Why We Use the Suffix '-Gate' for Scandals - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Mar 08, 2017 05:24 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Why We Use the Suffix '-Gate' for Scandals (And Can We Please Stop?) Scandalgate! The connotative suffix has been affixed to imbroglios aplenty. But has its overuse made us forget its original context?       Mars Has a Magnetosphere Problem. Inflatables Could Help And solving that issue could go a long way toward making our planetary neighbor habitable.       Who's in Charge of Investigating Deaths in Antarctica? Antarctica belongs to no one nation. So what happens in the event of a crime?       One Vaccine Breakthrough in the 1960s Has Prevented 10 Million Deaths A new study examines the impact of the WI-38 human cell strain, from lives saved to cases of disease prevented.       You Really Can Look Like Your Name, Research Says Turns out people are pretty good at matching names to faces, a new study shows.       Ancient Kite Fishing Technique Makes Its Way Into Modern Waters Forget worms and chum. The next time you go fishing, go fly a kite.       Far More Plants Get Consumed Thanks to Meat Eaters, Not Vegetarians Your burger used to be a cow. When you factor in the plants that cow ate along the way to becoming a burger, meat eaters are vegetable-consuming machines.       High Levels of Chemicals Found in House Cats While you're out and about, Kitty is prowling around the house, inhaling all kinds of things that aren't good for her. What could this mean for your kids?       Doctors Baffled by Rise in U.S. Teen Cancer Rate Researchers and doctors know some cancers in teens have skyrocketed since 1975. They just don't know why.     Copyright © 2017 InfoSpace Holdings 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