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BeerSci: How To Drink Your Thanksgiving Meal

By Martha Harbison

Scientists Discover An Exoplanet So Massive They’re Not Even Sure It’s A Planet
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Scientists Discover An Exoplanet So Massive They’re Not Even Sure It’s A Planet

By Clay Dillow

What ‘Earth-Shaking’ Evidence Did The Mars Rover Curiosity Just Find?
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What ‘Earth-Shaking’ Evidence Did The Mars Rover Curiosity Just Find?

By Rebecca Boyle

Today’s Turkeys Are Genetically Barren Compared To Their Wild Ancestors
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Today’s Turkeys Are Genetically Barren Compared To Their Wild Ancestors

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?
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FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?

By Colin Lecher

Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans
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Great Apes Might Experience Mid-Life Crises Just Like Humans

By Rebecca Boyle

Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So
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Are People Getting Dumber? One Geneticist Thinks So

By Rebecca Boyle

The Deep-Space Suit
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The Deep-Space Suit

By Eric Sofge

Researchers Achieve Quantum Teleportation Between Two Macroscopic Objects For The First Time
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Researchers Achieve Quantum Teleportation Between Two Macroscopic Objects For The First Time

By Clay Dillow

This Week In The Future, November 12-16
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This Week In The Future, November 12-16

By Baarbarian

FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?
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FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

This Bug Has More Legs Than Anything Else
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This Bug Has More Legs Than Anything Else

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?
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FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

By Emily Elert

FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?
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FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?

By Krislyn Placide

Daily Infographic: 9,993 Bird Species On One Tree (Now Zoomable!)
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Daily Infographic: 9,993 Bird Species On One Tree (Now Zoomable!)

By Emily Elert

BeerSci: What’s The Connection Between Hops And Marijuana?
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BeerSci: What’s The Connection Between Hops And Marijuana?

By Martha Harbison

The Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 Years
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The Top 25 Innovations of the Last 25 Years

By Popular Science Editors

Lonely Orphaned Planet Spotted Wandering Aimlessly Through Interstellar Space
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Lonely Orphaned Planet Spotted Wandering Aimlessly Through Interstellar Space

By Clay Dillow

A Seasonal Sour From A Scientific Bartender
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A Seasonal Sour From A Scientific Bartender

By Paul Adams

FYI: What’s The Darkest Material On Earth?
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FYI: What’s The Darkest Material On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight?
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FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight?

By Stephanie Warren

The First ‘Perfect’ Invisibility Cloak Completely Conceals Objects (From Microwaves)
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The First ‘Perfect’ Invisibility Cloak Completely Conceals Objects (From Microwaves)

By Clay Dillow

8 Stunning Science Visualizations
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8 Stunning Science Visualizations

By Emily Elert

FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?
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FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?

By Daniel Engber

This Week In The Future: The Blimp Watches You Vote
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This Week In The Future: The Blimp Watches You Vote

By Baarbarian

Your Scrambled Eggs Are Wrong, And Other Cooking Science Lessons From America’s Test Kitchen
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Your Scrambled Eggs Are Wrong, And Other Cooking Science Lessons From America’s Test Kitchen

By Rebecca Boyle

BeerSci: How To Make Beer Foamier
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BeerSci: How To Make Beer Foamier

By Martha Harbison

The Universe Is Almost Done Making Stars
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The Universe Is Almost Done Making Stars

By Rebecca Boyle

Dear President Obama: Congratulations! But We Need To Talk.
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Dear President Obama: Congratulations! But We Need To Talk.

By Popular Science Team

Experience Relativity Firsthand In MIT Video Game That Slows The Speed Of Light
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Experience Relativity Firsthand In MIT Video Game That Slows The Speed Of Light

By Clay Dillow

A Visualization Of The Most Invisible, And Influential, Part Of Political Campaigns
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A Visualization Of The Most Invisible, And Influential, Part Of Political Campaigns

By Emily Elert

Methane Is Scarce, But That Doesn’t Mean There’s No Life On Mars
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Methane Is Scarce, But That Doesn’t Mean There’s No Life On Mars

By Rebecca Boyle

BeerSci: Uncovering The Secrets Of Barley
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BeerSci: Uncovering The Secrets Of Barley

By Martha Harbison

New Mission Will Explore Bizarre Gravitational Anomaly Around Earth
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New Mission Will Explore Bizarre Gravitational Anomaly Around Earth

By Rebecca Boyle

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

By Rose Pastore

FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?
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FYI: Why Does Salt Water Make Hurricane Damage So Much Worse?

