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Japan Ordered To Stop Its Whaling Program
Science

Japan Ordered To Stop Its Whaling Program

The UN court said that the hunt was not for scientific purposes, as Japan had claimed.

Robots Seem More Thoughtful If They Glance Away While They Talk
Robots

Robots Seem More Thoughtful If They Glance Away While They Talk

Maybe you can use some of these tricks to impress your next date. (Plus, talking about robots is always impressive and sexy, non?)

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam
Security

Israeli Students Spoof Waze App With Fake Traffic Jam

The future of cyber attacks is mildly annoying.

The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More
Diseases

The Month In Plagues: Giant Invasive Lizards, Ebola Outbreak, And More

Solve for Standing Ovation: Should AI Researchers Bother Building a TED-Bot?
Technology

Solve for Standing Ovation: Should AI Researchers Bother Building a TED-Bot?

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time
Animals

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time

You had me at "seaweed."

Where Gravitational Waves Are Found: Behind The Scenes At BICEP2
Science

Where Gravitational Waves Are Found: Behind The Scenes At BICEP2

A scientist stationed in Antarctica tells about the biggest scientific discovery of the year, and how to have fun at the Pole.

Video: Aesop-Inspired Study Shows Crows Can Be As Smart As Human Children
Birds

Video: Aesop-Inspired Study Shows Crows Can Be As Smart As Human Children

Crows can drop stones into water to raise the level and access floating treats.

Which Animal Species Would Fare Best After Noah’s Ark?
Animals

Which Animal Species Would Fare Best After Noah’s Ark?

In which Popular Science worries about inbreeding.

In Most Ambitious DNA Building Project Ever, Scientists Make An Artificial Yeast Chromosome
Engineering

In Most Ambitious DNA Building Project Ever, Scientists Make An Artificial Yeast Chromosome

We're constructing ever-more-complicated creatures in labs.

Oh, the Lonesome, Woesome Tumbleweed
Science

Oh, the Lonesome, Woesome Tumbleweed

First Asteroid-Like Object Discovered With Rings
Science

First Asteroid-Like Object Discovered With Rings

The most hip-hop of the small orbiters

Do Insects Sleep?
Diseases

Do Insects Sleep?

Painted Sunsets Hold Record of Volcanic Eruptions, Pollution
Science

Painted Sunsets Hold Record of Volcanic Eruptions, Pollution

From the Renaissance to the present, the colors master painters choose to depict sunsets tell us what's in the air

Ebola: Looking Beyond the Pucker Factor
Diseases

Ebola: Looking Beyond the Pucker Factor

Radio Tecnico: How The Zetas Cartel Took Over Mexico With Walkie-Talkies
Technology

Radio Tecnico: How The Zetas Cartel Took Over Mexico With Walkie-Talkies

Inside the communications infrastructure of the ultraviolent syndicate

Technology

Giant Robot Crab Walks, Is Probably Coming Right For You

Next stop: ocean floor.

5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science
Projects

5 Bar Tricks You Can Do With Science

Courtesy of Tim Shaw, whose television show launches tonight

South Florida Adapting Infrastructure to Rising Sea Levels
Global Warming

South Florida Adapting Infrastructure to Rising Sea Levels

Updates for climate change resilience may allow communities like Miami Beach to survive the century, but they're costing millions of dollars

What Happens To Your Body When You Get Drunk And Stoned At The Same Time?
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What Happens To Your Body When You Get Drunk And Stoned At The Same Time?

The science of the spins