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How Cell Phones Work

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Learn about cell phones, check out our cell phones buying guide, read cell phone reviews and compare prices and features on cell phone accessories.

How Aircraft Carriers Work

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Aircraft carriers are ships outfitted with flight decks to launch and land airplanes. Learn about the parts of aircraft carriers and aircraft carrier crews.

Floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee -- the F-15 is the Muhammad Ali of the skies. The military has been using this fighter jet since the '70s, and it still outmaneuvers the competition. Find out why this plane has a perfect combat record.

How the Gemini Spacecraft Worked

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The Gemini spacecraft took 20 astronauts to space and back. Find out how the Gemini spacecraft took NASA one step closer to landing on the moon.

How Storm Chasers Work

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If a tornado was heading your way, you'd probably head for the hills. But for some people, it's just the beginning of a chase.

How Virgin Galactic Works

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Virgin Galactic is the first commercial space tourism company, offering flights to space. Read about Virgin Galactic.

How Narwhals Work

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Narwhals, the unicorns of the sea, are unusual tusked whales who like icy ocean waters. See what else makes narwhals interesting whales indeed.

Top 10 Game-changing Military Technologies

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These 10 technologies changed war and the course of history as we know it. Some of these battlefield innovations, like adding grooves to gun barrels, are surprisingly simple. So what else made our list?