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HowStuffWorks NOW: Meet Graham, the Car-proof Man

Humans are smart, but we’re also squishy, vulnerable, and prone to putting ourselves in heavy, machines that go in excess of 70 miles per hour. So what would happen if humans evolved specifically to survive an auto crash?

HowStuffWorks NOW: Gene Editing: Determining Our Biological Future | HowStuffWorks NOW

Gene editing: a Michael Crichton-like plot unfolding at the lab, or a procedure that'll become a common tool for fighting disease?

HowStuffWorks NOW: The Last Unicorn Died in Siberia

Did humans and unicorns ever coexist? Of course not. Unicorns are mythological. But new fossil evidence suggests that humans DID live alongside a prehistoric creature that might have inspired the legend: Elasmotherium sibiricum.

HowStuffWorks NOW: Seattle’s Legal Heroin Safe House

The Pacific Northwest is in the grip of an opioid epidemic, this crisis has driven city officials to propose a new approach to the problem: What if the city built a space for addicts to do hard drugs in a safe place, under medical supervision?

HowStuffWorks NOW: Rovable Robots Crawl Over Your Body

Engineers from Stanford and MIT recently unveiled small robots that can crawl over your clothing -- while you’re wearing it!

HowStuffWorks NOW: Squishy Octobot is a Total Softy

Scientists have created the world's first fully autonomous, squishy robot. Learn how its little balloon tentacles work and where its creators want it to go next.

HowStuffWorks NOW: Missing History: The Declaration of Sentiments

In Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, a document penned by Elizabeth Cady Stanton to call for women's equality was signed by both men and women at the Women's Rights Convention. But the original document has been lost in time.

HowStuffWorks NOW: The Facts About Tesla Autopilot

In May 2016, a man died in an accident when the autopilot feature on his Tesla vehicle failed to detect a truck. Are autonomous cars inherently dangerous?

HowStuffWorks NOW: The Chemistry of Space

How do we know the chemical composition of far-distant space material we’ve never sampled or even touched? JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science Stefanie Milam helps us understand how stars, comets and other heavenly bodies can be anal

HowStuffWorks NOW: Happy Chemtrails to You: Scientists Debunk Fringe Theory

According to an overwhelming scientific consensus, there’s no such thing as chemtrails. But will that be enough to stop people from proposing conspiracy theories?

HowStuffWorks NOW: Beware the Sneeze Cloud

By the time you hear a sneeze detonate you have T-60 seconds to take cover from the worst of the blast. Find out how a nasty sneeze can transform itself into a cloud of germs.

HowStuffWorks NOW: The Shocking Way To Make Chocolate Taste Better

Chocolate manufacturers accidentally discovered that applying an electric field to melted chocolate can make it taste better.