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Legless Lizard vs. Snake: Are They Actually Different Animals?

Oct 23, 2024 | malaysia.news.yahoo.com | Julia Layton |Zach Taras

If you keep up with the news in herpetology (we're sure you already knew this, but herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians), you might learn, every so often, about the discovery of a new legless lizard. But — wait a second — wouldn't that be called a snake? Not so, as we'll soon learn; the snake vs. legless lizard distinction is one worth knowing about.
Legless Lizard vs. Snake: Are They Actually Different Animals?

Oct 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Julia Layton |Zach Taras

Believe it or not, this is not a snake. Donna Bollenbach / ShutterstockIf you keep up with the news in herpetology (we're sure you already knew this, but herpetology is the study of reptiles and amphibians), you might learn, every so often, about the discovery of a new legless lizard. But — wait a second — wouldn't that be called a snake? Not so, as we'll soon learn; the snake vs. legless lizard distinction is one worth knowing about.
What Is a Hybrid Car? Learn How Hybrid Vehicles Work

Mar 27, 2024 | auto.howstuffworks.com | Karim Nice |Julia Layton |Sascha Bos

Gasoline Power vs. Electric Power The gasoline-electric hybrid car is just what it sounds like — a cross between a gasoline-powered car and an electric car. Let's start with a few differences between a gasoline-powered car and a typical electric car. A gas-powered car has a fuel tank supplies gasoline to the internal combustion engine.
What Is a Hybrid Car? Learn How Hybrid Vehicles Work

Mar 27, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Karim Nice |Julia Layton |Sascha Bos

You have questions about how a hybrid electric vehicle works. We have answers. Peter Dazeley / Getty ImagesHave you pulled your car up to the gas pump lately and been shocked by the high price of gasoline? Maybe you've thought about trading in your car for something that gets better mileage — or maybe you're worried that your car is contributing to the greenhouse effect, but you're not ready to go fully electric. Enter the hybrid car. But how do hybrid electric vehicles work?
What Uses the Most Electricity in a Home?

Oct 31, 2023 | science.howstuffworks.com | Julia Layton |Sascha Bos

5. Lighting Accounting for 4.4 percent of residential energy usage, lighting is the fifth biggest source of home energy consumption. The good news? New LED light bulbs use significantly less energy than incandescent bulbs and even CFL bulbs.
10 Earth Day Activities to Celebrate Our Planet

Oct 30, 2023 | science.howstuffworks.com | Julia Layton |Sarah Gleim

To celebrate planet Earth, many of us partake in practical and fun Earth Day activities. The day traces its history back a few decades. When Ohio's Cuyahoga River caught fire that year, it was one of the country's most polluted rivers. The city's industrial revolution had taken its toll: The oil and debris clogging the river had ignited nearly a dozen times before, and the river had developed quite a local reputation.
Bottled Water Basics: How Many Bottles of Water in a Gallon, and More

Oct 17, 2023 | science.howstuffworks.com | Julia Layton

Storing Bottled Water If you plan to keep a supply of bottled water at home, you should store it at room temperature or colder, out of direct sunlight and far from any chemicals or solvents. For instance, don't put it near any gasoline or paint thinners. Your garage is probably not a good storage place for bottled water.
What's the Biggest Plane in the World?

Oct 9, 2023 | science.howstuffworks.com | Julia Layton

The Biggest Airplane in the World While length, height, wingspan and empty weight are all valid criteria in ranking aircraft, the one aviation industry experts most often use to determine which plane is biggest is the maximum takeoff weight (MTOW). That's the most a plane can weigh and still get off the ground; it incorporates not only the weight of the plane but also its fuel supply and cargo (human or otherwise).
How does gravity work?

Oct 4, 2023 | science.howstuffworks.com | Julia Layton |Austin Henderson

Einstein's Gravity Albert Einstein, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921, contributed an alternate theory of gravity in the early 1900s. It was part of his famous General Theory of Relativity, and it offered a very different explanation from Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation.
What Is the Greenhouse Effect? Is It Inherently Bad?

Sep 25, 2023 | science.howstuffworks.com | Julia Layton |Ed Grabianowski |Sascha Bos

Fossil Fuel Combustion and the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect Scientists estimate that without an atmosphere, the surface of the Earth would be about 54 degrees Fahrenheit (30 degrees Celsius) cooler than it is now [source: NASA].