Will I die if I eat polar bear liver?
If your favorite diner's blue plate special is ever sauteed polar bear liver, you might want to stick with the salad. This meal may cause symptoms far worse than just indigestion.
How Recessions Work
What goes up must come down: Periodic recessions are a natural part of any nation's economic cycle. Who decides when the economy is in recession, and on what grounds? What actually constitutes a recession, anyway?
10 Bizarre iPod Accessories
Weird, quirky and even confusing -- that's probably the best way to describe some of the outlandish accessories available for the Apple iPod. Can you guess what we rank as the most bizarre iPod accessory?
Are there real-life fight clubs?
At the end of the day, do you like to unwind with a cold drink? Perhaps a bubble bath or a nice, long walk? If beating someone to a bloody pulp is more your style, you may be in luck: A real-life fight club could be just a Web search away.
How Entomophagy Works
Would you eat fried worms? While eating bugs is culturally taboo in the Western world, plenty of people around the globe enjoy a nutritious insect snack.
What is China's one-child policy?
Nearly three decades ago, the booming Chinese population caused the government to cut the birthrate by limiting most couples to one child. The plan worked, but at what expense?
Polar Bear Liver
Recession
iPod Accessories
Real Fight Clubs
Ento- mophagy
One-child Policy
Are redheads going extinct?
Some news organizations have reported that redheads will disappear by the year 2060. But this fiery breed isn't taking the news lying down, and there are rumors that blonds are on the way out, too.
How Home Networking Works
If you're thinking of networking the computers in your home, you have several options to explore. Will you go wired or wireless? And what's the best way to ensure the safety of your network?
How Time Travel Will Work
Time travel has fascinated humankind for ages. And even though it may never happen, the theories surrounding the possibility of time travel are fascinating.
How Love Works
If you've ever been in love, you've probably at least considered classifying the feeling as an addiction. And guess what? You were right -- it's the same chemical process taking place.
How Brain-computer Interfaces Work
Imagine being able to transmit signals that would allow a blind person to see directly into his or her brain. For severely disabled people, the brain-computer interface could be the most important technological breakthrough in decades.
How the Bugatti Veyron Works
Welcome to the height of high performance: The Bugatti Veyron's 16-cylinder monster engine produces 1,001 horsepower for a top speed of more than 250 mph. And it's a passenger car.
Redheads
Home Networking
Time Travel
Love
Brain Computer
Bugatti Veyron
How the Virtual Border Fence Works
According to border officials, smugglers attempted to use Hurricane Dolly as a cover to move contraband or illegal aliens into the United States via Texas. How does the virtual border fence work to keep smugglers out?
How Wages Work
The second of three scheduled minimum wage increases mandated by Congress has taken effect. The national minimum wage is now $6.55 per hour -- up 70 cents -- as part of the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007. How do employers determine wages?
How Performance-enhancing Drugs Work
United States Olympic qualifier Jessica Hardy allegedly has tested positive for what is believed to be a banned stimulant. If guilty, she'll forfeit her chance to swim in Beijing. Why do some athletes use performance-enhancing drugs?
How Criminal Recycling Works
In the past year, more than 2,500 of Philadelphia's manhole covers and storm drain and street grates have been stolen by people who sell them on the scrap market. What else do criminal recyclers steal?
How Viagra Works
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that women whose sexual performance had been affected by taking antidepressants benefitted by taking Viagra. How does Viagra help erectile dysfunction?
How Stun Guns Work
A Louisiana police officer tasered a handcuffed man nine times -- resulting in his death -- after arresting him on a cocaine charge. What effect does a stun gun have on a person's body?
Border Fence
Wages
Drugs
Criminal Recycling
Viagra
Stun Guns
