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![Wind-Powered Town](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/5Y6YUVMBPP752ETOVHRNVDQRC4.jpg?w=485)
Energy
Wind-Powered Town
![Sunny News for Solar Power](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/OG4IW6CHLFYT7NHIXEOJ7WTDYY.jpg?w=404)
Environment
Sunny News for Solar Power
![Are Environmental Factors to Blame for Autism?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/XOKNEPPSHDJTEUTWSID6RPPCJY.jpg?w=578)
Environment
Are Environmental Factors to Blame for Autism?
![Nuking Stowaways](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/XGZAMTLZOE223JG5EHOHOPJQ3I.jpg?w=542)
Environment
Nuking Stowaways
![Prius in the Sky](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/6IGHFUG5ACNI2Z5ACVW4W543NI.jpg?w=663)
Environment
Prius in the Sky
![Bad for People, Great for Plants](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/WKTJPKI4DKMSPTAW7OACA6A5F4.jpg?w=500)
Climate Change
Bad for People, Great for Plants
![Carbon Discredit](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/HPWOUGSTZCPXCQHIECQR6Z57RQ.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Carbon Discredit
![The Sun-Powered Sailboat](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/Z2RQHBJCD5ZB2FZTQXMRIH4RCA.jpg?w=600)
Environment
The Sun-Powered Sailboat
![The Voodoo Wasp](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/LQVJ62U2C6RPCKOWBJJMK2M5EA.jpg?w=449)
Animals
The Voodoo Wasp
![How To Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/PMGMCK5NKLK64VU5J3OBK4Y6DQ.jpg?w=579)
Environment
How To Stay Cool Without Air Conditioning
![A custom electric motorcycle with the converter housing, charger port, and controller labeled, against a white corrugated metal wall.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/4SNWGVYTREIAPUWF3Y74WS2JQY.jpg?w=698)
DIY
Riding clean
![Google Earth Environment Guide](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/7WP4NIQI6ZL3MIHWVAOEX4OONM.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Google Earth Environment Guide
![The Attractive Shark Repellent](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/AS4QISFSFTLIDK4ICNJP2LATJU.jpg?w=603)
Animals
The Attractive Shark Repellent
![Does Smoking Contribute to Global Warming?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/NJF2G7XTSI4VI5HI4NBLX6UJVQ.jpg?w=680)
Climate Change
Does Smoking Contribute to Global Warming?
![Jellyfish Invasion](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/PVS7QB4ZNQEZ24K7FYLTMS57PA.jpg?w=732)
Environment
Jellyfish Invasion
![Ocean pH and the Fate of the Food Chain](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/T63V6DNADNIIFUDFV56X7GPIXE.jpg?w=500)
Climate Change
Ocean pH and the Fate of the Food Chain
![Ten Times the Turbine](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/C4RCCDLM5WLHQAM6XPFY3YKVZA.jpg?w=617)
Energy
Ten Times the Turbine
![Blimp Power](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/WBSU6AAMN7C7KD32M6JFCY5QSY.jpg?w=462)
Energy
Blimp Power
![Ripple Effect in the Wake of Cyclone Nargis](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/XEL3JATJICQMYKQUU6VCB2TCCQ.jpg?w=350)
Environment
Ripple Effect in the Wake of Cyclone Nargis
![Bull Fight](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/FRDQ2VEADJHZL2KN327COLLKHU.jpg?w=693)
Animals
The Doping of the Bulls
![Inside the Tsunami Factory](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/WQPBBPSOTZCMO3RFCVOWERB3IE.jpg?w=972)
Environment
Inside the Tsunami Factory
![Tomato of the Sea](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/NR4FLD762AGDTKPJ5JUKUGAJK4.jpg?w=500)
Agriculture
Tomato of the Sea
![A House Built from Bottles](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/JGDLHDWSRYJ657SNNXM3TSCQVU.jpg?w=643)
Environment
A House Built from Bottles
![Bacteria to the Rescue](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/D6FLZB2WQPMAXJZ564INZUSFJ4.jpg?w=485)
Energy
Bacteria to the Rescue
![Toxic Water Bottles](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/RXFAZQQLEIMJY26EBMM2OU7QLI.jpg?w=360)
