HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works! https://www.howstuffworks.com/ HowStuffWorks has been explaining how things work to curious minds since 1998. Providing factual, unbiased content that's fun to read and makes difficult topics easy to understand. Copyright 1998-2026 HowStuffWorks, a division of InfoSpace Holdings, LLC, a System1 Company https://cdn.hswstatic.com/gif/hsw-logo-120x90.jpg https://www.howstuffworks.com/ HowStuffWorks - Learn How Everything Works! Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:47:44 -0400 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:47:44 -0400 1440 <![CDATA[Norwegian Forest Cat vs. Maine Coon: A Battle of Seriously Big Cats]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/maine-coons-vs-norwegian-forest-cats.htm eedccae4-335c-e02a-00a0-5b7c71d2293f Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Tue, 25 Feb 2025 10:05:02 -0500 <![CDATA[Spinosaurus Was a Good Floater but Lousy Swimmer]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/spinosaurus-was-lousy-swimmer.htm e7004b56-0da7-54e0-50b4-ecabe7ba9244 Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Thu, 09 Jan 2025 10:05:02 -0500 <![CDATA[The Largest Carnivorous Dinosaur May Not Have Been T. Rex]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/dinosaurs/largest-carnivorous-dinosaur.htm 291430b8-d3fb-907d-3353-af79049a73e0 Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:10:02 -0500 <![CDATA[South Florida Is Overrun With Green Iguanas]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/animal-facts/iguana.htm 4e5e792a-affa-8e10-b15e-1b6ff5382dab Mark Mancini Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:00:03 -0500 <![CDATA[Savannah Cat Hybrids Are Gorgeous, Energetic and Expensive]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/savannah-cat.htm 24094ef8-4c58-aa2a-d13e-083f8550f12a Mark Mancini, Mitch Ryan Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:05:02 -0500 <![CDATA[Biggest Snakes in the World by Length and by Weight]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/biggest-snake-in-world.htm f03f2e6b-9afb-c784-bfda-01721fbdc48d Mark Mancini, Nicole Antonio, Desiree Bowie Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:05:02 -0400 <![CDATA[A Pit Viper Snake Can 'See' You, Even in the Dark]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/pit-viper.htm 9eba5b0a-b3e7-d997-b8e1-e0ec852751c3 Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Tue, 29 Oct 2024 10:05:02 -0400 <![CDATA[The Sea Snake Can Be More Venomous Than Rattlesnakes]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/sea-snakes.htm 8065309e-d5a7-bf18-540c-09b2e04de871 Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Fri, 18 Oct 2024 10:10:03 -0400 <![CDATA[Milk Snake: Harmless Yet Colored for Danger]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/milk-snake.htm a2cf5a23-a8e2-4673-7ff0-72ee67820e8e Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:10:02 -0400 <![CDATA[The Hognose Snake Plays Dead in Dramatic Fashion]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/hognose-snake.htm 244b20fb-de53-7262-54ef-ddd32bafa5fc Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Wed, 16 Oct 2024 10:15:03 -0400 <![CDATA[The Flying Snake Doesn't Fly So Much as Fall With Style]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/flying-snakes.htm b96b5ded-5872-60cc-e97f-b441a094bbc8 Mark Mancini Fri, 11 Oct 2024 10:05:02 -0400 <![CDATA[The Rat Snake Is More Essential Than You Realize]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/rat-snake.htm 7c621afd-a64b-6a36-d4dd-cc0e7a0a63c9 Mark Mancini, Zach Taras Tue, 01 Oct 2024 10:20:03 -0400 <![CDATA[Why the Corn Snake Is the Perfect Pet For Reptile Enthusiasts]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/corn-snakes.htm 40f74df9-29e7-f5e2-0144-7e9a4c6b33d8 Mark Mancini Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:10:03 -0400 <![CDATA[Flying Spiders Glide Into New Territories]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/flying-spiders.htm 48eda115-88a2-d67f-2a91-a5401e2c2045 Mark Mancini, Talon Homer Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:55:54 -0400 <![CDATA[Are Daddy Longlegs Truly Spiders? Setting the Record Straight]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/arachnids/daddy-longlegs.htm 28b11028-ca06-a1bc-881c-85c84929671a Mark Mancini Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:52:58 -0400 <![CDATA[River-bottom Bones: The Strange World of Underwater Fossil Hunting]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/underwater-fossils.htm 155aa73b-e0d3-b481-4e4f-bec98e51469e Mark Mancini Wed, 01 May 2024 11:09:58 -0400 <![CDATA[Titanoboa: Exploring Colombia's Prehistoric Giant Snake]]> https://animals.howstuffworks.com/extinct-animals/titanoboa.htm a64f2d84-9174-1a0f-ecb1-4414be0b9686 Mark Mancini, Desiree Bowie Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:30:02 -0500 <![CDATA[What Is the Arctic Circle? 9 Stone-cold Facts About the Region]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geophysics/arctic-circle.htm aa9bad46-c043-ad6b-acf9-ab08edf6891f Mark Mancini Mon, 27 Nov 2023 19:05:55 -0500 <![CDATA[The Coldest Place on Earth Hasn't Been Experienced by Humans]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/coldest-place-on-earth.htm b3d39c1e-a218-99b3-6d70-4493ec35ae15 Mark Mancini Mon, 27 Nov 2023 18:58:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Petrified Wood: A Journey From Tree to Stone]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/geology/petrified-wood.htm 6fee321a-c3e0-9f20-40aa-10f7efb05a4a Mark Mancini, Desiree Bowie Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:35:54 -0400 <![CDATA[PEMDAS: Remembering Math's Order of Operations]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/math-concepts/PEMDAS.htm c1edb626-cfb6-b172-2ff2-641df6f335b3 Mark Mancini, Desiree Bowie Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:10:19 -0400 <![CDATA[What Makes Bog Bodies Different From Desert Mummies?]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/earth/archaeology/peat-bogs-are-freakishly-good-at-preserving-human-remains.htm 8e72ce8e-bb96-4cd9-51a5-399112a30374 Mark Mancini, Desiree Bowie Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:49:35 -0400 <![CDATA[Centralia, Pennsylvania: The Ghost Town Atop an Inferno]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/centralia.htm d07ec708-060a-c19a-d81d-ef4413c1518d Mark Mancini Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:47:25 -0400 <![CDATA[What Is Morse Code? How It Works and Still Lives On]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/morse-code.htm 2f3913ac-4e6f-bd42-701f-01b555c11304 Mark Mancini Mon, 09 Oct 2023 18:43:55 -0400 <![CDATA[Types of Galaxies: Why Galaxies Come in Different Shapes]]> https://science.howstuffworks.com/why-some-galaxies-come-in-different-shapes.htm c404eff2-2603-38e4-95ac-8f102fe23d70 Mark Mancini, Yara Simón Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:00:03 -0400