Jun 30 2011
Climate Change Good for Oregon Grapes – Not Napa
Climate change could halve California and Washington wine regions by 2040, but give Oregon vineyards a boost.
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Jun 30 2011
Space Music: Top 10 Cosmic Album Covers
Space music's most talented musicians go for the eyes first with some killer album art, so with the help of the HowStuffWorks staff, Robert Lamb assembles the top 10 cosmic album covers of all time.
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Jun 30 2011
Dino-Era Animals: Now in Full Color
Paleontologists uncover chemical traces of pigmentation for prehistoric bird, fish and squid fossils.
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Jun 30 2011
A Cloud Mystery Takes Flight
Airplanes that take off or land at airports where certain atmosphere conditions prevail can pierce mid-level clouds with unusual round shapes that lead to brief showers of snow or rain.
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Jun 30 2011
Dramatic Diet ‘Reverses’ Type 2 Diabetes
By following a 600-calorie-a-day diet, people in a study showed progress in reversing diabetes.
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Jun 30 2011
Handwashing Cuts Flame Retardant Exposure
Worried about the flame-retardants PBDEs? Handwashing is a good idea, research shows.
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Jun 30 2011
Roller Pen Writes Electronic Circuitry
The rollerball pen dispenses conductive silver ink, enabling electrical circuits to be drawn directly on paper and other surfaces.
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Jun 30 2011
Solar-Powered 3-D Printer Melts Sand Into Glass Objects
Sun and sand are tapped to print three-dimensional objects.
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Jun 30 2011
Phase Change Materials Bring Us Closer to ‘Brain-like’ Computers
Materials store memory and process information simultaneously, just like real neurons.
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Jun 30 2011
14-Year Old Drives Car 1,980 Miles On One Gallon of Gas
Twenty teams of kids boasting sleek, aerodynamic cars netted impressive fuel efficiencies.
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