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Moons

How It Works: A Private Moon Lander

Here are two rovers built to win the Google Lunar XPrize.

The Week In Numbers: An Alien Ocean, Beer-Flavored Jelly Beans, And More
Science

The Week In Numbers: An Alien Ocean, Beer-Flavored Jelly Beans, And More

Deep In The Amazon With A Troupe Of Medical Clowns
Science

Deep In The Amazon With A Troupe Of Medical Clowns

Is laughter the best medicine?

The Microscopic Future of Surgical Robotics
Robots

The Microscopic Future of Surgical Robotics

The Week In Drones: Rescuing A Puppy, Crashing In South Korea, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Rescuing A Puppy, Crashing In South Korea, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance
Projects

Build A Lightweight Tent For A Pittance

Shelter for less than $2 per square yard

How One Little Yellow-Shouldered Bat Became Seven Different Species
Bats

How One Little Yellow-Shouldered Bat Became Seven Different Species

The perils of taxonomy in the age of genetics

FDA Approves Handheld Device That Reverses Painkiller Overdose
Science

FDA Approves Handheld Device That Reverses Painkiller Overdose

The treatment, known as Evzio, injects a drug called nalaxone that "rapidly reverses the effects of opioid overdose."

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life
Moons

Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Is Now A Top Candidate For Life

New gravity measurements determined Enceladus has a liquid water sea about as large as Lake Superior.

USAID Chief Defends ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program, Says It Had Congressional Approval
Technology

USAID Chief Defends ‘Cuba Twitter’ Program, Says It Had Congressional Approval

In an interview with Popular Science, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah said a program to foment dissent in Cuba through a national social media channel was approved by Congress and was not a "covert" program.

NASA Is Severing Ties With Russia
Science

NASA Is Severing Ties With Russia

Apparently it won't affect work on the International Space Station

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death
Diseases

No, Rats Are Not Exonerated From The Black Death

How To Produce Caviar Without Killing: Sturgeon Massage
Fish

How To Produce Caviar Without Killing: Sturgeon Massage

It ain't easy.

3 New Ideas For Finding Lost Planes
Aviation

3 New Ideas For Finding Lost Planes

A floating black box and more

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Science

5 Science And Technology Claims That Should Be Jokes But Aren’t

We wish these were April Fools pranks.

Can You Verb Me Now?
Science

Can You Verb Me Now?

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs
Diseases

The Link Between Breasts, Cancer and Germs

Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real
Stem Cells

Milestone Stem-Cell Paper Shows Signs Of Cheating, But The Cells Could Still Be Real

Real cheating, no jokes

Why We Haven’t Built A Better Black Box
Aviation

Why We Haven’t Built A Better Black Box

The technology's here, but financial and ethical constraints keep pointing us in the wrong direction.

Shy Women Can Still Have Great Sex
Health

Shy Women Can Still Have Great Sex