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How Inflation Works

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Inflation is often defined as too many dollars chasing too few goods. But what does that really mean? And how does it affect the price of goods?

How Drought Works

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What happens when the rains cease and water levels dry up precipitously? Everything from abundant grasses to apex predators suffers the consequences.

How the Space Launch System Will Work

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Have you met the driving force behind the U.S. space program for the foreseeable future? Take a second to get acquainted with the proposed blasting behemoth.

How Satellite TV Works

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Satellite TV offers many solutions to broadcast and cable TV problems. Learn what makes satellite TV different and how satellite TV works.

Ever wonder how television works? The technology has been around long enough to seem ordinary, but the box that brings TV shows into your home is an amazing device. How is the picture formed? Where does the color come from? Let's find out!

How NACA Works

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NACA stands for Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America. Learn about NACA, a non-profit homeownership group, and its low-price mortgages.

10 Home Remedies for Wrinkles

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If you dread the crinkles and creases that come with aging -- don't! Stress only makes wrinkles worse. But how can you remedy the ones you've got?

How Spanglish Works

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A hybrid of English and Spanish known as Spanglish can be heard in many predominantly Hispanic areas as well as on TV and in movies. Learn where it came from and how it works.