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Why Are Blue Whales Going Silent?

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The pattern of blue whales going silent has become a troubling in the Pacific Ocean, and scientists are paying close attention. Recordings show strong seasonal and year-to-year variation in blue whale vocalizations—including periods with lower detected calling—and scientists are concerned.

Is Your Brain Sharp Enough for This Tricky Trivia Quiz?

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How much random knowledge do you think you have? Put your smarts to the test with this tricky trivia quiz that will have you trying to remember history, geography, science and more!

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.

Is Taiwan a Country? It Depends on Which Criteria You Use

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Defining what is and isn't a country is a lot more complicated than many people would realize. Is Taiwan a country or part of the People's Republic of China?

10 Diseases That Used to Be Death Sentences

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Some diseases used to kill millions of people, but not any longer. Learn about 10 diseases that used to be death sentences from HowStuffWorks.

Is it possible to run a nuclear test without producing radioactive fallout?

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In what may prove to be the first nuclear explosion since 1998, North Korea claims it has conducted an underground test of a nuclear weapon.

Why Is It So Hard to Make a Universal Flu Vaccine?

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Every year, a version of the flu vaccine must be developed, to compensate for the changes in the flu virus the year before. Will that ever end?

Can You Really Delete Your Internet History?

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Stuff They Don't Want You To Know talks deleting your internet history. Can you really? Maybe. Maybe not. But find out why you definitely want to.

How Megalodon Worked

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The megalodon was born as big as an adult great white and grew to weigh as much as 7 Tyrannosaurus rex. Learn all about the megalodon.

Scientists Use LiDAR to Discover Massive Lost Mayan City

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LiDAR made it possible to discover the remains of a massive Maya settlement hidden for centuries. HowStuffWorks looks at the technology.

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