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Four Predictions About The Ebola Outbreak
Health

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.

Meet the Robotic Weeders
Diseases

Meet the Robotic Weeders

Now Live: The September 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine
Science

Now Live: The September 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine

Boston Tested Crowd-Watching Software That Catalogues People’s Skin Color
Technology

Boston Tested Crowd-Watching Software That Catalogues People’s Skin Color

Just because technology can do something doesn't mean it should.

Vertical Takeoff Plane Design Flies Three Times Faster Than Helicopters
Aviation

Vertical Takeoff Plane Design Flies Three Times Faster Than Helicopters

Zoom zoom

The Wolf’s Controversial Return To California
Wildlife

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?

Of Pigs and Primates: Addressing the Airborne Ebola Allegation
Diseases

Of Pigs and Primates: Addressing the Airborne Ebola Allegation

Most Weight We Can Lift
Science

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?

What Does a Baby Find Cute?
Science

What Does a Baby Find Cute?

#Scikus: 12 Lovely Science Haikus From Popular Science Readers
Science

#Scikus: 12 Lovely Science Haikus From Popular Science Readers

On Friday we asked / For your best science haikus / The results were grand!

Can You Kelp Out?
DIY

Can You Kelp Out?

Scientists Turn Cigarette Butts Into Electrical Storage
Energy

Scientists Turn Cigarette Butts Into Electrical Storage

By burning them. No, really.

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Medicine

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
Diseases

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

The Week In Drones: Virtual Cities, Paparazzi, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Virtual Cities, Paparazzi, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Aboriginal Fires Actually Increase Kangaroo, Lizard Populations
Environment

Aboriginal Fires Actually Increase Kangaroo, Lizard Populations

A paradoxical finding.

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense
Global Warming

Days With Multiple Tornados More Frequent And Intense

Yearly totals of twisters hold steady - but they’re coming more often in clusters

To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First
Fossil Fuels

To Clean Up Oil Spills, Magnetize The Oil First

Physicist Arden Warner's new process uses magnetism instead of toxic chemicals to mop up oil spills

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program
NASA

Everyone Hates NASA’s Asteroid Capture Program

And they're finally saying something about it.

From The Archives: Debating The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings
Weapons

From The Archives: Debating The Hiroshima And Nagasaki Bombings

"By splitting the atom, man may have united the world."