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Feeling Hungry? Tired? Moody? Thank Your Hypothalamus
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The hypothalamus works with the pituitary to keep the body in homeostasis. HowStuffWorks checks out this tiny workhorse.
How Muscles Work
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Muscles are your body's engine, and you couldn't do anything without them. Learn about skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, and cardiac muscle and how muscle contraction works.
How Blimps Work
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Blimps combine the simple buoyancy of a hot air balloon with the technology of an airplane. Learn all about these lighter-than-air vehicles.
What's Really Going on at the 'Tesla Tower'?
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There's a mysterious tower in Texas that strongly resembles Nikola Tesla's Wardenclyffe Tower. Its constructors say they're testing some new forms of electromagnetic waves. But is something else going on?
The Ultimate Roller Coaster Quiz
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Few thrills in life rival the sheer adrenaline rush of a roller coaster ride. If you're not getting on one now, make do with the ultimate roller-coaster quiz instead.
How Helicopters Work
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Believe it or not, the marvel we know as the helicopter began as a Chinese top consisting of a shaft - a stick - adorned with feathers on one end.
How 3-D Bioprinting Works
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Bioprinting is an offshoot of 3-D printing that aims to allow scientists and medical researchers to build an organ. Learn more about bioprinting.
Why Was the WWII Battle of Stalingrad So Deadly?
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The Battle of Stalingrad was one of the bloodiest in all of World War II. More Soviet troops died there than did American soldiers in the entire war. What made this battle so deadly?
How Stealth Bombers Work
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There is some serious technology and ingenuity involved in making a 172-foot-wide, bomb-carrying aircraft "disappear." Find out how the B-2 bomber deals with enemy radar.
Buildup to World War II: January 1931-August 1939
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This World War II timeline highlights important dates during January 1931 to August 1939. Follow the events of World War II and the German invasion.