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How to Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
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Knowing how to pay less for prescription drugs means knowing where to look and when it's safe to cut back. Learn how to lower your medication costs.
Feeling Hungry? Tired? Moody? Thank Your Hypothalamus
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The hypothalamus works with the pituitary to keep the body in homeostasis. HowStuffWorks checks out this tiny workhorse.
How Brainwashing Works
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Brainwashing is the attempt to change the thoughts and beliefs of another person against their will. Learn about the science behind brainwashing.
We Need to Know Why the Female Bird Sings
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Female birds have their own song to sing. HowStuffWorks looks at the difference between male and female birdsong.
How do they figure out the number of calories in a recipe?
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Is determining it as simple as adding up the calories in the ingredients and dividing them by the number of servings? Or does the cooking (or even the digestive process) change the final calorie count?
Sonification: Listening to the Haunting Sounds of the Universe
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Sonification is the process of taking data and turning it into sound. When it come to the universe we live in, scientists are finding that the sounds are definitely otherwordly and very beautiful.
How Fusion Propulsion Will Work
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Using current rocket engine technology, a trip to Mars takes seven months. Fusion propulsion would cut that trip in half. Find out what fusion is and how it could speed up space travel.
5 Crossover Vehicles with the Best Fuel Economy
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Which crossover vehicles are most fuel-efficient? Read about the 5 crossover vehicles with the best fuel economy at HowStuffWorks.
What device did Douglas Engelbart invent?
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If this were trivia night, your team could probably summon this answer without breaking a sweat. But in true polymath style, Engelbart's signature invention is only part of his computer genius. Meet him.
How the ACT Works
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The ACT is one of two major standardized tests given to high school students each year. Learn about the ACT in this article from HowStuffWorks.