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Big Pic: A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space
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Big Pic: A Fruit Fly Born In Outer Space

By Francie Diep

Finding What Puts The Heat In Hot Peppers
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Finding What Puts The Heat In Hot Peppers

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Why Babies Fake Cry – and Why It Isn’t Fake
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Why Babies Fake Cry – and Why It Isn’t Fake

By Kate Gammon

Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?
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Ask Anything: Do Plants Get Cancer?

By Daniel Engber

Why Did This Top Science Journal Editor Expose A Blogger’s Pen Name?
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Why Did This Top Science Journal Editor Expose A Blogger’s Pen Name?

By Colin Lecher

No, People Don’t Have To Watch The Sunrise On TV In China
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No, People Don’t Have To Watch The Sunrise On TV In China

By Douglas Main

Penn State Students Seek Crowdfunding To Land A Hopping Rover On The Moon
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Penn State Students Seek Crowdfunding To Land A Hopping Rover On The Moon

By Francie Diep

On the Probability of Aliens Dressed as Nuns Visiting Las Vegas
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On the Probability of Aliens Dressed as Nuns Visiting Las Vegas

By Rebecca Watson

Do You See What I See? Kids’ Visual Memory Works In Mysterious Ways
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Do You See What I See? Kids’ Visual Memory Works In Mysterious Ways

By Kate Gammon

The Editor’s Letter From The February 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine
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The Editor’s Letter From The February 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine

By Cliff Ransom

The Danger of Nigeria’s New Miracle River
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The Danger of Nigeria’s New Miracle River

By Rebecca Watson

An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors
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An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors

By Francie Diep

Apollo 11's recovery.
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When Astronauts Set Sail Aboard Apollo Command Module 007

By Amy Shira Teitel

How Dangerous Is The Chemical Spilled Into West Virginia Waters?
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How Dangerous Is The Chemical Spilled Into West Virginia Waters?

By Douglas Main

Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found In South Florida
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Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found In South Florida

By Douglas Main

Washing Dollar Bills With Carbon Dioxide Could Save Billions
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Washing Dollar Bills With Carbon Dioxide Could Save Billions

By Gabe Bergado

Scooped
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Scooped

By Maki Naro

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Burning Trash With Water [Video]

By Gabe Bergado

How To Use Trees To Prospect For Gold
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How To Use Trees To Prospect For Gold

By Douglas Main

Brown Dwarfs Racked By Planet-Sized Storms Of Molten Iron
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Brown Dwarfs Racked By Planet-Sized Storms Of Molten Iron

By Francie Diep

A Pill Could Help You Acquire Perfect Pitch
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A Pill Could Help You Acquire Perfect Pitch

By Douglas Main

Canada’s Ex-Defense Minister Says Aliens Would Give Earth Tech If We Were Less Warlike
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Canada’s Ex-Defense Minister Says Aliens Would Give Earth Tech If We Were Less Warlike

By Douglas Main

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The (Brief) Story of the Saturn IB Rocket

By Amy Shira Teitel

Study Finds No Time Travelers On The Internet
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Study Finds No Time Travelers On The Internet

By Douglas Main

Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Worms
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Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Worms

By Douglas Main

2014: The Year In Science
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2014: The Year In Science

By Popular Science contributors, with additional reporting Kate Baggaley and Mac Irvine

Mars One Narrows List Of Wannabe Martians For 2025 Colony
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Mars One Narrows List Of Wannabe Martians For 2025 Colony

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History
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New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History

By Lindsey Kratochwill

FYI: Did Dinosaurs Get The Flu?
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FYI: Did Dinosaurs Get The Flu?

