/r/askscience - top ten submissions for each month of 2024

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2024, August
If a person is hanging in mid-air, gripping a l...
1889 If a person is hanging in mid-air, gripping a l...
Is there a maximum number of calories humans ca...
1669 Is there a maximum number of calories humans ca...
Do humans have a lot of genetic diversity compa...
1170 Do humans have a lot of genetic diversity compa...
How do humans receive Vitamin D from direct exp...
1069 How do humans receive Vitamin D from direct exp...
Many animals have larger brains than humans. Wh...
876 Many animals have larger brains than humans. Wh...
If we pull up a blobfish slowly enough, will it...
788 If we pull up a blobfish slowly enough, will it...
Is "new water" ever added into Earth's system?
701 Is "new water" ever added into Earth's system?
What makes the rabies virus not species-specifi...
631 What makes the rabies virus not species-specifi...
Are all birds decended from one species that ev...
631 Are all birds decended from one species that ev...
Are there any proposed ways to peacefully harne...
563 Are there any proposed ways to peacefully harne...
2024, July
Can the human body survive on its own fat?
1280 Can the human body survive on its own fat?
Why do we measure radiation sources with "half ...
952 Why do we measure radiation sources with "half ...
AskScience AMA Series: We're the team that fixe...
894 AskScience AMA Series: We're the team that fixe...
As light gets redshifted traveling long distanc...
548 As light gets redshifted traveling long distanc...
Mohs Hardness Scale. Is it ever possible to scr...
376 Mohs Hardness Scale. Is it ever possible to scr...
How do swings in the park not violate conservat...
332 How do swings in the park not violate conservat...
Were humans the only hominids to cook food, or ...
262 Were humans the only hominids to cook food, or ...
What structural modifications do 747 supertanke...
259 What structural modifications do 747 supertanke...
Just how swampy was the Carboniferous?
223 Just how swampy was the Carboniferous?
Is it possible to use seismic (in this case, fr...
217 Is it possible to use seismic (in this case, fr...
2024, June
Do cicadas just survive on numbers alone? They ...
2144 Do cicadas just survive on numbers alone? They ...
What exactly is going on in Japan with Streptoc...
1276 What exactly is going on in Japan with Streptoc...
Is There Any Other Food Like Cilantro?
1207 Is There Any Other Food Like Cilantro?
How Does Human Population Remain 50/50 male and...
1149 How Does Human Population Remain 50/50 male and...
How EXACTLY does methanol cause blindness?
961 How EXACTLY does methanol cause blindness?
Why do some people get more mosquito bites than...
840 Why do some people get more mosquito bites than...
In a virally suppressed HIV+ person, how do the...
496 In a virally suppressed HIV+ person, how do the...
How does an instant beverage cooler work?
475 How does an instant beverage cooler work?
What happens to a cloud when it rains?
430 What happens to a cloud when it rains?
Why liquid fuel rockets use oxygen instead of o...
413 Why liquid fuel rockets use oxygen instead of o...
2024, May
If dogs can smell cancer, why isn’t this a popu...
1574 If dogs can smell cancer, why isn’t this a popu...
How do millions of people get the same type of ...
965 How do millions of people get the same type of ...
Why is the aurora usually green, and why was th...
911 Why is the aurora usually green, and why was th...
Why does North America continues to have such a...
892 Why does North America continues to have such a...
Why don’t plants get cancer?
818 Why don’t plants get cancer?
If the sun is a massive hydrogen ball burning a...
767 If the sun is a massive hydrogen ball burning a...
Do mushrooms/fungi in general get sick?
686 Do mushrooms/fungi in general get sick?
If birds evolved from dinosaurs, what natural s...
684 If birds evolved from dinosaurs, what natural s...
If you took someone’s DNA at birth, and then ag...
656 If you took someone’s DNA at birth, and then ag...
If the colour of a persons eyes is defined by g...
613 If the colour of a persons eyes is defined by g...
2024, April
Why does arm and leg hair have a growth limit w...
