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Why Ice Usually Freezes Cloudy, Not Clear
Ice cubes usually look cloudy and opaque in the middle, despite the fact that water is clear. What's the deal?
Quiz: Are You Prepared for the Next Disaster?
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Think you're ready for the next disaster? Find out how much you know about disaster preparedness with this HowStuffWorks quiz.
Study Says 2035 Is Climate Change Point of No Return
After 2035 it will be extremely unlikely we can stop Earth's temperature from rising enough to kick off a dangerous medley of global disasters.
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: How Physics Helps Animals Fly
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HowStuffWorks explains how physics helps animals get airborne.
Where Have All the Seashells Gone?
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All that seashell collecting you've been doing actually hurts the environment.
No More Sweet Tooth? Science Turns Off Sugar Cravings in Mice
Could manipulating the human brain's desire for sweet foods lead to new weight control methods and better treatments for eating disorders?
Rube Goldberg: The Man Behind the Ingenious Contraptions
Rube Goldberg, an American cartoonist, became famous for illustrating whimsical, overly complex machines designed to perform simple tasks, now known as Rube Goldberg machines.
Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Stephen Hawking?
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Take HowStuffWorks' brief quiz to learn more about the author of 'A Brief History of Time.'
What's Going on With Detroit's Mysterious Zug Island?
A disturbing noise, somewhere between a window-rattling bass and a brain-numbing deep thrum has bugged the heck out of residents in the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada for years, and it's called the Windsor Hum.
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: Two Legal Gun Modifications
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HowStuffWorks explains two ways that gun owners are modifying their semi-automatic weapons to fire like automatic ones.