JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoDo we have any estimates as to how long it takes for a species of bacteria to go technically extinct entirely via genetic drift?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-squareDo we have any estimates as to how long it takes for a species of bacteria to go technically extinct entirely via genetic drift?plus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square4fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoDo we have any theories as to why complex life eventually started requiring various metal elements as micronutrients?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up157arrow-down13
arrow-up154arrow-down1message-squareDo we have any theories as to why complex life eventually started requiring various metal elements as micronutrients?plus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square18fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHow do some animals (or at least humans) manage to generate more force than their own muscles are rated to handle?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down12
arrow-up122arrow-down1message-squareHow do some animals (or at least humans) manage to generate more force than their own muscles are rated to handle?plus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square4fedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoDo we know of a means by which artificial nuclear fusion could be used to mimic stellar carbon-12 production?message-squaremessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1message-squareDo we know of a means by which artificial nuclear fusion could be used to mimic stellar carbon-12 production?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square1fedilink
minus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.worldOPtoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•Why do humans put salt on nuts such as cashews (assuming they don’t just require salt to form)?linkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoOk, so it’s just a taste thing in this particular case, and not some other logistical thing like preservation? linkfedilink
JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhy do humans put salt on nuts such as cashews (assuming they don’t just require salt to form)?message-squaremessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down18
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareWhy do humans put salt on nuts such as cashews (assuming they don’t just require salt to form)?JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square5fedilink
Ok, so it’s just a taste thing in this particular case, and not some other logistical thing like preservation?