http://science.howstuffworks.com/ HowStuffWorks - Learn everything you wanted to know about science and more! en-us Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT 120 60 http://science.howstuffworks.com/ http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/rss-science-120x60.jpg hsw-sciencehttp://feedburner.google.comHowStuffWorks Daily Science RSS Feed explores all the curiosities of our wonderful world - go behind the scenes to see how the amazing world of science really works! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hsw-science/~3/mDzScL4KCAk/fight-fire-with-fire.htm At some point in your life, a coach may have enthusiastically told you to "fight fire with fire." Coach, of course, was speaking metaphorically. Do firefighters actually employ this strategy? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CBgAL8aAI1Bn4JHKp4ZFm5L0IJY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CBgAL8aAI1Bn4JHKp4ZFm5L0IJY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CBgAL8aAI1Bn4JHKp4ZFm5L0IJY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CBgAL8aAI1Bn4JHKp4ZFm5L0IJY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=mDzScL4KCAk:tMN1CZtvBAs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hsw-science/~4/mDzScL4KCAk" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://science.howstuffworks.com/fight-fire-with-fire.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hsw-science/~3/30isuuKZQVg/mummy-pictures.htm A mummy is a body that sticks around long after death. After death, the human body will start to decompose, but in mummies, the body's soft tissue remains, whether through deliberate preservation or through certain environmental conditions. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TP9R8nSsbSWrWzgq8zUp2_p508o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TP9R8nSsbSWrWzgq8zUp2_p508o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TP9R8nSsbSWrWzgq8zUp2_p508o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TP9R8nSsbSWrWzgq8zUp2_p508o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=30isuuKZQVg:B9fuoFUgqow:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hsw-science/~4/30isuuKZQVg" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://science.howstuffworks.com/mummy-pictures.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hsw-science/~3/PkfO8HBQzzM/nikola-tesla.htm Who made it possible to light up your home at night? Thomas Edison, right? Yes, but without the work of Nikola Tesla, we would be living in a different world. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YpWhwumyAeGJRQb4D7e45nBWuH4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YpWhwumyAeGJRQb4D7e45nBWuH4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YpWhwumyAeGJRQb4D7e45nBWuH4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YpWhwumyAeGJRQb4D7e45nBWuH4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=PkfO8HBQzzM:awqpIRMSHJk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hsw-science/~4/PkfO8HBQzzM" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://science.howstuffworks.com/nikola-tesla.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hsw-science/~3/ZmZMqSbDQ-8/science-puzzles.htm Skyscrapers are a modern marvel of engineering that incorporate beautiful elements such as glass and steel. Try building this skyscraper puzzle. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rMungKjrCreMZWFxi8WNkgzn84/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rMungKjrCreMZWFxi8WNkgzn84/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rMungKjrCreMZWFxi8WNkgzn84/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9rMungKjrCreMZWFxi8WNkgzn84/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=ZmZMqSbDQ-8:DXl_GRqX0qw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hsw-science/~4/ZmZMqSbDQ-8" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-puzzles.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hsw-science/~3/HH481plhqiw/atom.htm What exactly is an atom? What is it made of? What does it look like? The pursuit of the structure of the atom has married many areas of chemistry and physics in perhaps one of the greatest contributions of modern science! <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXZQcHvrhBhGJJ9TeS0SPlqnCho/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXZQcHvrhBhGJJ9TeS0SPlqnCho/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXZQcHvrhBhGJJ9TeS0SPlqnCho/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KXZQcHvrhBhGJJ9TeS0SPlqnCho/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?a=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/hsw-science?i=HH481plhqiw:GeO0HfJbpr0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hsw-science/~4/HH481plhqiw" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://science.howstuffworks.com/atom.htm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hsw-science/~3/Ypj4Ea-V_6o/ HowStuffWorks Science has explanations and colorful illustrations related to earth science, life science, and other wonders of the physical world. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_6gc_CzFaLccJviECK6u9fAU9PE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_6gc_CzFaLccJviECK6u9fAU9PE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_6gc_CzFaLccJviECK6u9fAU9PE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/_6gc_CzFaLccJviECK6u9fAU9PE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?a=M54nQT6U"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?d=41" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?a=gyBjOMPd"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?d=52" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?a=Mb2YM3Rc"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?i=Mb2YM3Rc" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?a=WJQhSThX"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?i=WJQhSThX" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?a=vuxTcxn5"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~f/hsw-science?i=vuxTcxn5" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/hsw-science/~4/Ypj4Ea-V_6o" height="1" width="1"/> Fri, 30 October 2009 10:00:00 GMT http://science.howstuffworks.com/