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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

Welcome to another Throwback Thursday

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.

Senate Fails To Curtail NSA Monitoring Of Citizens
Technology

Senate Fails To Curtail NSA Monitoring Of Citizens

Intelligence agency can keep collecting bulk phone data about Americans, for now.

Super Teeny 3-D Printed Livers Go On Sale
Health

Super Teeny 3-D Printed Livers Go On Sale

Soon, they'll help pharmaceutical companies test new drugs.

The Future Of Antibiotics May Come From A Horse’s Behind
Diseases

The Future Of Antibiotics May Come From A Horse’s Behind

friendly helper robot
Robots

Will Your Next Best Friend Be A Robot?

Robots can already vacuum your house and drive your car. Soon, they will be your companions.