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Happy Pie Day! 10 Useful Things You Can Make With A Pie Tin

In honor of National Pie Day, why don't you try one of these fun crafts from the Popular Science archives? Use a pie tin to make a jet engine, a telescope, or a lovely chandelier.

By Rose Pastore Posted 01.23.2013 at 6:00 pm 1 Comment

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Technology

Meet ATHLETE, NASA's Next Robot Moon Walker

Haulin’ freight on the moon.

By Rose Pastore Posted 01.23.2013 at 10:00 am 3 Comments

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Technology

How An Elite Nerd Squad Dismantled The Unabomber's Last Deadly Device

Fifteen years ago today, Ted Kaczynski pleaded guilty to being the Unabomber. This is the story of what happened to his final mail bomb.

By Rose Pastore Posted 01.22.2013 at 5:30 pm 3 Comments

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Science

Did Two Gunmen Target Martin Luther King Jr.? How A Single Slide Of Evidence Solved The Mystery

One creative forensic scientist used just a few specks of metal to debunk the myth of the second shooter theory.

By Rose Pastore Posted 01.21.2013 at 9:00 am 2 Comments

Martin Luther King Jr. giving his "I Have a Dream" speech on August 28, 1963

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Science

Crazy Weight-Loss Schemes Through The Ages

Did you resolve to get thin this year? Here are six absurd weight-loss programs of yore, plus one incredibly mean weight-gain ad from 1939.

By Rose Pastore Posted 01.04.2013 at 11:30 am 2 Comments

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Science

9 Space Pictures That Look Like Santa, Rudolph, And Other Christmas Things

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the universe, not a star complex was stirring, not even Cygnus X! Merry Christmas from Popular Science. We're taking off a couple days to go spend time with our families. Enjoy these festive space pics in the meantime. Miss you already.

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.24.2012 at 11:00 am 5 Comments

It's Santa! Or, it's nebula IC 2118 in the constellation Orion.

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Science

How To Survive The Apocalypse, Cold War-Style

Are you ready for the end of the world? View this survival checklist from 1951 Popular Science.

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.21.2012 at 11:00 am 3 Comments

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Science

Revisiting Britain's Biggest Hoax: Who Faked The Bones Of The Piltdown Man?

One hundred years ago today, scientists hailed the discovery of our earliest ancestor. The bones turned out to be a fraud. But who planted them, and why?

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.18.2012 at 10:00 am 2 Comments

The "Piltdown Man" painting by John Cooke, 1915

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Science

How Roald Amundsen Won The Race To The Bottom Of The World

On this day in 1911, Roald Amundsen became the first explorer to reach the South Pole. From the Popular Science archives, this is the story of "the last of the vikings."

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.14.2012 at 4:00 pm 2 Comments

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Science

How To Make Beer [Infographic]

Check out this beautiful 1933 brewing guide from the pages of Popular Science.

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.13.2012 at 11:00 am 1 Comment

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Gadgets

7 Gifts For The Geeky Kid In Your Life

The year's coolest toys for kids who like to build things, break things, and play with bugs

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.10.2012 at 5:00 pm 7 Comments

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Science

Take A Virtual Trip To The Moon With Patrick Moore's Handy Guide

The eccentric, monocle-wearing astronomer died Sunday at the age of 89. Celebrate Moore's contributions to science by checking out his 1957 guidebook to the moon.

By Rose Pastore Posted 12.10.2012 at 3:00 pm 0 Comments

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Science

From Hiroshima To The H-Bomb, 10 Earth-Shaking Moments In Atomic Science

Sixty years ago today, the U.S. detonated the first hydrogen bomb. Here's how we got there. Plus, the atomic spaceship we're still waiting for.

By Rose Pastore Posted 11.01.2012 at 4:30 pm 28 Comments

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Science

NYC Hospital Exec On Sandy: 'The Impact On Science Will Be Terrible'

Research labs at New York University have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy, according to an executive at a New York City hospital who spoke with Deadspin anonymously. The laboratories reportedly have lost all of their research mice (thousands of them) as well as most of their research samples. The smell at the labs is apparently "intense," and the NYU hospital is empty. "The impact on science will be terrible," the source said.

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By Rose Pastore Posted 10.31.2012 at 4:00 pm 1 Comment

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