• The Environment

    Happy Earth Day! Videos, a Gallery, and Our Biggest Giveaway Yet

    By taylorhengen Posted on 4.22.2009 55 Comments

    Earth Day is a big deal here at PopSci. It's a time for admiring our incredible planet, and for giving back-- to the Earth, and to our readers (that means you). We've teamed up with the BBC to bring you a gallery of stunning images from the popular Planet Earth series, video clips (so you can appreciate the full affect), and our most extravagant giveaway yet.

  • Science

    The Science of Snobbery

    By taylorhengen Posted on 2.12.2009 1 Comments

    From the US PopSci team Remember the stereotype about the snotty rich kid? Well, now science may even support this old cliché. Generally, people gauge each other's wealth in material terms——the kind of car you drive, your house, or the clothes you wear. But, according to psychologists Michael W. Kraus and Dacher Keltner at the University of California, Berkley, body language also indicates where you stand in the economic pecking order.

  • Science

    Cramming: Not A Long-Term Study Strategy

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 11.20.2008 6 Comments

    I challenge you: Name one fact you still remember from the last test for which you crammed. Anyone? Any fact?

  • Best of What's New

    Wii Fit Photo Gallery

    By sway Posted on 10.28.2008 Comments

  • Events and Promotions

    PopSci Photo Contest Winner!

    By Paul Adams Posted on 10.24.2008 1 Comments

    We are happy to announce the latest winner of PopSci's rolling reader photo contest: Owen Wolter. The theme for the next contest is Spooky Science -- let's see what you've got! Upload your entries to our Flickr pool

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    Next Steps for Nintendo's Wii

    By Abby Seiff Posted on 2.21.2008 4 Comments

    Yesterday Nintendo announced that the WiiWare channel—which will offer a range of additional games, including an installment of the popular Final Fantasy, along with tools for developers to create new ones—will launch May 12. According to GameSpot, Nintendo of America says that there are already more than 100 projects in the works, and a healthy slate of those games will be ready to go on launch day. Giving a bigger pool of developers a chance to find new ways to use the Wii should prove interesting theres more room for creative applications. Also, a week after the channel launch, Nintendos Wii Fit will go on sale.


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