What Causes Wildfires?
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What Causes the Tides?
What Causes the Tides? How are the Moon and the Sun linked to the ebb and flow of sea level?...
What Causes Lightning Bolts?
What Causes Lightning Bolts? July 8, 2013 3 minute readAsk Science explains the mechanics of lightning and thunder.061 EDE What...
What’s the Science Behind Why We Hiccup?
What's the Science Behind Why We Hiccup? Lots of things seem to trigger the involuntary reflex known as the hiccups,...
What Causes Allergies?
What Causes Allergies? January 5, 2016 4 minute readThe prevalence of allergies is on the rise, but why do some...
What Are the Summer Solstice and the Strawberry Moon?
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What Are Fast Radio Bursts?
What Are Fast Radio Bursts? What are fast radio bursts? Why are astronomers so excited about them? Find out in...
What are Extremophiles?
What are Extremophiles? Extremophiles are incredible creatures, testing the limits of the types of environments where scientists think life can...
What are Atoms?
What are Atoms? Everything is made of atoms, but what exactly are atoms? And how do they work? Ask Science...
What About the Climate Is Changing?
What About the Climate Is Changing? November 17, 2015 5-minute readHow is it possible to predict temperatures on Earth years...
Can I Visit Just One Family During the Pandemic?
Can I Visit Just One Family During the Pandemic? You're longing for connection, your child is begging for a playdate,...
Did a Virus Make Us Mammals?
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