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How Odometers Work

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Mechanical odometers have been counting the miles for centuries. Although they are a dying breed, they are incredibly cool inside. Learn how this simple device tracks distance and find out about digital odometers.

Can You Answer These Basic Science Questions Everyone Should Know?

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Science! It's the basis for nearly everything that sets our age apart. Still, you can't have satellites, Twitter or Netflix without the basics. How well do you know them?

Uranus: The Ice Giant on a Tilted Axis

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Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and sits on an axial plane tilted at a jaw-dropping 97.7-degree angle. And yes, Uranus does actually stink.

10 Home Office Storage Solutions

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Home office storage solutions are a great help when your home office is disorganized. Check out these 10 home office storage solutions.

Science Projects for Kids: Current Electricity

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Get a charge out of these exciting science projects for kids as you discover the world of ion attraction. Begin with these electrifying activities.

How Much Do You Know About Trains?

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Trains are one of the most common forms of transportation in the world, with millions of people riding them each year. Do you actually know anything about them, though? Find out with this quiz!

Can you use a cell phone as a credit card?

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Can you use a cell phone as a credit card? Yes. Nokia revealed the first fully integrated mobile-payment cell phone in 2007. See how these phones work.

5 Things You Didn't Know About the Autumnal Equinox

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The autumnal equinox is the day Earth is perfectly angled to the sun, so the day and night are of equal length. Well, almost.

Do tornadoes disproportionately strike trailer parks?

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If you live in a mobile home park, are you more likely to be hit by a tornado? Media images certainly make it seem that way. Find out if there's any truth to this scary stereotype.

What Is a Van Allen Radiation Belt?

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Van Allen Radiation Belts, two zones encircling the earth in which there are relatively large numbers of high-energy (fast-moving) charged particles.

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