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5 Trailblazing Female Mathematicians

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Can you name even one female mathematician? Don't worry if you can't. That just means you need to read our article on five famous female mathematicians to up your cred.

Mobius Strips: So Simple to Create, So Hard to Fathom

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It's easy to make a Mobius strip with some paper and tape, but your mind will be blown by the mathematical concepts it unlocks.

How Chaos Theory Works

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Has this ever happened to you? The meteorologist calls for a massive snowstorm, but the flakes fail to arrive. Chaos theory can shed light on why forecasts fail (and why our orderly world may not be so orderly after all).

What is an eLSD?

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An eLSD is an electronic limited slip differential that can provide superior handling. Learn more about an eLSD and which cars feature the technology.

How Newton's Laws of Motion Work

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Newton's iconic laws of motion are at work all around you, whether you're watching an Olympic swimmer push off a pool wall or a batter hit a baseball. So what are they?

'Everyone Says It So It Must Be True': The Pseudoscience Quiz

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We have an astonishing capacity to accept scientific-sounding concepts if we hear them repeatedly. Test your ability to differentiate between real science and fictitious "common knowledge."

Does the Sun Rotate?

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Like Earth, the sun rotates, but in a different way. HowStuffWorks looks at the science.

Does the rotation of the Earth affect toilets and baseball games?

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The world's intelligentsia has managed to convince us that the Earth is round and makes a full rotation once every 24 hours. Why can't they agree on the effects of that rotation on toilets and ball games?

The Solar System: Planets and Formation Explained

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While we generally picture the sun and planets when thinking about our solar system, it also consists of comets, asteroids and hundreds of moons.

What's the Most Americans Have Ever Paid for Gas?

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Gas prices seem like they are currently out of control, but adjusted for inflation, there was another time when they were even higher. When was that, and what causes gas prices to fluctuate?

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