Search Results | record

Your search for "record" returned 4,475 results

Wholphin: A Rare Hybrid Animal That Can Reproduce

animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/wholphin.htm

The wholphin (sometimes spelled wolphin) is the result of crossbreeding between a male false killer whale and a female bottlenose dolphin. The label "wholphin" combines the names of both parent species.

Tuskegee Syphilis Study: Failing to Treat Black Men for 40 Years

history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/tuskegee-syphilis-study.htm

The Tuskegee syphilis study, also known as the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Untreated Syphilis Study at Tuskegee, is one of the most infamous chapters in the history of U.S. public health and scientific research. PHS, in collaboration with the Tuskegee Institute, conducted the study, which aimed to observe the natural history of untreated syphilis in Black men from Macon County, Alabama.

How Retail Brands Use Music to Generate More Sales

money.howstuffworks.com/retail-brands-use-music-to-generate-more-sales.htm

This is today's Muzak and retailers are banking on it for more sales. HowStuffWork looks at what role music plays in marketing big brands.

The Origin of the iPhone Marimba Ringtone Is Shrouded in Mystery

electronics.howstuffworks.com/composer-origin-iphone-marimba-ringtone.htm

Who wrote the iPhone marimba ringtone? Learn more about the marimba ringtone's origins in this HowStuffWorks Now article.

What's the Deal With Smashing the Wedding Cake?

lifestyle.howstuffworks.com/weddings/planning/wedding-receptions/smashing-wedding-cake.htm

Cheesy Custom or Lots of Laughs? HowStuffWorks tries to get to the bottom of this wedding cake ritual.

450 Huge Geometrical Earthworks in the Amazon Hint at Past Civilizations

science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/archaeology/amazon-geoglyph-earthwork-agroforestry.htm

Although the trenched enclosures were probably used to conduct rituals, they can tell us how the ancient indigenous people of the Amazon managed their forests.

5 Times David Bowie Was Censored in the Past

entertainment.howstuffworks.com/5-times-david-bowie-was-censored.htm

David Bowie faced censorship over his long career, sometimes for things that today seem tame. Learn more in this HowStuffWorks Now article.

Fear of the Human 'Superpredator' Causes Large Carnivores to Eat Less

animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/fear-human-superpredator-carnivore-ecosystem.htm

How does top predators' fear of humans affect the ecosystem. Learn more about a new study in this HowStuffWorks article.

How a Brinicle Works

science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/oceanography/underwater-brinicles.htm

Underwater icicles, also called brinicles or sea stalactites, form when super-cold brine meets normal seawater. The sub-zero phenomenon can kill some sea life.

1891 - 1900