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Top posts this week

The 10 highest-scored posts from the last 7 days — ranking by real score over a week naturally filters out posts that got removed shortly after posting.

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Why are data centers "sprawled" rather than building multiple stories with a smaller footprint?16224d ago
Has there ever been an instance of a vestigial organ "re-evolving" into something useful?9685d ago
How can you find our solar system if you are lost in our galaxy?8826d ago
When we breathe in oxygen, CO₂, N₂, and other gases also enter our bodies, right? So, what happens to them?6795d ago
Why breathe any nitrogen when diving?5374d ago
Assuming it doesn't fall into a gravity well or impact something, what will happen to the voyager spacecraft?4877d ago
Why were the humans able to wipe out the megafauna in the Americas but not Asia, and more importantly Africa where we have been the longest?3537d ago
What effect will modern burial practices have on human fossilization rate?2812d ago
If the Earth ceased being geologically active and the plates stopped moving, how long would it take for the planet to smooth out due to wind and water erosion?1897d ago
Are the platypus and echidna actually closely related? Or are they simply grouped together for being the only remaining mammals to keep the egg laying traits?17822h ago

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