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Hanzo_The_Ninja t1_ir74nz6 wrote

supply issues with the necessary tritium](https://www.science.org/content/article/fusion-power-may-run-fuel-even-gets-started), there's [problems replicating the breakthroughs](https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-achieved-self-sustaining-nuclear-fusion-but-now-they-cant-replicate-it), etc. -- so "betting big" on fusion is quite literally gambling on an uncertain technology, at least

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ledow t1_irwej6s wrote

when it takes orders of magnitude more energy to make that fraction of a second happen. [https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-a-fusion-reaction-has-generated-more-energy-than-absorbed-by-the-fuel](https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-a-fusion-reaction-has-generated-more-energy-than-absorbed-by-the-fuel)

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ChrisARippel t1_issu3w2 wrote

/wiki/Trace_fossil) - [Ichnofacies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichnofacies) - [Coprolites](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprolite) - [egg fossils](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_fossil) - [fossilized skin](https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-claim-to-have-found-a-rare-dinosaur-mummy-with-some-fossilized-skin) And fossils and traces of the environment

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Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_ivd0e0q wrote

hypothesis that evolution towards resistance to the plague bacterium has influenced our susceptibility to autoimmune diseases. https://www.sciencealert.com/the-black-death-shaped-human-evolution-and-were-still-in-its-shadow Not humans, but I'm not sure that matters based on how you framed the question

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Rich_Acanthisitta_70 t1_ivgo1tq wrote

This](https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2018-09/giovanni_stanchi_watermelon_seeds.jpg) is what watermelon used to look like in the 17th century. A lot of the fruits and vegetables we eat used to [look](https://www.ranker.com/list/common-fruits-compared-to-undomesticated-forms/mariel-loveland) a lot different

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GravelySilly OP t1_iyspnsb wrote

also https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-caught-bacteria-using-a-never-before-seen-trick-to-avoid-antibiotics Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are one of the leading causes of death globally. (I've personally dealt with painful methicillin-resistant staph infections multiple times, but fortunately had good outcomes

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abx99 t1_j17cv5s wrote

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GitEmSteveDave t1_j4x4mzi wrote

www.newsweek.com/newsweek-com-alligators-frozen-lakes-stick-snouts-out-ice-survive-1768498 https://www.fox5ny.com/news/frozen-alligators-stick-noses-through-ice-to-survive-in-oklahoma https://www.cnn.com/videos/us/2018/01/09/alligators-survive-icy-conditions-orig-vstan.cnn https://www.sciencealert.com/these-frozen-alligators-aren-t-dead-they-re-displaying-a-creepy-survival-strategy >...he decided some scientific research was in order, or at least some hurried googling. Relief washed over him as the search results loaded

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PyrrhoTheSkeptic t1_j8u1wtq wrote

fuzzy record, though, since he allegedly licked condensation off the walls of the prison. [https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-longest-people-have-survived-without-air-food-water-sunshine-or-sleep](https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-the-longest-people-have-survived-without-air-food-water-sunshine-or-sleep) So he got some moisture licking the walls during that 18 day period, so even that

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JustAPerspective t1_j9zepko wrote

coronal loop [optical illusion](https://news.ucar.edu/132830/solar-illusion-coronal-loops-may-not-be-what-they-seem) theory to the actual diameter of [Terra's atmosphere](https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-s-atmosphere-is-so-big-that-it-actually-engulfs-the-moon), to the true electromagnetic [strength of Sol](https://www.space.com/scientists-measure-solar-magnetic-field-flare.html), even the existence of [tectonic plates

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Perfect-Editor-5008 t1_jc0z6gs wrote

naked eye depending on what hemisphere you're in. https://www.planetary.org/articles/can-the-moon-be-upside-down https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/does-the-moon-look-upside-down-in-the-southern-hemisphere/amp/ https://www.sciencealert.com/the-moon-is-upside-down-in-the-northern-southern-hemisphere-and-how-did-we-not-know-this

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rangeDSP t1_jc95m75 wrote

dude called Stephen Hawking did some maths and had some things to say about this: https://www.sciencealert.com/stephen-hawking-s-final-theory-about-our-universe-will-melt-your-brain https://www.livescience.com/62073-stephen-hawking-multiverse-theory.html Doesn't actually prove or disprove it, but he did try to answer

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WEEDB0T t1_jcu0cjq wrote

detail, using real scientists' names. That freaked me out. The creators call the phenomenon ['Hallucinations'](https://www.sciencealert.com/new-version-of-chatgpt-will-have-fewer-hallucinations-says-creators) and ChatGPT4 is reported to have 'fewer.' &#x200B

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jackp0t789 t1_jdv9l52 wrote

century, I still have faith that we’ll get another surprise great one. Well, [this one](https://www.sciencealert.com/approaching-comet-predicted-to-shine-brighter-than-stars-in-the-sky) may have some potential, but like many newly discovered incoming comets, it may end up being

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bustedbuddha t1_jdxno46 wrote

feel like he's already lost his bet [https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/now-ai-can-be-used-to-design-new-proteins-70997](https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/now-ai-can-be-used-to-design-new-proteins-70997) ​ [https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-has-discovered-alternate-physics-on-its-own](https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-has-discovered-alternate-physics-on-its-own) ​ those are just off the top of my head

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Submitted by 13artzklauser t3_127fx27 in explainlikeimfive

somebody explain what's exactly special and unique about [The Hat](https://www.sciencealert.com/this-surprisingly-simple-shape-solves-a-longstanding-mathematical-problem) to me like I'm five? I understand that the shape's unique feature can be explained by knowing the difference

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