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Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones
Aviation

Russian fighter pilots could soon fly alongside bomb-filled combat drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A military drone deploys a smaller drone in flight.
Aviation

The future of air combat is drones launching more drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Soldiers wearing augmented reality headsets while sitting in a vehicle.
Army

These augmented-reality goggles let soldiers see through vehicle walls

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above
Army

This remote-controlled landmine will attack tanks from above

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Stars seen from a cave.
DARPA

DARPA wants cave robots that can scout ahead for threats or missing people

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen
Aviation

Watch the Navy’s new drone fly using just sunlight and hydrogen

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A bomber is refueled behind a tanker airplane.
Air Force

Refueling B-52s in the sky is hard, so the Air Force is trying VR simulators

By Rob Verger

An F-15EX arrives at Eglin Air Force Base.
Air Force

Everything to know about the Air Force’s new fighter jet, the F-15EX Eagle II

By Rob Verger

A Joby electric aircraft in flight.
Aviation

Joby’s electric aircraft inches us closer to a future full of flying taxis

By Rob Verger

An illustration of the Mars Perseverance rover in the background and the Ingenuity helicopter in flight in the foreground.
Aviation

Ingenuity flew on Mars. Now NASA will push it to the brink of destruction.

By Charlie Wood

Prince Phillip funeral procession at Windsor Castle
Military

Prince Philip’s hearse was a ‘very British SUV,’ designed by the royal himself

By Aamer Mahmud/The Conversation

A hand caryrying a phone with the Empire Pass vaccine app on it
COVID-19

Here’s how New York’s ‘vaccine passport’ app works.

By Violet Blue

dcbel power inverter ev charger on black
Electric Vehicles

This two-way charger turns electric cars into a backup power source for your home

By Stan Horaczek

Black Hawk helicopter in field.
Aviation

Senator Tammy Duckworth describes the day her Black Hawk was shot down

By Tammy Duckworth

US Army soldier running on a track in a bomb suit
Army

Meet the woman who set a record for running in a 96-pound bomb suit

By David Roza/Task & Purpose

Two young brown people at a Mac laptop
DIY

Tips to make online job searching more productive and less soul crushing

By Jason Eckert/The Conversation

A person controls a knob on Spotify's Car Thing device.
Audio

Spotify made a ‘Car Thing’ to control music without touching your phone

By Rob Stumpf

A hand holding the DJI Mavic Air 2S Drone
Aviation

DJI Air 2S drone: A pro-grade aerial camera for under $1,000

By Stan Horaczek

Model with long brown hair along the water using a vape pen
Health

Music videos are marketing vaping products to teens—and it’s working

By Jon-Patrick Allem/The Conversation

Yubikey security key next to a phone and a MacBook
Security

Twitter is about to take a big step toward a password-free future

By Violet Blue

The FCC broadband coverage map
Internet

The FCC wants your help to get a better picture of US broadband access

By Stan Horaczek

Corroded munitions with sea life grown over.
Climate Change

The ocean is a giant dump for chemical weapons. Can we clean it up before it’s too late?

By María Paula Rubiano A.

A parked electric vehicle.
Electric Vehicles

Hyundai’s new Ioniq 5 doubles as a giant backup battery for your gadgets

By Rob Stumpf

An illustration of a person in a hoodie using a computer Facebook data breach
Internet

Facebook might have leaked your email address, relationship status, birth date, and more

By Violet Blue

AC 130 Spectre Gunship over an airfield in Florida
Air Force

This badass plane now has a matching $39,000 Louis Vuitton handbag

By David Roza/Task & Purpose

electric vehicle charging
Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles are only one part of sustainable transit

By Ula Chrobak

SISS-Geo app
Animals

The next pandemic could be lurking anywhere. Can this wildlife-tracking app help prevent it?

By Brian Barth, Flávia Milhorance

Genesis Concept X Electric Car interior shot
Concept Cars

The Genesis X Concept electric luxury car is all about design

By Stan Horaczek

8 creative ways to add flair to your Instagram stories
DIY

8 creative ways to add flair to your Instagram stories

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A phone with the New York COVID vaccine site on it
COVID-19

How to protect your privacy while signing up for a COVID-19 vaccine online

By Violet Blue

B-52 Bomber
Air Force

Gallery: From hatch to dials, a look around and inside a B-52 bomber

By Rob Verger

Army cadet running in a black and yellow sweatsuit on a sidewalk
Army

Can you pass the US Army’s Combat Fitness Test? This journalist tried.

