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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_4#What_large_cheap_vessel_to_use_for_a_chloroform_vapour_bath.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 4">What large cheap vessel to use for a chloroform vapour bath?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_5" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_5"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_5"></span>December 5<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_5"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: December 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#What_is_the_difference_between_these_two_glycines.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">What is the difference between these two glycines?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#Reducing_the_waiting_period_to_donate_blood_after_male-male_sex_-_practical_impact.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Reducing the waiting period to donate blood after male-male sex - practical impact?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#Why_are_mitochondria_called_.22mitochondria.22.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Why are mitochondria called "mitochondria"?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#Is_that_claim_proved_scientifically.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Is that claim proved scientifically?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#Arachidyl_Alcohol" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Arachidyl Alcohol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#Fire_safety" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Fire safety</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_5#Ginkgo_fruit_yield" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 5">Ginkgo fruit yield</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_6" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_6"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_6"></span>December 6<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_6"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=6" 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title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 8">Are humans ever harmed by highways?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_8#Turing_test_considerations" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 8">Turing test considerations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_8#Apollo_machete" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 8">Apollo machete</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_9" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_9"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_9"></span>December 9<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_9"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: December 9"><span>edit</span></a><span 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_9#What_was_Brenda_wearing.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 9">What was Brenda wearing?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_10" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_10"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_10"></span>December 10<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_10"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: December 10"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_10" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 10">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 10</a> </p> <ol><li><a 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_10#Is_there_any_medical_value_when_a_care_provider_talk_to_his_trauma_patient.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 10">Is there any medical value when a care provider talk to his trauma patient?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_10#Birds_seen_at_SeaWorld_San_Diego" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 10">Birds seen at SeaWorld San Diego</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_10#plane_of_simultaneity_link" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 10">plane of simultaneity link</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_10#Pleven" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 10">Pleven</a></li> <li><a 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11">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 11</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_11#Is_the_occlumotor_passes_in_the_neck.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 11">Is the occlumotor passes in the neck?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_11#climate_warming_and_record_low_temperature" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 11">climate warming and record low temperature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_11#Can_I_say_that_the_definition_of_.22matter.22_is_anything_that_has_an_electron.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 11">Can I say that the definition of "matter" is anything that has an electron?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_11#Is_hydrophilic_molecule_a_synonym_of_polar_molecule.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 11">Is hydrophilic molecule a synonym of polar molecule?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_11#Polar_air_mass_meeting_tropical_air_mass" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 11">Polar air mass meeting tropical air mass</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_12" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_12"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_12"></span>December 12<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_12"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: December 12"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_12" title="Wikipedia:Reference 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December 13">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 13</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_13#What.27s_the_chance_that_a_random_transit_of_Mercury.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 13">What's the chance that a random transit of Mercury?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_13#How_much_does_1_kg_of_air_weigh.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 13">How much does 1 kg of air weigh?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_13#Power_Splitter" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 13">Power Splitter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_13#Storing_data_in_ice_Ih" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 13">Storing data in ice Ih</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_13#How_do_F-35s_avoid_colliding_with_each_other.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 13">How do F-35s avoid colliding with each other?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_14" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_14"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_14"></span>December 14<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_14"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: December 14"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_14" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_14#Nitrogen_gas_VSEPR_sketch" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14">Nitrogen gas VSEPR sketch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_14#Interpretation_of_size:_.22152_x_200_x_20_.2B_39_cm.22_of_bed_sheet" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14">Interpretation of size: "152 x 200 x 20 + 39 cm" of bed sheet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_14#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_41._Ch._41–3_Equipartition_and_the_quantum_oscillator_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_41.html.23Ch41-S3.5D" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14">Feynman Lectures. Lecture 41. Ch. 41–3 Equipartition and the quantum oscillator [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_41.html#Ch41-S3]</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_14#Main_Battle_Tanks" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14">Main Battle Tanks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_14#Does_the_cold_itself_cause_to_illness_or_the_viruses_are_those_which_cause_it.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 14">Does the cold itself cause to illness or the viruses are those which cause it?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_15" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_15"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_15"></span>December 15<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_15"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_15#Crosses_with_more_than_2_traits" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 15">Crosses with more than 2 traits</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_15#narrow_width_of_solar_system" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 15">narrow width of solar system</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_15#is_it_so_that_comets_have_half_life.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 15">is it so that comets have half life?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_15#how_can_explode_a_bomb_in_vacuum_space.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 15">how can explode a bomb in vacuum space?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_15#Identify_an_office_machine_.28checkwriter.29.