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New Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Jet–J31 Performs More Flight Tests
Military

New Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Jet–J31 Performs More Flight Tests

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?
Stem Cells

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?

More than you might realize

The Life Cycle Of Ideas
Science

The Life Cycle Of Ideas

How scientific concepts rise and fall

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman
Projects

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman

Channel your inner Ron Swanson

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse
Diseases

The Medical and Microbiological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse

John Steinbeck’s 1966 Plea To Create A NASA For The Oceans
Biology

John Steinbeck’s 1966 Plea To Create A NASA For The Oceans

In the September 1966 issue of Popular Science, author John Steinbeck made the case for giving deep-sea exploration the same attention as the space race.

What We Can Learn From Humans Who Don’t Age
Health

What We Can Learn From Humans Who Don’t Age

A closer look at the science behind two unusual little girls, who have appeared on Dateline and Good Morning America.

Robots Are Strong: The Sci-Fi Myth of Robotic Competence
Robots

Robots Are Strong: The Sci-Fi Myth of Robotic Competence

The Disquieting Delights Of Salt-Rising Bread
Science

The Disquieting Delights Of Salt-Rising Bread

How Clostridium, a nasty pathogen, makes an infectiously delicious confection

Chinese Special Forces Take 1st, 2nd And 4th Place At ‘Olympics’ For Elite Warriors
Military

Chinese Special Forces Take 1st, 2nd And 4th Place At ‘Olympics’ For Elite Warriors

3-D Printing the Double Bubble
Projects

3-D Printing the Double Bubble

Make your own jetliner at home

Congress Is Making Plans To Limit Use Of Military Drones
Drones

Congress Is Making Plans To Limit Use Of Military Drones

Hiding in the new defense spending omnibus are subtle changes to America's drone war.

Which Electric Car Is Fastest?
Technology

Which Electric Car Is Fastest?

A handy breakdown for speed freaks

Russian Bluster Aside, What Will Become Of The ISS?
Technology

Russian Bluster Aside, What Will Become Of The ISS?

Russia's recent threat to leave the space station by 2020 was in fact the original plan.

A Terrible Thing That Waits (Under the Ocean)
Military

A Terrible Thing That Waits (Under the Ocean)

Technology

The Week In Drones: Hunting In Packs, Bothering Falcons, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Vehicles

Designing A 1,000-MPH Car

The long journey to make the fastest car on the planet

The Neuroscientist Who Wants To Upload Humanity To A Computer
Science Fiction

The Neuroscientist Who Wants To Upload Humanity To A Computer

Randal Koene is recruiting top neuroscientists to help him make humans live forever

Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony?
NASA

Ask Anything: What Would People Eat In A Permanent Space Colony?

Are ‘Lucky Streaks’ Real? Science Says Yes
Science

Are ‘Lucky Streaks’ Real? Science Says Yes

Bettors are more likely to win once they're on a winning streak, for a precisely ironic reason.