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Featured by Sarah Fecht
Jun 01, 2021
What if the speed of Earth’s rotation suddenly got faster?
Even a 1 mile per hour speed boost would make things pretty weird.
May 12, 2021
Declawing cats is harmful. Do this instead.
Research shows it’s bad for your cat—and for you.
Feb 03, 2021
How to build an igloo that’s structurally sound and cozy
With help from an ice architect and Inuit engineering.
Sep 18, 2017
What Earth looks like to far-out celestial bodies
Glance at the stars, glance back in time.
Jul 22, 2017
When we finally go to Mars, we might end up living in giant metal cans
Lockheed Martin will build a deep space habitat inside a space shuttle cargo container.
Jul 21, 2017
One weird thing about eclipses you’ve probably never noticed
Some drawings to explain the August eclipse's trajectory.
Jul 20, 2017
Here’s our original coverage of Apollo 11
In the July 1969 issue of Popular Science, a famous rocket scientist narrated the first moon landing.
Jul 20, 2017
SpaceX is changing up its plans for landing a spaceship on Mars
...We just don’t know what the new plan is yet.