By Daniel Engber

The Science Behind Reindeer’s Color-Changing Eyes
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The Science Behind Reindeer’s Color-Changing Eyes

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Not Eggsactly
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Not Eggsactly

By Maki Naro

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine
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Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

By Francie Diep

Earth sean from the moon
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Shaking the 8-Ball: Apollo 8’s Alternative Mission Profiles

By Amy Shira Teitel

Making Someone Love You: Science vs. the Supernatural
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Making Someone Love You: Science vs. the Supernatural

By Rebecca Watson

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments
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5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments

By Kate Gammon

6 Bright Microscopic Images Of Life
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6 Bright Microscopic Images Of Life

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles
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Video: The Physics Of Emperor Penguin Huddles

By Francie Diep

Heating Water To 600 Degrees Celsius In One Trillionth Of A Second
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Heating Water To 600 Degrees Celsius In One Trillionth Of A Second

By Francie Diep

Aldrin inside the LM Eagle
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Seeing Inside The Apollo Lunar Module

By Amy Shira Teitel

Infants With Pets Look To Where The Action Happens
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Infants With Pets Look To Where The Action Happens

By Kate Gammon

100 percent psychopath
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Would a Psychopath Cheat a Psychopath Test?

By Rebecca Watson

Our Favorite Science And Technology Reads From 2013
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Our Favorite Science And Technology Reads From 2013

By Colin Lecher

One-Way, Manned Mission To Mars Just Got Closer To Reality
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One-Way, Manned Mission To Mars Just Got Closer To Reality

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Bottoms Up
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Bottoms Up

By Maki Naro

Cloned Horse Wins Argentine Polo Open
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Cloned Horse Wins Argentine Polo Open

By Francie Diep

Curiosity Finds A Former Lake On Mars
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Curiosity Finds A Former Lake On Mars

By Francie Diep

Ghost Caught in Photo is Obviously a Ghost (Obviously)
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Ghost Caught in Photo is Obviously a Ghost (Obviously)

By Rebecca Watson

Gender Differences Found In Brain Wiring: Insight Or Neurosexism?
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Gender Differences Found In Brain Wiring: Insight Or Neurosexism?

By Cordelia Fine, University of Melbourne

The View from Up Here: Babies Learn Faster in High Chairs
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The View from Up Here: Babies Learn Faster in High Chairs

By Kate Gammon

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How Donn Eisele Became “Whatshisname,” the Command Module Pilot of Apollo 7

By Amy Shira Teitel

Scientists Color Silk By Feeding Silkworms Fabric Dyes
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Scientists Color Silk By Feeding Silkworms Fabric Dyes

By Francie Diep

For The First Time, Model Predicts Peak Flu Week For U.S. Cities
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For The First Time, Model Predicts Peak Flu Week For U.S. Cities

By Francie Diep

Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds
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Humans Share Food Chain Level With Pigs, Study Finds

By Francie Diep

FYI: How Much Weight Can You Gain From Thanksgiving Dinner?
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FYI: How Much Weight Can You Gain From Thanksgiving Dinner?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Doesn’t Plan B Work For Heavier Women?
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FYI: Why Doesn’t Plan B Work For Heavier Women?

By Francie Diep

Fecal Containment Systems
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The Trouble With Fecal Containment Systems

By Amy Shira Teitel

FYI: What’s The Most Durable Way To Store Information?
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FYI: What’s The Most Durable Way To Store Information?

By Daniel Engber

How Scientists Are Learning To Shape Our Memory
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How Scientists Are Learning To Shape Our Memory

By Virginia Hughes

Spit-up Night at the Improv
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Spit-up Night at the Improv

By Kate Gammon

Is Inspiration Enough to Launch Inspiration Mars?
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Is Inspiration Enough to Launch Inspiration Mars?

By Amy Shira Teitel

Blue Oil On Bowling Lanes Shows How You Roll
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Blue Oil On Bowling Lanes Shows How You Roll

By Colin Lecher

When Cosmopolitan Sent A Victorian Lady To Race Around The Globe
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When Cosmopolitan Sent A Victorian Lady To Race Around The Globe

By Francie Diep

Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?
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Can Organisms Evolve The Ability To Evolve?

By Francie Diep

FYI: Could A Virgin Birth Ever Happen?
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FYI: Could A Virgin Birth Ever Happen?

By Daniel Engber

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