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3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer
Projects

3-D Printing A Navy Beach Stormer

Make your own military vehicle at home

When should we worry about food safety?
Health

When should we worry about food safety?

ESA Confirms Rosetta’s Landing Site On ‘Rubber Ducky’ Comet
Space

ESA Confirms Rosetta’s Landing Site On ‘Rubber Ducky’ Comet

Now comes the hard part: actually landing.

Another U.S. Healthcare Worker Contracts Ebola
Health

Another U.S. Healthcare Worker Contracts Ebola

A look at what could have gone wrong

Elephants Able To Detect Rainstorms 150 Miles Away
Wildlife

Elephants Able To Detect Rainstorms 150 Miles Away

Plus, how these weather predicting skills could save them from poachers

Security Experts Build $150 Safecracker
Security

Security Experts Build $150 Safecracker

Solution: Don’t leave a safe alone for four days.

How Flies Are Responsible For Beer’s Tasty, Fruity Smells
Evolution

How Flies Are Responsible For Beer’s Tasty, Fruity Smells

Sorry, but brewer's yeast did not evolve for you.

The Brilliant Ten: Nicole Abaid Studies Bats To Make Drones Smarter
Bats

The Brilliant Ten: Nicole Abaid Studies Bats To Make Drones Smarter

Learning how bats avoid radar jamming could help scientists control huge swarms of robots.

Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years
Moons

Volcanoes Erupted On The Moon Within The Past 100 Million Years

On the cosmic timeline, that’s basically yesterday.

This Woman Sees 100 Times More Colors Than The Average Person
Science

This Woman Sees 100 Times More Colors Than The Average Person

A unique genetic mutation and a well-wired brain mean that Concetta Antico is like no other artist on Earth.

Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster
Evolution

Australia’s Invasive Cane Toads Have Evolved To Hop Even Faster

The "cane toad front" now moves about 60 kilometers a year.

Eisenhower’s Meeting with a Missile Nose Cone
Space

Eisenhower’s Meeting with a Missile Nose Cone

MIT Students Claim Astronauts Will Starve On ‘Mars One’ Mission
Mars

MIT Students Claim Astronauts Will Starve On ‘Mars One’ Mission

But CEO Bas Lansdorp says the study used bad data.

Feral Pigs and Tenacious Plants: What Makes an Invasive Species Invasive?
Diseases

Feral Pigs and Tenacious Plants: What Makes an Invasive Species Invasive?

Weather Of Wild Exoplanet Mapped Using Hubble Telescope
Exoplanets

Weather Of Wild Exoplanet Mapped Using Hubble Telescope

With scorching temperatures day and night, WASP-43b ain’t no place to live.

Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras
Evolution

Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras

Don't be fooled by those big brown eyes.

The Brilliant Ten: Manu Prakash Brings Science To The Masses
Announcements

The Brilliant Ten: Manu Prakash Brings Science To The Masses

He creates low-cost alternatives to high-tech research equipment.

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
Diseases

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

The flu was clearly on our editors' minds, but they seemed to have left the more straightforward reporting to other outlets.

Throwback Thursday: Digital Dogs, The B-2 Stealth Bomber, And Innovations Against Climate Change
Climate Change

Throwback Thursday: Digital Dogs, The B-2 Stealth Bomber, And Innovations Against Climate Change

Soviets, robbers, and chloroflourocarbons. Oh my!

New Chinese Catamaran Spy Ship Learns All About Japanese Water
Military

New Chinese Catamaran Spy Ship Learns All About Japanese Water