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How Woolly Mammoths Worked
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Hop in your time machine, set the clock back a few thousand years and meet some woolly wonders. They even have a few things to teach us about the fate of modern elephants.
Which Planets Are Considered 'Earth-like' and Why?
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Exoplanets are planets that orbit stars other than our sun. Read about exoplanets and find out how scientists are searching for exoplanets with life.
Top 10 Mad Scientist Fails
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Most mad scientists slave away their entire lives in pursuit of godlike powers. These 10 mad scientists' fails ended their careers.
Does tinfoil on your hubcaps bypass police radar?
Metal is super reflective, but it might not reflect a stop by the police. Learn if tinfoil on your hubcaps helps bypass police radar at HowStuffWorks.
How Tuning Forks Work
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Pianos lose their tuning, guitars fall out of key -- even church organs need to be tuned every now and then. For centuries, the only sure-fire way to tell if an instrument was in tune was to use a tuning fork.
Is Virgo a Water Sign? Everything You Need to Know About Its Element
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Is Virgo a water sign? Learn the truth about Virgo's elemental identity, its earth sign characteristics, and why it’s often confused with water signs.
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?
Who Invented the First Computer?
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This person of diverse interests also invented the cowcatcher device for trains and held a distinguished mathematics professorship at the University of Cambridge.
10 Black Scientists You Should Know
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You might have heard of George Washington Carver and Neil deGrasse Tyson. But what about Patricia Bath? Or Percy Julian? Meet 10 African American scientists who have made the world a better place for everyone.
Not Enough Calories in Human Body to Fully Explain Cannibalism, Study Finds
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Can the calorie count of a human body explain cannibalism? Learn more about nutritional and ritualistic cannibalism in this HowStuffWorks article.