Chinese Superheroes, Hear and Now, SpaceX Spacesuit Design - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

May 16, 2016 05:27 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Did the Chinese Invent the Superhero Team? Way before comic books ever entered the picture, there was a band of Chinese brothers. Seven of them, in fact, each with their own magical power.       SpaceX Just Hired a Superhero Design Team for its Spacesuits Elon Musk's SpaceX hired a creator of superhero and sci-fi costumes to help design its next-generation astronaut gear. Experts say that's not as weird as it sounds.       Hear and Now: Sleep, Slime and Way Fewer Commercials HowStuffWorks Now has its own podcast! In the fifth episode, the team tackles the first night effect, slime vision and all those commercials you're not watching.       The Sound of Ancient Irish Horns, Rediscovered in Modern India A musicologist uncovers a surprising link between the musical cultures of ancient Europe and India.       Ridiculous History: Ford GT40 Was Created Out of Spite to Beat Ferrari This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Ford GT40's remarkable triumph at Le Mans, the start of a remarkable string of 1960s victories.       Mesmerizing Drone Footage Shows Eerily Abandoned Chernobyl Photographer Philip Grossman used drones to capture these amazing shots of the nuclear meltdown site and abandoned city of Pripyat.       On the One Hand, Fewer Mosquitoes; On the Other, Increased Autism New research found that pesticide exposure from aerial spraying for mosquitoes increased the risk of autism by 25 percent. Should we stop aerial pesticide spraying?       Underwater Dig Finds Proof Humans Settled U.S. Earlier Than Thought Mastodon remains and stone knives discovered in Florida show human activity predating the Clovis people, long thought to be the region's first human settlers.       What Do High Heels Say About Conformity? A study looked at women's shoe-buying habits to chart heel height, aspiration and conformity. What heel height rules in your state?       Brain Cancer Incidence Hasn't Risen Like Mobile Phone Use Has, Study Finds The Australian study reviewed data from more than 34,000 subjects and looked at phone usage from 1987-2012 and compared it to recorded brain cancer cases from 1982-2012.     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