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How Pregnancy Works
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Pregnancy revolves around the goal of turning a mass of cells into a baby. Explore each trimester of pregnancy and learn about pregnancy issues, from c-sections to amniocentesis.
How SpaceShipOne Works
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It's launch time for the first privately funded space flight. In the course of battle for the X Prize, a group called Scaled Composites has built and tested SpaceShipOne, a sub-orbital spacecraft intended to carry tourists on the ride of their life. Learn all about the craft.
How Uranium Mining Works
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Thanks to our voracious appetite for energy, the element long linked with nuclear weapons is taking on a new role. Where does the hunt begin for uranium?
10 Things We Thought Were True Before the Scientific Method
Before the scientific method came along, science dabbled in some pretty far-out ideas in its youth. Remember miasmas? And spontaneous generation? And the four elements?
10 Hardest Things to Teach a Robot
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If we're ever going to live in a world in which machines behave like people, we humans have some teaching to do. But as this writing robot attests, we're not as far away as you might think.
10 Misconceptions About the Flu
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What are some misconceptions about the flu? Learn about 10 common misconceptions about the flu.
How Wave Pools Work
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When the heat sets in, there's nothing like a day at the water park to cool things down -- water parks and their massive wave pools are a huge weekend attraction. Ever wonder what kind of machinery it takes to produce a wave? Learn exactly how an oce
How Stun Guns Work
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Stun guns fall into the category of non-lethal weaponry -- they can incapacitate a person without causing permanent damage. Find out how different types of stun guns work to immobilize their target.
How Dimmer Switches Work
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A regular light switch takes care of off and on. A dimmer switch handles off, on and everything in between. Find out what this clever switch does with electrical current.
How 'Junkyard Wars' Works
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TLC's "Junkyard Wars" puts two teams head to head in a race to build a specific, complicated, working machine out of trash. Go behind the scenes of the game show WE watch.