Environment
Toxic Water Bottles
![Gecko Tech](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/HVM2FEAU3B63DLDOLOOX7INKXQ.jpg?w=410)
Animals
Gecko Tech
![Run Your Car on Trees](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/M2C7IMURK4QWOTOLCKBG2PVYSA.jpg?w=338)
Environment
Run Your Car on Trees
![The Octopus Dating Game](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/K775UDPYAMYCF22LDD2B3Z57XU.jpg?w=677)
Animals
The Octopus Dating Game
![Breeding the Oil Bug](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/WZ5H36FBCZLPG2GIKIW3NQP2YY.jpg?w=602)
Environment
Breeding the Oil Bug
![The Eye of the Mantis Shrimp](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ZSXXOXOHJJ4BWUVFX4KAU6LSHI.jpg?w=540)
Animals
The Eye of the Mantis Shrimp
![Saving Dolphins With Sonar](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/MOVXLULV2QZT66J3P5PDAM5LBQ.jpg?w=600)
Animals
Saving Dolphins With Sonar
![Counting Wolves](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ONZG3MFE2EFKHAVFM3L7OVREXM.jpg?w=500)
Animals
Counting Wolves
![Your Burger on Biotech](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/DZ73BUFMPJWYQ56HRUCPHEXUNE.jpg?w=550)
Agriculture
Your Burger on Biotech
![The Living Museum](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/2TMYWO4JB52AP4Z3FY6IFQ4LSM.jpg?w=600)
Environment
The Living Museum
![Animals that Hover](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/IFE7PY3YLV4PKPGJREFCJ5VIVI.jpg?w=675)
Animals
Animals that Hover
![Virgin, GM and Rolls Royce Team Up to Go Green](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/DRGZ6ID4L5Q7OZXSKGR7A6KXYQ.jpg?w=582)
Environment
Virgin, GM and Rolls Royce Team Up to Go Green
![Fake Dog, Real Benefits](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/LEF2QIJMHGCZ74XBHGXO4JI3WY.jpg?w=500)
Animals
Fake Dog, Real Benefits
![Why Don’t I Ever See Baby Pigeons?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/6V4NXVHKE4D6A45TVMNU72AU5Y.jpg?w=320)
Environment
Why Don’t I Ever See Baby Pigeons?
![The Wind Dam](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/5OPR33OBICGUTBVEO4F7IPZE3E.jpg?w=477)
Energy
The Wind Dam
![Tornado Imagery Could Improve Storm Warnings](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/YQN6FKEXH45ESDAFJV4QJIKMGI.jpg?w=310)
Environment
Tornado Imagery Could Improve Storm Warnings
![America’s Top 50 Green Cities](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/EM5VE3IRHA3YW5IMBPMQXRJWXA.png?w=158)
Environment
America’s Top 50 Green Cities
![What’s the Biggest Thing a Carnivorous Plant Will Eat?](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/AMM6EOXGUQPUP46ZKHJT5XPIBU.jpg?w=485)
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What’s the Biggest Thing a Carnivorous Plant Will Eat?
![The Grouse: Assault on Batteries](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/T3GJKOQEUZYLHXDZDK4TDNR24M.jpg?w=283)
Environment
The Grouse: Assault on Batteries
![A propane torch blowing gas onto a catalytic converter, heating the ceramic red-hot.](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/5EC35MDAGIA4WQN73BG4HR4AIE.jpg?w=421)
Climate Change
Gray Matter: Fire without flame
![Beyond Ethanol](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/OP4PSWO3OPOK6QSR73TKWI6WVQ.jpg?w=485)
Environment
Beyond Ethanol
![httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimport2013importPopSciArticlesbattery.jpg](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/ZXX5EMVB2QQNPEKUXK5FL54H7Y.jpg?w=200)
Energy
The Two Day Battery
![httpswww.popsci.comsitespopsci.comfilesimport2013importPopSciArticlesaquabuoy_20_deployedsm.jpg](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/OYKYD6MKFZTAX5C5IOI7XZAX4M.jpg?w=240)
Environment
Wave Energy Setback
![NASA’s High-Tech Wildfire Weapons](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/I7CD2BI2APKX52SHHDQSLCU6WY.jpg?w=480)
Environment
NASA’s High-Tech Wildfire Weapons
![Tsunami in a Tank](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/CQRXMC2AGICR25ZKYQASARSGEI.jpg?w=485)
Environment