature?

May 14

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 14

  1. The nature of empty space
  2. The height of Everest
  3. Relative regularity of clocks?
  4. Progress 59
  5. Do the depolarization or repolarization represent systole / diastole?
  6. Pleasure
  7. Permanent coma
  8. Trains and speed limits

May 15

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 15

  1. What is a train's speed control "user interface" like?
  2. FLUG
  3. Smallest number of cages in KenKen puzzle?
  4. What chemical properties make certain materials good insulators or good conductors of heat (or energy in general)?

May 16

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 16

  1. What flower is this?
  2. Journal publication and peer-reviewer anonymity
  3. About the inhalation of objects
  4. Making metal glow blue
  5. A bluish shade of yellow...
  6. What's the opposite of "mellow" in the context of soil?

May 17

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 17

  1. Historic geophysics
  2. Can Gene Therapy Naturally Reverse Itself?
  3. At what point will all the rainforests be used up for any kind of human development?
  4. Once in a while I find one of these bugs on my neck on just below
  5. Is it possible to take out smoke of the ear?
  6. What is the difference between academic article to scientific article (if there is)?
  7. What kind of bug is this?

May 18

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 18

  1. relative refractory period in the heart
  2. volcanololy/geology
  3. Sleep issue
  4. Tasking
  5. Age and the amount of sleep
  6. ISS
  7. Species identification: is this a Dark-spotted Frog?
  8. Laser printing process
  9. Earthquake magnitudes
  10. Sitting on Spitfire wings

May 19

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 19

  1. Kinect and Kinect for Xbox One power consumption
  2. Strange sound
  3. Why is the "basilic" vein called in this name?
  4. early girl tomato

May 20

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 20

  1. USMLE Step 2 (Step 2 CS) must be taken before step 3?
  2. X-7
  3. Mobile tech
  4. Professional - Master mariner
  5. What are these masts for?

May 21

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 21

  1. Urethral fuzz -- what's it called?
  2. Albino animal article request
  3. Microbiology - pathogen classification
  4. Biology/Anthropology - The development of gold in humans
  5. argon

May 22

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 22

  1. What is the difference between analgesia and sedation?
  2. Definition of planet
  3. List of USB type C devices
  4. Active resolution vs total resolution
  5. String Theory with less scientific literacy
  6. Healthy processed foods  ?
  7. pocket calculators

May 23

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 23

  1. Laminar jet as a fiber optic cable

May 24

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 24

  1. A rocky start
  2. Wow! Signal
  3. Reynolds number

May 25

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 25

  1. Radon and illness
  2. Geology vs physical geography, is geology a sub-field of physical geography?
  3. By what mechanism do some diseases cause loss of appetite?
  4. Cutting patterns out of fabric: humans against computers

May 26

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 26

  1. burning eye by acidic stuff vs basic stuff
  2. Why and how alcohol kills bacteria?
  3. Oligocene Drowning
  4. Cattle bathing in the Andaman Sea

May 27

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 27

  1. What is the difference between erection and priapism?
  2. What kind of frog?
  3. Heat equation on the ice rink
  4. Sending a low-loss message to the distant future
  5. Can we get free electricity from a phone jack?

May 28

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 28

  1. IIT JAM
  2. Notes on B.Sc.Agriculture
  3. Starling bill colour
  4. Is amino acid folding unweightedly random?

May 29

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 29

  1. Why would the North Pole be full of oil (alledgedly)? Was is not always a cold place where life couldn't thrive?
  2. Windmill without blades
  3. Mitigating dengue fever in US flooded areas with mosquito bits

May 30

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 30

  1. animals and humans
  2. Do milk-cows need to give birth to calves to produce milk?
  3. Physiological reasons for vegetarianism and veganism

May 31

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Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2015 May 31

  1. How many times has sex evolved?
  2. Are amphetamines proper a substituted amphetamine?