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Ways to make an alien atmosphere breathable, but uncomfortable?
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How would life develop/adapt in an Earth-like planet but with less sunlight?
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Could hypothetical cells use liquid Carbon Tetrafluoride as an alternative solvent to water?
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What would be the differences between our society and one where almost everyone is half-sisters? [closed]
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Metallurgy at different gravity strengths
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Living on a giant banana world
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Would a high iron content world have particular effects on its more common minerals/elements?
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Safe Alcubierre drive
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How would the laws of physics need to be adjusted if there really were a preferred frame of reference for FTL?
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Surviving time travel using black holes or wormholes
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how would you call a star when referring to a "sunset" or "sunrise" [closed]
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Feasibility of an Empire with advanced ecological knowledge making Chott Melrhir a permanent lake?
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Can kinetic energy be converted into cooling?
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What would prevent the genocide of a legitimately dangerous race?
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How to create a custom gematria system for a world? [closed]
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Advantages of reverse jointed legs in bipedal mechs?
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Could a hive mind work for a non-insectoid species?
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What would be the uses of a technology that could make things "not-exist" for a short period of time
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Could it ever become a custom for human women to breed with ogres?
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How can I bypass Bergmann's rule in cold weather populations of humans?
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Would a hollowed out world be mechanically stable?
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How would I calculate the greenhouse effect based on atmospheric composition?
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Why would people finance the construction of a scientific headquarters on a remote island?
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Races based on zodiac signs: what would Libra be? [closed]
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How could a planet logically have green clouds but still be habitable?
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How should planetary rings be to cause permanent and heavy thunderstorms on the full equatorial area of the planet?
Awarded Apr 27 at 9:34
What are the most important aspects of an environment that a drone would need to report for survivability?
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A weapon that can instantly kill millions without harming the bodies
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How do I design a musical instrument?
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What would happen to nuclear missiles left to rot post-apocalypse? [duplicate]
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Is a Nuclear Thermal Propelled Submarine Possible?
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How do I justify the evolution of merpeople within a few million years?
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Stages of Artificial intelligence's mental development to full personhood
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Political Concerns of Laser Propulsion System
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Is my character's wingspan designed well?
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Can some countries regress and other advance when petrol will not be available anymore?
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Viability of Domed Communities for Defence Against Biological Warfare/Severe Weather Events
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Inverted Relativistic Speeds
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How much could humans change in the span of 20.000 years? [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 16 at 18:52
What kind of 'techniques' would a corrupt, power-hungry government use to dehumanize its army?
Awarded Apr 16 at 15:21
How can I force humanity to retreat to the ocean floor
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How would a person's abilities change on a super-habitable world?
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What do I need to do to define resources and economic exchanges? [closed]
Awarded Apr 13 at 22:21
If I were to make a species that had semi plant like functions but was designed to be a hunter what traits would clash against each other
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What could cause a city to be buried underground but still remain relatively intact?
Awarded Apr 11 at 19:40
If we accidentally spread microorganisms to other planets in our solar system, could they evolve into complex life?
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How could a church maintain the illusion of an Eternal Flame for hundreds of years?
Awarded Apr 9 at 21:16
Could life as we know it exist if there were no speed limit and no special-relativistic effects?
Awarded Apr 9 at 16:26
How would angels maintain their wings, would they even need to?
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What kind of event would wipe out 90% of the human population? [closed]
Awarded Apr 8 at 17:01
In a cyberpunk world where corporate upper class citizens can work virtually through implants, why would they build corporate mega-skyscrapers?
Awarded Apr 8 at 3:27
Effects of prolonged but stationary glaciation on technological artifacts/buildings
Awarded Apr 6 at 22:57
Can two moons, moving at different velocities, periodically overtake each other and share an atmosphere?
Awarded Apr 6 at 16:51
In my story, a new metal is found, but an overlooked mineral is in the ore of the metal. Why wouldn't prospectors be able to identify it?
Awarded Apr 6 at 9:34
How could farmland be turned into a desert?
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How to make a bear trap deadlier to monsters [closed]
Awarded Apr 4 at 17:05
How long would it take for humans to evolve on different planets?
Awarded Apr 1 at 20:34
Organic reflective optics
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How much would the ground shake under King Kong?
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How would a radar work while inside a FTL dimension?
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