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- What is a medical leech?Medical leeches are raised in captivity and help patients heal wounds. Discover how leeches and other parasites are used for medical purposes in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com3 min
- How does water desalination work?Most of the water on the planet is salty, so people have come up with various ways to turn it into freshwater. Explore three methods of desalinating water in this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com3 min
- Why does my hard drive make that churning sound?Inside the hard drive of many computers, a small arm moves across the face of the hard disk. Tune in to this podcast from HowStuffWorks.com to discover how the movement of this arm produces sound -- and why the arm must move to load files.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
- How do space suits work?Space suits provide oxygen, pressurize air, and control an astronaut's temperature. Learn more about space suits in this classic HowStuffWorks podcast, one of our editors' hand-picked favorites.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com3 min
- What is a light year?A light year is a way of measuring distance -- specifically, the distance light can travel in one year. Just how far is that? Check out this classic Brainstuff podcast from HowStuffWorks' archives to learn more about astronomy.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com5 min
- How do the Northern Lights work?The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, occur when charged electrons from the sun interact with the Earth's magnetic field. Learn more about auroras and solar activity in this episode.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com5 min
- What would happen if the polar ice caps melted?Learn more about melting ice caps, global warming and rising sea levels in this episode of BrainStuff.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com6 min
- How can I recover a deleted file from my computer?In many cases, it's possible to recover files that have been deleted by using your computer's Recycle Bin. Marshall Brain reveals ways to recover deleted files -- and how to erase them permanently -- in this episode.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com5 min
- How Light Wave Interference WorksWhen white light hits a film of oil floating on water, most of it passes through the film, but some of the light is reflected off the top and bottom layers of the film. Check out this HowStuffWorks podcast to learn more about light wave interference.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
- How Phones Work During Power OutagesPhone companies use generators to ensure that landline phones will work, even in the event of a power outage. Learn more about phone systems in this HowStuffWorks podcast.Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com4 min
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Whether the topic is popcorn or particle physics, you can count on BrainStuff to explore -- and explain -- the everyday science in the world around us.