Read the latest articles from Popular Science (Page 1129)
Google Protects Its Undersea Fiber Optic Cables… From Sharks
Maybe the animals were just mad about their low page-ranking
Extreme Rainfall Is The New Normal, And We’re Not Ready For It
Heavy rains are flooding cities and towns from Nebraska to Michigan to Maine. Is the problem failing infrastructure, global warming...or both?
A Spotter’s Guide To Military-Grade Gear Now Being Used By Police
Tactical equipment without a strategic goal.
In Metadata We Trust, Minus The Margins Of Error
Just because a Russian soldier's Instagram says he's in Ukraine doesn't mean he is.
Four Predictions About The Ebola Outbreak
One epidemiologist's outlook on what the Ebola epidemic has in store for West Africa—and the rest of the world.
Boston Tested Crowd-Watching Software That Catalogues People’s Skin Color
Just because technology can do something doesn't mean it should.
The Wolf’s Controversial Return To California
Public opinion is divided on how to manage the gray wolf. So what is a government agency to do?
Pushing The Limits Of The Human Body
Humanity has toppled scores of world records over the past few decades, but how much more progress can we make?
#Scikus: 12 Lovely Science Haikus From Popular Science Readers
On Friday we asked / For your best science haikus / The results were grand!
ZMapp: The Experimental Ebola Treatment Explained
How tobacco may help defeat one of the world’s deadliest viruses.
Why Ebola Isn’t A ‘Global Health Emergency’–At Least Not In The Way You Might Think
It's not going to cause massive worldwide epidemics