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Budweiser's Clydesdales: How These 'Gentle Giants' Came to Symbolize a Brand
The iconic Budweiser Clydesdales are promoting the wind power used to make Budweiser beer. HowStuffWorks looks at the famous horses.
How Nanogenerators Work
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Nanogenerators can harness kinetic energy to power implanted medical devices, smartphones and other small personal electronics. See how nanogenerators work.
How much do you know about nature's deadly tornadoes?
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The spinning winds of destruction known as tornadoes tear through many miles of America each year. They ruin entire towns and hurt dozens or even hundreds of people. How much do you know about tornadoes?
Can You Get More Than 11 Right on This Storm Quiz?
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Mother Earth, with her placid plains and gorgeous mountains, may sometimes seem like a fairly harmless place. But her weather can quickly change, churning life-threatening storms into life. What do you really know about our planet’s storms?
Tornado Alley: Where the Worst Twisters Form in the U.S.
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Where is tornado alley and why do so many tornadoes form there?
How Much Do You Know About the Worst Natural Disasters in History?
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Do you know where to find the city of Pompeii, which was left buried by a volcanic eruption nearly 2000 years ago? Know which nations have been struck by the worst hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural disasters in more recent times? Test your knowledge with this quiz.
Rivian Aims to Change the EV Industry One Pickup at a Time
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Automaker Rivian has the potential to disrupt the EV market like no company has since Tesla. But can it dethrone Elon Musk's car company as the dominant maker of EVs?
How the Graphene Blood Pressure Tattoo Will Change Monitoring
Continuous monitoring of blood pressure instead of the static reading of the cuff is a medical holy grail; the graphene tattoo will provide it.
10 Emerging Technologies in the Energy Industry
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Emerging technologies in energy include farting microbes and pollution-reducing oxides. See 10 emerging technologies in the energy industry to learn more.
What Causes Tornadoes? How Tornadoes Work
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Tornadoes leave destruction in their wake. Learn why tornadoes rotate, how experts rate tornadoes and view pictures of damage caused by tornadoes.