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questions about my screeching wyvern?

0 answers · posted over 2 years ago by user3556983‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by user3556983‭

fauna creature-design dragons

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Why would a person be predisposed for joining an animal hive mind?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by pg4919‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by pg4919‭

hive

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Could a metal be indefinitely stained by human blood?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Felix Icarus‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Felix Icarus‭

reality-check metals

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Is radar better than visible light in deep space?

8 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Willk‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Willk‭

space light

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Would Chemosynthetic plants have any reason to grow tall?

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Chickenpeep Chickenpeep‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Chickenpeep Chickenpeep‭

flora chemistry biochemistry

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Anatomically Correct Yara Ma Yha Who

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by icewar1908‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by icewar1908‭

biology evolution creature-design mythical-creatures

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How and Why Would a Species Evolve This Hand Structure

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Capillary Cumorah ‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Capillary Cumorah ‭

evolution creature-design humanoid

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Could cilliates evolve into multicellular creatures?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Ichthys King‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Ichthys King‭

biology evolution

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Weather with extreme seasons

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Jack Foisy‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Jack Foisy‭

weather

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Can mercury compounds be used in chemosynthesis?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by pg4919‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by pg4919‭

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Evolutionary adaptations in sensory organs among wildlife in sandstorm?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Delirium‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Delirium‭

biology evolution aliens xenobiology

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How would the Politburo respond to Project A119?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Jem‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Jem‭

space alternate-history history nuclear

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What would days and nights look like on this cylindrical world?

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Yuriy S‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Yuriy S‭

day-night alternate-worlds nonspherical-worlds

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What's it like to be an uploaded human with limited computing power?

10 answers · posted over 2 years ago by lirtosiast‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by lirtosiast‭

simulation

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How can a massive ship be partially destroyed in reentry, but have the top part still intact?

7 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Topcode‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Topcode‭

space travel spaceships space-travel ships re-entry

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What adaptations would a tree need to survive an area with monthly fires?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by chase leffers‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by chase leffers‭

biology flora science-fiction

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Is it possible for a moon to stay on the same side of its planet relative to the sun?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by LonelyCryptid‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by LonelyCryptid‭

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The economics of laser sails vs fusion rockets

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Adam Reynolds‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Adam Reynolds‭

space travel space-travel economy

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Artificial oxygen oasis in an otherwise CO2 atmosphere

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Anixx‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Anixx‭

space atmosphere terraforming colonization space-colonization engineering

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How do my plants trap so much carbon?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Aezyc‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Aezyc‭

environment biology chemistry xenobiology biochemistry plant-design carbon-based

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Adopting a new calendar for a multi-generational space journey [Generations Novel]

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Noam Josephides‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Noam Josephides‭

physics science-fiction

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What is the best form of powered vehicular flight within a McKendree habitat?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by rek‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by rek‭

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Euro-American Maglev Railway - Transit without stopping

9 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Prahara‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Prahara‭

transportation transport

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What could some alternative eating utensils be like?

17 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Jester Gleeful‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Jester Gleeful‭

culture technology food tools

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Spacewalking in 0.3c - is it feasible? [Generations novel]

6 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Noam Josephides‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Noam Josephides‭

biology physics

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Advantages of Bowlegs in Humanoid Species

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by bio‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by bio‭

evolution bones anatomy

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How can a rogue planet get energy for plants to use?

8 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Chickenpeep Chickenpeep‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Chickenpeep Chickenpeep‭

planets flora energy

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How can my dragons follow your movement with their eyes?

6 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Mephistopheles‭

biology creature-design dragons optics

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Why are my caves warm with nobody heating them?

7 answers · posted over 2 years ago by MechMK1‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by MechMK1‭

geography temperature

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What does a timeflow-doubled superhero see?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Foo Bar‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Foo Bar‭

time super-powers vision time-manipulation

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Is there a plausible way to have a Gas Giant with two or more earth to mars sized moons orbiting it in the Habitable zone?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Khwarezm‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Khwarezm‭

astronomy planets moons

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Space station scenario feasibility

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Prahara‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Prahara‭

space reality-check space-constructs

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Is knuckle walking possible in a cursorial animal?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by ProjectApex‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by ProjectApex‭

biology evolution creature-design xenobiology

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Augmentations - Jumping high!

5 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Prahara‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Prahara‭

biology cybernetics

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How would a biological brain be updated with its digital memory?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by RandySavage‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by RandySavage‭

biology brain virtual-reality

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Weather and climate of Massive Grass Plains?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Gray9‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Gray9‭

weather geography

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Reasonably tougher humans against falls, concussions etc

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Blirk‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Blirk‭

biology humans bones bio-mechanics

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Exploring a world with chiral biochemistry: chirality detection

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by L.Dutch - Reinstate Monica‭

earth exploration chemistry biochemistry alternate-earth

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An Earth with a permanent winter state with drastically reduced temperature, dark skies and mass extinctions

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Space_Cadet‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Space_Cadet‭

climate atmosphere sunlight light

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Space-based black hole weapon effects

6 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Demigan‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Demigan‭

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Infinite endurance

6 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Kyu‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Kyu‭

reality-check creature-design

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How can a powerful acidic substance not break down inorganic material?

3 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Incognito‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Incognito‭

biology reality-check

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A Seafloor of Ice and Rock: Ice VI / Water Boundary

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by TheDyingOfLight‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by TheDyingOfLight‭

water physics underwater ocean

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Making Immobile carnivore

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by RotNDecay‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by RotNDecay‭

biology evolution

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How deep can the oceans be while still alowing some land?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by TheDyingOfLight‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by TheDyingOfLight‭

physics geology ocean astrophysics

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Are large meteor craters possible with the survival of most human society?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by Cascader‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Cascader‭

reality-check natural-disasters meteor

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Treating Postpartum Depression when Reproductive Mortality is ~100%?

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Logan R. Kearsley‭

psychology aliens

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Would an obligate carnivore eat bread/grain?

4 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Matthew‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Matthew‭

biology food

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How long would the St. Louis arch stand if humanity vanished from the earth, tomorrow?

1 answer · posted over 2 years ago by guest‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by guest‭

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Inducing hallucinations to attract prey

2 answers · posted over 2 years ago by Kyu‭ · last activity over 2 years ago by Kyu‭

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