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How Rail Guns Work

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Rail guns leave gunpowder-based weapons in the dust (one can hit a target 250 miles away in six minutes). So why isn't the military using them? Find out how rail guns can be used and learn about the limitations of this technology.

Quick Tips: 5 Home Remedies for Athlete's Foot

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These remedies for athlete's foot can offer some relief. See these quick tips for five home remedies for athlete's foot to battle this fungal infection.

Centuries of Volcano Death Statistics, Newly Analyzed for Your Reading Pleasure

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New research digs into historic volcano fatalities to explore how, where and whom a volcano is most likely to kill.

Do men and women need different cleansers?

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Do men and women need different cleansers? Take a look if different cleansers are better for certain genders.

Do tornadoes always move from west to east?

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Some things in this world you can just count on. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Certain types of birds will always fly south for the winter. But do tornadoes really only move from west to east -- and if so, why?

How Far Can the Human Eye See?

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Just how far can the human eye see? There's no exact formula to figuring it out, but we do have an idea.

How Has NASA Improved Solar Energy?

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Solar energy is an up-and-coming field, but did you know that it owes much of its growth to NASA? Discover how NASA's research and development of solar power for space has trickled down to the Earthly realm.

10 Top Biofuel Crops

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Could 'energy crops' really be the end to our addiction to fossil fuels? Read about the 10 top biofuel crops at HowStuffWorks.

10 Space Landmarks We'd Like to Visit

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Fling away your Fodor's! Toss your TripAdvisor! We have the only guided tour of outer space you'll need -- a foray into the final frontier so ambitious it will make the Voyager probes' Grand Tours look like daytrips.

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.

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