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The new electric BMW i4 is a nimble driving machine—with a cinematic soundtrack
Technology

The new electric BMW i4 is a nimble driving machine—with a cinematic soundtrack

By Dan Carney

Microsoft Surface laptop
Gear

Microsoft is making it easier for customers to repair devices. Will other companies follow?

By Shira Feder

Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog
Technology

Ghost Robotics now makes a lethal robot dog

By Kelsey D. Atherton

White car speed driving on asphalt road at daytime
Technology

How detergents in Top Tier gas save engines and money

By Michael Febbo

The enormous cost of the Bolt EV recall is falling on LG
Technology

The enormous cost of the Bolt EV recall is falling on LG

By Rob Verger

Airplane from Southwest Airlines flying in sky
Technology

The truth behind the recent Southwest flight cancellations

By Colleen Hagerty

A person waving goodbye to a Twitter user they removed from their list of followers.
DIY

You can now force someone to unfollow you on Twitter. Here’s how.

By John Kennedy

a computer chip
Technology

Understanding the global chip shortage, a big crisis involving tiny components

By Shira Feder

A Mclaren GT supercar driving on the road
Technology

Anyone can drive a supercar, but truly tapping its potential is another matter

By Rob Verger

Chevy’s next Silverado will further charge up the electric pickup race
Technology

Chevy’s next Silverado will further charge up the electric pickup race

By Rob Stumpf

The FCC wants to crack down on SIM swapping, a common form of identity theft
Technology

The FCC wants to crack down on SIM swapping, a common form of identity theft

By Shira Feder

Insider Tesla HQ.
Technology

Tesla HQ is officially headed to Texas

By Colleen Hagerty

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you
Environment

The price of solar panels just went up—here’s what that means for you

By Eleanor Cummins

Leo the Caltech robot
Technology

LEO the robot can float like a butterfly and balance on a beam

By Charlotte Hu

banana operation
Technology

Can this fruit be saved?

By Dan Koeppel

The US military has been testing out Reaper drones over Hawaii
Technology

The US military has been testing out Reaper drones over Hawaii

By Kelsey D. Atherton

PayPal offers QR codes as payment on United flights.
Technology

United fliers can soon use PayPal’s new QR codes to buy chips and booze in the sky

By Charlotte Hu

These robots are DARPA’s hope for the future of cave warfare—or disaster relief
Technology

These robots are DARPA’s hope for the future of cave warfare—or disaster relief

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This year’s Nobel in Chemistry recognizes the tech underpinning everything from meds to batteries
Science

This year’s Nobel in Chemistry recognizes the tech underpinning everything from meds to batteries

By Margo Milanowski

The Facebook whistleblower’s Congressional hearing was a ‘big tobacco moment’ for tech
Technology

The Facebook whistleblower’s Congressional hearing was a ‘big tobacco moment’ for tech

By Colleen Hagerty

Routers at a data center.
Technology

Facebook has an explanation for its massive Monday outage

By Charlotte Hu

USGS geophysicist in a hard hat and gas mask at an erupting volcano in Hawaii
Environment

How to study a volcano when it destroys your lab

By Sarah Emerson

Facebook login screen.
Technology

What we know about why Facebook went down

By Charlotte Hu

How the stunt crew in ‘No Time to Die’ pulled off the film’s astounding motorcycle jump
Technology

How the stunt crew in ‘No Time to Die’ pulled off the film’s astounding motorcycle jump

By Rob Verger

The UK’s solution for enemy drones? Lasers.
Technology

The UK’s solution for enemy drones? Lasers.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Midwestern states are paving the way for EV-charging roads
Technology

Midwestern states are paving the way for EV-charging roads

By Angely Mercado

Ford Mustang Mach-E
Technology

The Michigan State Police tested the electric Ford Mustang Mach-E, and loved it

By Rob Stumpf

The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple
Technology

The EU wants everyone to use USB-C chargers—including Apple

By Shira Feder

people standing in medical center hallway
Health

YouTube is blocking big anti-vax accounts, and other COVID news you missed

By Margo Milanowski

group chats now available across Instagram and Messenger.
Technology

Facebook users can now mix Messenger and Instagram friends in group chats

By Charlotte Hu

Why DARPA’s new hypersonic weapon could pack such a devastating punch
Technology

Why DARPA’s new hypersonic weapon could pack such a devastating punch

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Apple iPhone interface
Technology