By Colin Lecher

Daily Infographic: A Family Tree Of Every Bird On Earth
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Daily Infographic: A Family Tree Of Every Bird On Earth

By Rebecca Boyle

A Laser To The Brain Eliminates Bad Habits In Rats
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A Laser To The Brain Eliminates Bad Habits In Rats

By Krislyn Placide

Large Hadron Collider Unleashes Rampaging Zombies
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Large Hadron Collider Unleashes Rampaging Zombies

By Rebecca Boyle

Lebbeus Woods, Futuristic Architect, Dies
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Lebbeus Woods, Futuristic Architect, Dies

By Suzanne LaBarre

Gallery: New York After The Hurricane
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Gallery: New York After The Hurricane

By Popular Science Team

FYI: How much caffeine would it take to kill you?
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FYI: How much caffeine would it take to kill you?

By Sam Eifling

Megapixels: An Astronaut Readjusts To Earth’s Gravity
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Megapixels: An Astronaut Readjusts To Earth’s Gravity

By Page Grossman

Which Is Worse: The Study About Women Voting With Their Hormones, Or The Trolly Story About It On CNN?
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Which Is Worse: The Study About Women Voting With Their Hormones, Or The Trolly Story About It On CNN?

By Colin Lecher

NASA’s New, Stunning Imagery Of Solar Storms
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NASA’s New, Stunning Imagery Of Solar Storms

By Emily Elert

Science Confirms The Obvious: Strict Parents Raise Conservative Kids
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Science Confirms The Obvious: Strict Parents Raise Conservative Kids

By Krislyn Placide

Double-Diamond Anvil Creates Pressures Greater Than Earth’s Inner Core
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Double-Diamond Anvil Creates Pressures Greater Than Earth’s Inner Core

By Rebecca Boyle

Electric Brain Stimulation Warps Your Perception Of Faces [Video]
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Electric Brain Stimulation Warps Your Perception Of Faces [Video]

By Rebecca Boyle

Listen to Your Intuition, Because Your Body Can Predict Future Events Without Conscious Clues
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Listen to Your Intuition, Because Your Body Can Predict Future Events Without Conscious Clues

By Rebecca Boyle

Infographic: How A Raw Food Diet Kept Primates Stupid
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Infographic: How A Raw Food Diet Kept Primates Stupid

By Emily Elert

FYI: How Do Places On Mars Get Their Names?
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FYI: How Do Places On Mars Get Their Names?

By Rebecca Boyle

Eating Cooked Food Made Us Human
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Eating Cooked Food Made Us Human

By Rebecca Boyle

BeerSci: What Beer’s Key Ingredient Reveals About Our Own Genomes
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BeerSci: What Beer’s Key Ingredient Reveals About Our Own Genomes

By Martha Harbison

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Very Important Invention: Hot Pizza And Coffee Will No Longer Burn Your Mouth

By Krislyn Placide

Today On Mars: Curiosity Arrives At ‘The Promised Land’
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Today On Mars: Curiosity Arrives At ‘The Promised Land’

By Rebecca Boyle

Exposing Kids To 10 Hours Of Science A Year Makes Them Smarter
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Exposing Kids To 10 Hours Of Science A Year Makes Them Smarter

By Rebecca Boyle

Check Out The Most Richly Detailed Image Ever Taken Of Uranus
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Check Out The Most Richly Detailed Image Ever Taken Of Uranus

By Rebecca Boyle

Moon Formation In The Late Hadean Period
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Updated Theory: A Huge Chunk Of Earth, Blasted Away In A Collision, Is Now The Moon

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: What Kind Of Gas Mileage Can You Get From A Naval Warship?
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FYI: What Kind Of Gas Mileage Can You Get From A Naval Warship?

By Daniel Engber

New Discovery: An Earth-Scale Planet Orbits Alpha Centauri, The Closest Star System To Our Own
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New Discovery: An Earth-Scale Planet Orbits Alpha Centauri, The Closest Star System To Our Own

By Rebecca Boyle

Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History
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Interactive Fractal Tree of Life Zooms In On Earth’s Entire Evolutionary History

By Rebecca Boyle

Infographic: How Close Did Felix Baumgartner Get To The Edge Of Space?
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Infographic: How Close Did Felix Baumgartner Get To The Edge Of Space?

By Emily Elert

New Version of Classic Marshmallow Experiment Upends Original Conclusions
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New Version of Classic Marshmallow Experiment Upends Original Conclusions

By Rebecca Boyle

PopSci Q&A: How Much Do Presidential Debates Matter?
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PopSci Q&A: How Much Do Presidential Debates Matter?

By Colin Lecher

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