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I know there are a number of people with science backgrounds here, but it's possible that you might have a question the AW "hive mind" is unable to answer. Never fear! There are several online resources that let the general public ask scientists questions (and the answer archives are pretty handy too). All of these Q&A programs are directed towards the general public, so don't be afraid to ask something "dumb".
Scientific American Ask the Experts
(astronomy, biology, chemistry, environment, geology, mathematics, medicine, physics)
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm
Science Reference Services from the Library of Congress
(including "ask a librarian" Online Reference Service)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/
NASA Ask a Scientist
(space, astronomy, geology, earth science, micrograity, astrobiology)
http://science.nasa.gov/faq/ask-a-scientist.htm
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Ask a Scientist
(general biology, developmental biology, immunology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, genetics, neuroscience, biological structure)
http://www.hhmi.org/askascientist/index.html
Ask a Geneticist (via the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose)
http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php
Did You Ever Wonder? @ Lawrence Berkeley Labs
(biological sciences, mathematics, physics, engineering)
http://www.lbl.gov/wonder/index.html
Go Ask Alice! @ Columbia University Health Services
(alcohol & drugs, nutrition, sexuality, emotional health)
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Smithsonian Human Origins Program
(paleoanthropology)
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/
Scientific American Ask the Experts
(astronomy, biology, chemistry, environment, geology, mathematics, medicine, physics)
http://www.sciam.com/askexpert_directory.cfm
Science Reference Services from the Library of Congress
(including "ask a librarian" Online Reference Service)
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/
NASA Ask a Scientist
(space, astronomy, geology, earth science, micrograity, astrobiology)
http://science.nasa.gov/faq/ask-a-scientist.htm
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Ask a Scientist
(general biology, developmental biology, immunology, infectious diseases, molecular biology, genetics, neuroscience, biological structure)
http://www.hhmi.org/askascientist/index.html
Ask a Geneticist (via the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose)
http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php
Did You Ever Wonder? @ Lawrence Berkeley Labs
(biological sciences, mathematics, physics, engineering)
http://www.lbl.gov/wonder/index.html
Go Ask Alice! @ Columbia University Health Services
(alcohol & drugs, nutrition, sexuality, emotional health)
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Smithsonian Human Origins Program
(paleoanthropology)
http://www.mnh.si.edu/anthro/humanorigins/