Why you need to update your Apple products’ software ASAP

By Charlotte Hu

Pandu Nayak at Google Search On
Technology

Google’s about to get better at understanding complex questions

By Charlotte Hu

teens texting on smartphone
Technology

Criticism has pushed ‘Instagram Kids’ back to the drawing board

By Colleen Hagerty

PayPal app on phone
Technology

PayPal will now pay you interest, and offer other bank-like features

By Charlotte Hu

The Rivian R1T breaks the electric-pickup game wide open
Technology

The Rivian R1T breaks the electric-pickup game wide open

By Dan Carney

Rolls-Royce’s zippy electric airplane wants to break speed records—and power air taxis of the future
Technology

Rolls-Royce’s zippy electric airplane wants to break speed records—and power air taxis of the future

By Rob Verger

Toyota’s new hybrid Tundra uses an electric motor for more power
Technology

Toyota’s new hybrid Tundra uses an electric motor for more power

By Rob Stumpf

Red pickup truck stopped in front of a tornado in Nebraska
Environment

3 wild ideas for how to stop a tornado

By Popular Science Team

Pepper the social robot.
Technology

Do we trust robots enough to put them in charge?

By Charlotte Hu

Singapore’s new robot cops will focus on small-time crime
Technology

Singapore’s new robot cops will focus on small-time crime

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This drone knows precisely where to drop a life-saving raft
Technology

This drone knows precisely where to drop a life-saving raft

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A closeup of a bunch of red maple seed, still red and green and unripe.
Environment

Floating whirligig microchips could help us monitor nature without leaving a trace

By Rahul Rao

Kitty Hawk’s electric airplane will fly you around—with no pilot
Technology

Kitty Hawk’s electric airplane will fly you around—with no pilot

By Rob Verger

a human's hands hold a metal rod as they manipulate a rounded piece of orange glass
Environment

How glassblowers turn silica, soda ash, and lime into stunning works of art

By Rachel Feltman

This heavy-lift drone could quietly carry a sub-hunting torpedo
Technology

This heavy-lift drone could quietly carry a sub-hunting torpedo

By Kelsey D. Atherton

vending machine
Technology

Meat vending machines are just the latest way the pandemic has reinvented eating

By Charlotte Hu

baby-chick-cocked-head
Science

The new issue of PopSci is full of bright young peeps

By Corinne Iozzio

A person using slack on computer
Technology

Slack’s new video tool is @here—and you might already be able to use it

By Colleen Hagerty

You need to protect yourself from zero-click attacks
Technology

You need to protect yourself from zero-click attacks

By Shira Feder

heart emojis on phone
Technology

Cryptocurrency scammers are mining dating sites for victims

By Colleen Hagerty

a page full of illustrated badges and awards for the Brilliant 10 scientist series
Science

The Brilliant 10: The most innovative up-and-coming minds in science

By Bill Gourgey

The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots
Technology

The technology behind Shrinky Dinks can make better robots

By Rahul Rao

That new car smell? It’s got a gassy explanation.
Technology

That new car smell? It’s got a gassy explanation.

By Rob Stumpf

This high-tech gunsight could allow soldiers to shoot around corners, Matrix-style
Technology

This high-tech gunsight could allow soldiers to shoot around corners, Matrix-style

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Taara's internet towers in Kenya.
Technology

Beams of light—not cables—are carrying the internet across a river in the Congo

By Charlotte Hu

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California
Environment

Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

By Erik Olsen

art illustration of woman with open mouth and laptop
Science

What would happen if I ate my computer? Asking for a friend.

By Ellen Airhart

Person typing on laptop with their phone on the side
DIY

Microsoft is letting you ditch passwords. Here’s how.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

How North Korea’s cruise missiles could surprise its enemies
Technology

How North Korea’s cruise missiles could surprise its enemies

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously
Technology

This smart tugboat is about to journey more than 1,000 miles, autonomously

By Colleen Hagerty

Hairs and pores on a southern oak leaf
Environment

11 views of the microscopic world in brilliant detail

By Popular Science Team

The Mission R is an electric Porsche race car meant for livestreaming
Technology

The Mission R is an electric Porsche race car meant for livestreaming

By Rob Stumpf

Your WhatsApp messages will soon be secure—for real this time
Technology

Your WhatsApp messages will soon be secure—for real this time

By Colleen Hagerty

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