3001 Why does arm and leg hair have a growth limit w...
How long have humans known that there was going...
1360 How long have humans known that there was going...
Why does the human body not reject tattoos?
1237 Why does the human body not reject tattoos?
Is there air in your body between your organs? ...
1172 Is there air in your body between your organs? ...
Why does our body make scar tissue instead of n...
1170 Why does our body make scar tissue instead of n...
Why are wind turbines 3 bladed, but wind mills ...
940 Why are wind turbines 3 bladed, but wind mills ...
How can prion diseases be infectious when the d...
880 How can prion diseases be infectious when the d...
Why does bleach on your skin make it feel slipp...
833 Why does bleach on your skin make it feel slipp...
Is there more prevelance of cancer now than bef...
754 Is there more prevelance of cancer now than bef...
If birds are descendents of reptiles, when and ...
747 If birds are descendents of reptiles, when and ...
2024, March
What does an unborn baby have in it's lungs?
1386 What does an unborn baby have in it's lungs?
Why do we have tiny thin hairs all around our s...
1083 Why do we have tiny thin hairs all around our s...
Why five fingers? Why not 3, 7, or 9?
1050 Why five fingers? Why not 3, 7, or 9?
What generates heat in the body during exercise?
883 What generates heat in the body during exercise?
Is the mucus excreted from the nose the same as...
865 Is the mucus excreted from the nose the same as...
What were all the small explosion tests in Oppe...
786 What were all the small explosion tests in Oppe...
Why do those white dots appear whenever someone...
652 Why do those white dots appear whenever someone...
Are there invasive species from the Americas in...
625 Are there invasive species from the Americas in...
How does testosterone levels during puberty aff...
590 How does testosterone levels during puberty aff...
Why do transplant patients need lifelong anti r...
545 Why do transplant patients need lifelong anti r...
2024, February
I wear glasses, but when I take them off and lo...
2217 I wear glasses, but when I take them off and lo...
Why women are so rarely included in clinical tr...
1594 Why women are so rarely included in clinical tr...
If the brain accounts for 20% of energy consump...
1555 If the brain accounts for 20% of energy consump...
Do the scientists isolated in Antarctica ever c...
1353 Do the scientists isolated in Antarctica ever c...
If I travel at 99% the speed of light to anothe...
1159 If I travel at 99% the speed of light to anothe...
Is it true that honey never spoils? How does it...
905 Is it true that honey never spoils? How does it...
Why hasn't there been a voyager 3 or 4 launched...
737 Why hasn't there been a voyager 3 or 4 launched...
Question from my daughter: do flies live long e...
723 Question from my daughter: do flies live long e...
AskScience AMA Series: We're scientists and eng...
634 AskScience AMA Series: We're scientists and eng...
If our earth is getting warmer, does that mean ...
534 If our earth is getting warmer, does that mean ...
2024, January
My 9yr old asks: If helium is lighter than air,...
1631 My 9yr old asks: If helium is lighter than air,...
Why do ships have a huge bulb on the bottom of ...
1212 Why do ships have a huge bulb on the bottom of ...
Is the spiciness of wasabi caused by a chemical...
1032 Is the spiciness of wasabi caused by a chemical...
How is it possible for a plant rooted in a bowl...
1006 How is it possible for a plant rooted in a bowl...
Will the 13- and 17-year cicadas crossbreed thi...
1007 Will the 13- and 17-year cicadas crossbreed thi...
A kid in my class asked : why does paper folds ...
1000 A kid in my class asked : why does paper folds ...
If you have 3 separate speakers, playing in syn...
858 If you have 3 separate speakers, playing in syn...
What is it about starvation that prevents you f...
646 What is it about starvation that prevents you f...
If 1 atm of pressure is about 14.7 psi, why do ...
621 If 1 atm of pressure is about 14.7 psi, why do ...
The chemical composition of a whisky changes as...
602 The chemical composition of a whisky changes as...