Biology
Exploring "Why" questions about Biology
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Why do we put so much effort in keeping certain species from going extinct and invasive species out of foreign areas when the more “natural” thing to do is let it happen? (read description for clar…
Endangered is one thing. And more so humans trying to take responsibility for their actions. Most animals that are really endangered, it's partially our fault.
Why aren’t human races classified as species like animals are?
There is greater genetic difference between two individuals than there are between the "races", the concept of race is fundamentally superficial genetically speaking, in fact humans are one of the mos
Why do most members of an animal species all look the same, while human faces are almost unique?
This is simply not true. Animal faces are close to being as unique as human ones, we're just really terrible at telling them apart. This is Reddit, so find yourself a hundred cat pictures and look at
Why should we worry about the mass extinction event occuring?
The decimation of any organism can upset the balance set by the natural food chain. It isn't just that one species will disappear, but that we have no idea how cataclysmic the subsequent ripple effect
Why are Canada Geese still a protected species?
Protected doesn't mean you can't hunt them. > More than 500 000 Canada Geese are taken in Canada each year by hunters. _URL_0_
Why did cell phones used to have external antennas? Why are they no longer needed?
It has a lot to do with the carrier frequency between the towers and your phone. The antenna size is pretty much related to the frequency of the carrier wave that transmits the information. Old phones
Why does everything seem to give you cancer? And how can anything cause that first cell to turn cancerous?
Think of it like this. Our body is quite the complex system. It's balancing on the brink of disaster at all times.
Why is it that girls hand writing is generally neater, small and prettier than boys and writing
There are tons of theories on this, from hormones to culture, to development stages of the female brain outpacing boys. The truth is nobody knows for sure, but it something that is documented and stud
Why does our species find other animals to be cuter when they are sleeping/curled up in a ball?
To make humans more likely to protect babies, we evolved to think babies are cute. (sleeping for most of the day, big eyes, baby walk because of disproportionate arms and legs) Since our brain evolved
Why do cars generally lose brake horse power (BHP) as they become older?
When an engine is brand new all the parts have a near perfect fit. As time goes on things start to wear and get a bit sloppy. As a result items that are supposed to rotate begin to get a bit of latera