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Apr 28, 2016 05:17 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   An 'Impossible' Coral Reef System Discovered at Amazon River Mouth How can a rich ecosystem exist beneath water as muddy as that of the Amazon River's plume? The surprising discovery all has to do with physics and density.       One Simple Way to Get More Sleep: Lower the Thermostat Arianna Huffington's new book on sleep got us thinking about how to get better zzzs. Could lowering the thermostat work for you, too?       Prehistoric STDs Could Be the Reason Humans Became Monogamous Only a tiny percentage of animals are socially and sexually monogamous, but that includes humans. A new study says ancient STDs may be at the root of the practice.       MC1R Gene May Have a Hand in How Old You Look Researchers have found if you have certain versions of the MC1R gene, you look about two years older than you really are. And no amount of spray-on tan can change that.       New 'Textalyzer' Tech Aims to Catch Distracted Drivers A proposed bill in New York would give police access to drivers' phones after car accidents. Yes, texting while driving is a problem — but could this be the solution?       What It's Like Circumnavigating the Globe in a Solar-powered Plane The pilots of the sun-fueled Solar Impulse 2, halfway through its 'round-the-world trip, self-hypnotize while spending days on end in a space the size of a coffin.       Thought Experiment: What If We Stopped Walking Upright? Humans have only been bipedal for a sliver of history. What if we returned our spines to their original position and quit walking upright? What would that world be like?       Saudi Arabia Will Attempt to Lessen Its Addiction to Oil Yep, the same country that's home to Saudi Aramco, an energy behemoth valued at trillions of dollars, thinks it might be time to start stepping away from the oil.       Can Jet Hand Dryers Really Blast Out a Germ Cloud? Well, Yes and No A new study finds noisy touch-free dryers like the Dyson Airblade can fill an entire room with airborne viruses. But "can" and "actually do" are different things.       Skyscrapers of the Future Could Be Made of Wood Steel and glass office towers are the norm in most modern cities. But some imaginative architects want to switch to a renewable, less carbon-intensive old standby: wood.       Parents: Ditch the Spanking and Try Non-punitive Discipline Instead That's according to two authors who combed through five decades of research on 160,000 kids and found that spanking leads to negative outcomes all around.       Exploring the World of Mail-order Marriages While the headlines usually focus on tales of abuse and scams, the reality is more humdrum — and heartbreaking.       Surprise! There's Such a Thing as Abdominal Migraine If you've never heard of abdominal migraines, you're not alone. But your kid might experience them and, eventually, migraine headaches as an adult.       How Republicans Could Still End Up With a Contested Convention This Year Voting in a primary is a choice a political party makes for itself. Things could still end up being ultimately decided at the convention in July. Here's why.       Tim Peake Ran a 3:35:21 Marathon — From Space The British-born astronaut also landed himself a Guinness World Record for the fastest marathon in space while he was at it.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list