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Not As Sexy As Stealth, But Maybe More Important: China Shows Off New Cargo Planes
Military

Not As Sexy As Stealth, But Maybe More Important: China Shows Off New Cargo Planes

Throwback Thursday: Leaning Cars, A High-Tech Mojave Pyramid, And The Most 80s Tech Ever Built
Technology

Throwback Thursday: Leaning Cars, A High-Tech Mojave Pyramid, And The Most 80s Tech Ever Built

Would you spend a month's salary on a VCR?

J-31
Military

China’s J-31 Stealth Fighter: Then And Now

Can You Fix A Machine By Smacking It?
Ask Us Anything

Can You Fix A Machine By Smacking It?

Short answer: Maybe for a while.

DNA
Medicine

IBM’s Watson Will Give You Health Advice Based On Your DNA

Two companies are teaming up to make a super-personalized health app.

Meet Joe Engle, A Pilot Who Flew A Rocket Plane Into Space
Space

Meet Joe Engle, A Pilot Who Flew A Rocket Plane Into Space

Rosetta Mission Lands On Rubber Ducky Comet [Update]
Science

Rosetta Mission Lands On Rubber Ducky Comet [Update]

The lander's harpoon anchors didn't deploy, but it looks like Philae will bounce back ... literally

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions
Security

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions

The transition to the chip-and-PIN based EMV system promises more secure credit card transactions -- because they couldn't really get less secure.

The Editor’s Letter From The December 2014 Issue Of Popular Science
Best of What's New

The Editor’s Letter From The December 2014 Issue Of Popular Science

Read the full issue online now.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
Science

Former ISS Commander: Private Spaceflight Must Move Forward

Astronaut Leroy Chiao explains what it will take for commercial passengers to fly into space

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits
Engineering

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits

Unlike other GMO crops, the potatoes' new qualities come from added doses of potato genes, instead of genes taken from other species.

Operation Plumbbob and the Psychology of a Nuclear Blast
Space

Operation Plumbbob and the Psychology of a Nuclear Blast

Kitty DNA Shows Cats Have Evolved To Learn From Treats
Evolution

Kitty DNA Shows Cats Have Evolved To Learn From Treats

So toilet-training really should work, right?

Virgin Galactic Crash May Lead To New Regulations For Private Spaceflight
Technology

Virgin Galactic Crash May Lead To New Regulations For Private Spaceflight

The FAA considers putting rules in place for a growing industry.

Peanut Butter
Physics

Geophysicists Are Turning Peanut Butter Into Diamond Gemstones

The world's simplest sandwich is actually a diamond in the rough.

White House Pushes To End Internet Throttling Threat
Technology

White House Pushes To End Internet Throttling Threat

The president's plan would keep ISPs from deciding which websites you can go to, and how fast that content will be delivered.

Here’s How We’ll Touch Down On A Comet This Week (We Hope)
Science

Here’s How We’ll Touch Down On A Comet This Week (We Hope)

The Rosetta mission is about to land where no spacecraft has ever landed before.

Carl Sagan On What Life On Mars Would Be Like
Mars

Carl Sagan On What Life On Mars Would Be Like

Happy Carl Sagan day! Celebrate with this blast from the past in the pages of Popular Science

The Week In Drones: Flying Cars, Robotic Starlings, And Braaaains
DARPA

The Week In Drones: Flying Cars, Robotic Starlings, And Braaaains

Keeping up with the droneses

Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars
Exoplanets

Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars

And you thought your home was dusty