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Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression
Mental Health

Cat Bites Are Linked To Depression

The reason why is not fully clear. Maybe cats just dislike depressed people.

Modeling Bat-Mobility To Build Better Robobats
Animals

Modeling Bat-Mobility To Build Better Robobats

How Nutrition In One Generation Can Change The Genetics Of The Next
Diabetes

How Nutrition In One Generation Can Change The Genetics Of The Next

A Cambodian case study finds that people developing diabetes today have parents who went hungry in the 1970s.

LED Lights Track People And Broadcast Messages
Technology

LED Lights Track People And Broadcast Messages

Lamps are ubiquitous. Some of them are watching you.

Everything You Need To Know About Uterus Transplants
Health

Everything You Need To Know About Uterus Transplants

Cat Parasite Found In Arctic Beluga Whales
Health

Cat Parasite Found In Arctic Beluga Whales

As ice barriers melt, pathogens expand their ranges.

Forensic Reconstruction Shows What A Skull-Shaped Vodka Bottle Looks Like With A Face
Health

Forensic Reconstruction Shows What A Skull-Shaped Vodka Bottle Looks Like With A Face

"Drink my brains, drink them all!" it maniacally cackles.

How I Transformed Sewage Into Fresh Water [Video]
Projects

How I Transformed Sewage Into Fresh Water [Video]

A little DIY distilling

How To Survive A Mosh Pit
Health

How To Survive A Mosh Pit

This could get messy.

The FDA Should Stop Blocking New Treatments From Patients
Health

The FDA Should Stop Blocking New Treatments From Patients

Hands off, government.

Why Does White Noise Help People Sleep?
Ask Us Anything

Why Does White Noise Help People Sleep?

A white noise machine is the simplest solution to blocking out noise.

Inside Russia’s Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner
Security

Inside Russia’s Ridiculous Sochi Security Scanner

"Vibraimage - system that can do anything in human detection!"

Secret Viking Code Decrypted: ‘Kiss Me’
Security

Secret Viking Code Decrypted: ‘Kiss Me’

Medieval Norse cryptology was more about love than war.

Chew This: What Does Science Tell Us About Teething?
Science

Chew This: What Does Science Tell Us About Teething?

The Scent Of Your Earwax May Yield Valuable Information
Health

The Scent Of Your Earwax May Yield Valuable Information

Warning: It doesn’t get any less gross from here.

Wolf Decline Could End World’s Longest Predator-Prey Study
Wildlife

Wolf Decline Could End World’s Longest Predator-Prey Study

Wolves have been devastated by inbreeding.

Engineering The Ideal Olympian: A Chat With Katie Uhlaender
Technology

Engineering The Ideal Olympian: A Chat With Katie Uhlaender

The athlete opens up about sliding downhill at speeds of 80 mph, weightlifting and more.

Inventor Rigs An Unprecedentedly Smooth Ride For Power Boats
Vehicles

Inventor Rigs An Unprecedentedly Smooth Ride For Power Boats

A pioneer in subwoofer and LIDAR technology has now built an electronically and pneumatically controlled suspension for his boat.

National Ignition Facility Announces Record Amount Of Fusion Energy
Energy

National Ignition Facility Announces Record Amount Of Fusion Energy

Physicists had to compress the fuel to twice the density of the core of the sun.

Letters From Charles Darwin
Science

Letters From Charles Darwin

From the Popular Science archives. Happy Darwin Day!