i know we've got a few American regulars on AB, and i'm sure that theres plenty of hits from the states, so "Question" how many Americans believe that global warming is a serious issue?Bush certainly...
Sorry for repeating, but this is really groovy: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Science/Question210215.html The soup is delicious, and you have a mind numbing science mystery half way through! What is...
hi is it just me? but i tend to have weird dreams when i am too hot in bed i.e. got the winter quilt on and its a mild nite. i tend to wake up after a bizzare sleep with my body with beads of sweat on...
BBC TV ran a series of films probably in the 1980s, including one scientist who called into question what he was seeing through his electron microsope. The cells he examined were all on the same plane...
Are static shocks harmful? I work on a plastic moulding machine and when the product comes off I catch and stack it. I get shocks everytime I touch the product, this means that if 3 units are coming...
Right, here's a question for all you scientists out there.... I'm currently half-way through a PhD in a geneticsy/molecular biology type field. I'm working in an awesome, pretty high profile lab and...
Why is scar tissue raised?
In my mind it would be more understandable if a scar was a dent as it was filling it in, but for it to be raised means the body put to much 'filling' wouldn't it?
OK, can someone please explain to me what happened tonight: Basically, I was trying to open a tin of tomato puree using a tin opener. As soon as I pierced the top with the tin opener, the thing...
Does anyone know why a side effect of taking erythromycin is deafness? I have had a prolonged course of this antibiotic (which finished 36 hours ago) and have been plagued by deafness throughout the...
Whenever I go swimming when instructed to float, I sink. This has always been the case much to the frustaration and bamboozlement of swimming coaches. Aparantly floating is a natural ability for...
I know this probably is an impossiblility but what would happen if the Earth slowly stopped spinning until it stopped (say over a 3 day period) Would we all float off into space? How would it happen?...