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How gentle electric buzzes can give a man sensations in a hand he's lost

His techniques reveal how these schoolbus-sized reptiles were able to fly, and could help engineers design better parachutes and hang gliders.

We have the technology; we can preserve it.

The rules of microscope optics were made to be broken

But the ice is thin.

How duct tape and tube socks saved three astronauts

Iridescent cells that filter light like prisms allow clams to farm underwater.

If Sierra Nevada can’t build its vehicle, no one else can.

Plus, a little history of making semiconductors glow

Oversimplified competitions encourage computer programs that are snarky rather than intelligent--but it doesn't have to be that way.

His brain implants could one day halt epileptic episodes and allow amputees to control prostheses with their minds.

Manmade man parts, in case you've lost part of yours to injury, illness, or a congenital condition

Short answer: No, but online worlds can really stress you out.

No on-board crew members required

These 10 people have signed up to die on Mars, in order to live there.

High-altitude wind contains enough energy to power the planet. A Boston start-up wants to be the first to bring it down to Earth.

Plus a truly psychedelic supernova, like whoa

In November 2004, Popular Science profiled the Tier One team as they prepared to launch the commercial spaceflight industry.