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For questions about living things. Does not exclude aliens, but additional information is usually necessary (consider using "xenobiology" instead).

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What special attributes would a specific age range possess making it preferrable for exsangu...

This would be the age range in which humans could have the highest base fitness. It is commonly believed people still develop their bodies until the age of 25. Afterwards, the body stops developing an …
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What basis can determine a human's ability to be possessed?

Especially not the limit of what humans can explain with biology, DNA, or genes. The god could place a magical marker upon these people, which carries on through the generations. …
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When it comes to creating organic "machines", which method would be best?

Organic material is very fragile. Especially when compared to our modern machines and their functions, organic material with bone structures will be too fragile. There is a reason we moved on from usi …
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Is there any function in society that requires male strength?

Historically, male strength has served us well in any type of construction job, or things like combat. However, as industry and tools develop, this becomes increasingly less significant and necessary. …
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A Vietnam-war era flamethrower vs an intelligent swarm of roaches?

One man? Definitely not. A few? More likely, but still improbable. The largest issue you would face is the nozzle spray size of the flamethrower. Vietnam era napalm flamethrowers were largely designe …
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What kind of body modifications could work on fish folk?

If done safely/hygenically, you could pierce nearly anything without organs in it. If I see your pictures, the first thing I would think is pierced gills. Very possible, but it would have a massive dr …
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Anatomical Feasibility of a Humanoid Derived from Orangutans?

TLDR; Unlikely two distinct intelligent races will evolve to begin with. And most of your traits would be evolved away from. It would pay to look into the difference between Neanderthals and modern h …
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For a species that prefers throwing large rocks at foes, what else would those developed mus...

As already pointed out, this method of attack could make one fairly flexible and strong, suited for a plethora of tasks. However one thing I would note is that depending on how much combat they see, a …
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Is it possible to crush a human neck?

I am not sure you even need an augmented human for this. Disclaimer, please don't try this at home! Or ehm, anywhere really... Of course, you run into an issue of size, as the comments point out, a hu …
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Horns for Cooling Off

As the comments pointed out, horns aren't very ideal as a cooling device for a fair few reasons. Horns are nowhere near as efficient at cooling a creature as opposed to ears for example. As ears have …
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Could my "erect penguins" exist?

The reason penguins have their knees above their hips is purely for balance. The kneeling pose means the center of mass is always below the pivot point, giving much added balance, which is needed for …
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Saving the world by saving an entity

To have one creature create such a cataclysmic event that it spreads worldwide isn't easy, especially if you want this done by purely biological and even plausible means, but it isn't impossible. The …
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Could Megapodes be a Superior Food Source than Chicken?

I suggest looking into South African ostrich farms. While they haven't replaced chicken, they are a widely used food source there. Ostrich meat was widely available in supermarkets last time I visited …
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Transhumans that replace eating with breathing

This will be a massive undertaking, and is probably not economically viable enough. As other answers pointed out, saturation the entire atmosphere with nutrients is near impossible, and a gigantic ine …
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What can I expect these humanoids to look like?

I am designing a race of human-based creatures for my story. This race has developed as regular humans until roughly 500BC until an event forced them to start living underground for several centuries. …
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