By Haley Britzky/Task & Purpose

Clean glass of filtered water
Environment

Simple filters made from conifer trees could have a huge impact on the clean water crisis

By Shaena Montanari

Boston Dynamics Stretch robot picking up boxes
Robots

The new Boston Dynamics ‘Stretch’ robot is a mobile arm built for moving boxes

By Stan Horaczek

A person putting an Apple Pencil on a blank iPad Mini screen.
Cryptocurrency

NFTs are blowing up the digital art and collectibles worlds. Here’s how they work.

By Stan Horaczek

An iPad against a dark background
Security

Go update your Apple gadgets right now to avoid this new security vulnerability

By Stan Horaczek

Discord screenshot of the Science and Technology channel
DIY

Why you should use Discord (even if you’re not a gamer)

By Stan Horaczek

Super Resolution in Photoshop
AI

Photoshop’s new Super Resolution feature makes images bigger, not blurrier

By Stan Horaczek

The METL bike tire on a bike with the sky in the background
Engineering

These airless bike tires rely on a metal alloy designed for NASA rovers

By Stan Horaczek

How Google Aims To Dominate Artificial Intelligence
AI

How Google Aims To Dominate Artificial Intelligence

By Dave Gershgorn

If The Sun Went Out, How Long Would Life On Earth Survive?
Ask Us Anything

If The Sun Went Out, How Long Would Life On Earth Survive?

By Holly Otterbein

LAPD officers with batons and helmets on the street at night
Technology

A new poll reveals split opinions on how—and when—police body cam footage is released

By Bromberg & Charbonneau/The Conversation

Sound on film
Technology

Why square aspect ratios still live on in new movies like ‘Justice League’

By Stan Horaczek

Sabre Red app
Technology

A Beginners Guide to Outdoor Safety

By Sabre Red Technologies

Honda’s RC161 uses a 250cc inline-four that revs to 14,000 rpm. The sound it emits near redline defies logic.
Motorcycles

The five sexiest-sounding motorcycles

By Motorcyclist Staff

Technology

You don’t have to wait until the end of the year to see your streaming habits.

By Stan Horaczek

AFT Production Twins lineup for the Volusia 1 Final in the Florida twilight.
Motorcycles

Flat track

By Anders T. Carlson/Motorcyclist

Bell 407
Aviation

NTSB Cites Poor Safety Culture in Air Ambulance Accident

By Rob Mark/Flying Magazine

China WeChat Weibo
Military

How China has shaped information about the Wuhan coronavirus online

By P.W. Singer

NASA X-59 Quesst Aircraft in the sky
Technology

Best of What’s New 2019 Galleries

By Popular Science Staff

Sound on film
Technology

Movies weren’t always shot for wide screens

By Stan Horaczek

A woman wearing a Microsoft Hololens and interacting with an invisible hologram that only she can see.
Technology

Microsoft’s new Mesh platform turns your remote coworkers into holograms

By Stan Horaczek

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Technology

Watch an expert restore and colorize a damaged photograph from 1903

By Jeanette Moses

Land Rover’s reborn Defender SUV can automatically adapt to gnarly terrain
Technology

Land Rover’s reborn Defender SUV can automatically adapt to gnarly terrain

By Dan Carney

This new gold nanomaterial is so thin, it’s considered 2D
Engineering

This new gold nanomaterial is so thin, it’s considered 2D

By Marion Renault

Triumph rolls out 2019 Rocket 3 TFC with 2,500cc engine
Motorcycles

Triumph rolls out 2019 Rocket 3 TFC with 2,500cc engine

By Andrew Cherney/Cycle World

The 10 best countries for motorcycle travel
Motorcycles

The 10 best countries for motorcycle travel

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When cameras captured ghosts
Technology

When cameras captured ghosts

By Jeanette D. Moses

Don’t try and fly your drone in areas affected by hurricanes
Aviation

Don’t try and fly your drone in areas affected by hurricanes

By Jeanette D. Moses

Hurricane Gilbert hospital ruins Jamiaca
Climate Change

This is how hospitals are preparing for hurricane season

By Eleanor Cummins

a plastic gun
Military

A plastic gun from a 3-D printer isn’t the safety concern you’d imagine

By Lexi Krupp

Trump’s Space Force could be one giant leap into a tricky situation
Military

Trump’s Space Force could be one giant leap into a tricky situation

By Mary Beth Griggs

Breslin—the home computer that runs my house
Robots

Breslin—the home computer that runs my house

By Bill Hawkins

AI can help predict March Madness upsets, but it’s far from perfect
AI

AI can help predict March Madness upsets, but it’s far from perfect

By Matthew Osborne and Kevin Nowland/The Conversation

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