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 15">Identify an office machine (checkwriter)?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_16" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_16"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_16"></span>December 16<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_16"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: December 16"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_16" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 16">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 16</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_16#Getting_microwaves_deeper_into_food_.28i.e._not_cold_in_middle.29" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 16">Getting microwaves deeper into food (i.e. not cold in middle)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_16#What_weapons_could_damage_a_plane_made_of_flawless_nanotubes.2Fnanotube_composite.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 16">What weapons could damage a plane made of flawless nanotubes/nanotube composite?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_17" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_17"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_17"></span>December 17<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_17"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: December 17"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_17" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_17#Would_a_man.27s_testicles_stop_working_if_his_testicles_were_cut_open_and_all_of_his_seminiferous_tubules_were_surgically_removed.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17">Would a man's testicles stop working if his testicles were cut open and all of his seminiferous tubules were surgically removed?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_17#Waterfalls_get_narrower_at_the_bottom.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17">Waterfalls get narrower at the bottom?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_17#Chemical_ratio" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17">Chemical ratio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_17#Biological_organism_development_stages" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17">Biological organism development stages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_17#Feynman_Lectures._Lecture_41_.5Bhttp:.2F.2Fwww.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu.2FI_41.html.5D" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 17">Feynman Lectures. Lecture 41 [http://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/I_41.html]</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_18" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_18"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_18"></span>December 18<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_18"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: December 18"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_18" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 18">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 18</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_18#Asthma_as_a_consequence_of_fighting_off_lung_cancer.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 18">Asthma as a consequence of fighting off lung cancer?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_18#Tell_me_about_ceramic_non-stick_coatings" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 18">Tell me about ceramic non-stick coatings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_18#What_species_of_fungi_is_this.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 18">What species of fungi is this?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_18#Tow_hitch_and_rear_end_crash" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 18">Tow hitch and rear end crash</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_19" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_19"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_19"></span>December 19<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_19"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">Research for my book (nsfw)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_19#.22Healthy_food.22_vs._.22Junk_food.22" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">"Healthy food" vs. "Junk food"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_19#Does_early_sexual_maturation_predict_a_shorter_life_expectancy.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">Does early sexual maturation predict a shorter life expectancy?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_19#Humans_and_nature" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">Humans and nature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_19#cold_and_salt_killing_harmful_bacteria" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">cold and salt killing harmful bacteria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_19#Has_any_land_animal_evolved_to_become_a_sea_animal.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">Has any land animal evolved to become a sea animal?</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_19#Any_explanation_for_the_Richat_Structure.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 19">Any explanation for the Richat Structure?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_20" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_20"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_20"></span>December 20<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_20"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: December 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inside banana</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_21" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_21"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_21"></span>December 21<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_21"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: December 21"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_21" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 21">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 21</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_21#Interesting_effect_I.27ve_noticed." title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 21">Interesting effect I've noticed.</a></li> <li><a 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(and after)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_21#Gamma_rays_causing_interference_on_professional_video_recording.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 21">Gamma rays causing interference on professional video recording?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_22" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_22"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_22"></span>December 22<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_22"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: December 22"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_22" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 22">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 22</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_22#Housekeeping_in_Microgravity" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 22">Housekeeping in Microgravity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_22#Firing_in_context_of_measuring_electrical_activity_in_nervous_sytem" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 22">Firing in context of measuring electrical activity in nervous sytem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_22#why_do_the_neurons_in_medulla_oblongata_fire_prior_to_the_inhalation.3F" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 22">why do the neurons in medulla oblongata fire prior to the inhalation?</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_23" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_23"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_23"></span>December 23<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_23"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: December 23"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_23" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 23">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 23</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_23#Sweet_Heavy_water" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 23">Sweet Heavy water</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_23#Juicy_Fruit_.28not_the_snack.29" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 23">Juicy Fruit (not the snack)</a></li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading1"><h1 id="December_24" data-mw-thread-id="h-December_24"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-December_24"></span>December 24<span data-mw-comment-end="h-December_24"></span></h1><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/December_2016&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: December 24"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_24" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 24">Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 24</a> </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Science/2016_December_24#The_definition_of_matter_-_space_and_mass" title="Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2016 December 24">The definition of matter - 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