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Mystery Of Alaska’s Disappearing Sea Lions Solved
Animals

Mystery Of Alaska’s Disappearing Sea Lions Solved

Scientists performed “autopsies from space” to find out how the animals died

How Nigeria’s Anti-Polio Strategy Helped It Wipe Out Ebola
Vaccines

How Nigeria’s Anti-Polio Strategy Helped It Wipe Out Ebola

The nation is on track to eliminate wild polio within its borders by the end of the year.

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Internet

Welcome To The New Popular Science

We rebuilt PopularScience.com just for you. Ok, and maybe a little for us, too.

Kettering Aerial Torpedo, An Unmanned Biplane Bomb
Drones

The History Of The Drone In 9 Minutes [Video]

A brief film highlights the century-long evolution of unmanned aircraft

Elon Musk: Our Savior, The Supervillain
Space X

Elon Musk: Our Savior, The Supervillain

How one technology mogul's terror of extinction serves the human race

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Best of What's New

The 100 Greatest Innovations Of The Year

Popular Science's Best Of What's New Awards, all in one place

NASA’s (Un)Censored Moonwalkers
Space

NASA’s (Un)Censored Moonwalkers

geologic map of Vesta's surface in bright colors
Space

Beautiful Map Reveals The Evolution Of The Protoplanet Vesta

My, what epic epochs you have there

Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg? [Video]
Ask Us Anything

Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg? [Video]

Introducing a new video series—and an answer to the mother of all questions

Worm Living In Human Brain Gets Its Genome Mapped
Health

Worm Living In Human Brain Gets Its Genome Mapped

For four years, it burrowed inside a man's head. Now, researchers are learning how.

BMW's 2015 hybrid i8 car
Hybrid Cars

BMW’s i8 Is Where Every Supercar Manufacturer Needs to Go

Hybrid electric coupes are fashioned for efficiency—with fangs

How Women’s Bra Sizes Weirdly Correlate To Their Spending Habits
Technology

How Women’s Bra Sizes Weirdly Correlate To Their Spending Habits

A big data puzzler out of China

Bed Bugs And Chagas Disease: Don’t Worry Quite Yet
Diseases

Bed Bugs And Chagas Disease: Don’t Worry Quite Yet

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins
Technology

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins

The power of petaflops penetrates the mists of time

Radiation-Proof Suits, Moon Aspirations, And The First Drive-Thru Banks
Technology

Radiation-Proof Suits, Moon Aspirations, And The First Drive-Thru Banks

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Salt Prices Skyrocket As Temperatures Plummet
Vehicles

Salt Prices Skyrocket As Temperatures Plummet

Winter is coming. Will the roads be prepared?

Padlock
Technology

Non-Profit Wants To Make Encrypting Web Traffic Easy And Free

Secure browsing should be the rule, not the exception.

Philae Discovers Organic Molecules On A Comet
Space

Philae Discovers Organic Molecules On A Comet

What it might mean for finding life beyond Earth

Lunar Mission Wants To Bury Your Hair On The Moon
Science

Lunar Mission Wants To Bury Your Hair On The Moon

Crowdfund this spacecraft and put a piece of yourself in a lunar time capsule

Watch Buffalo’s Lake-Effect Storm In Thirty Seconds
Environment

Watch Buffalo’s Lake-Effect Storm In Thirty Seconds

Blame the arctic air.