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How Body Farms Work
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Imagine walking through a field and stumbling upon scads of corpses, all in various states of decomposition. It's not the setting for your next nightmare, but rather a very real discipline of forensic anthropology.
How Plague Works
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You may be familiar with the medieval "Black Plague," but did you know that bouts of plague still break out today? Find out what causes an outbreak, why plague still exists and how the plague has influenced history.
Top 10 Things That Women Invented
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By the end of the 20th century, female inventors held 10 percent of all patents, a disparity indicating the hurdles women faced in receiving credit for their ideas. The inventors on this list overcame those obstacles.
10 Hispanic Scientists You Should Know
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He built President Eisenhower an indoor golf-training machine, analyzed the Zapruder film and searched for an Egyptian pyramid's treasure chamber using cosmic rays. Aren't you dying to meet this wide-ranging scientist?
10 of the World's Most Groundbreaking Futurists
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These futurists have amazing minds and some amazing predictions. See 10 of the world's most groundbreaking futurists here.
10 Most Fun TV Shows About Science
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Who says science can't be fun? See 10 fun TV shows about science that entertain and educate.
How to Care for Your Ears
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Taking care of your ears is a small price to pay in return for how much they do for you. Learn how to clean, care for, and protect your ears.
10 Evil Robots Bent on Destroying Humanity
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"Hahaha ... we've come to destroy your world!" Or so it must read in the chapter of the "Evil Robot Handbook" on what to say when you first encounter humans. Here are 10 robots you really don't want to mess with.
10 Ways Americans and Europeans Differ
HowStuffWorks looks at come of the cultural differences between Europe and America, like ice consumption, metric system and portion sizes.
10 Reasons Not to Go to the ER
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Wondering if your health emergency requires an emergency room visit? See 10 reasons not to go to the ER to find out.