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The Week In Drones: A Military Transformer, An App For Aerial Photos, And More
Drones

The Week In Drones: A Military Transformer, An App For Aerial Photos, And More

Inadequate Pap Tests More Likely With Transgender Men
Health

Inadequate Pap Tests More Likely With Transgender Men

Testosterone use is one of the factors contributing to unsatisfactory Pap tests.

Do You See What I See? Kids’ Visual Memory Works In Mysterious Ways
Science

Do You See What I See? Kids’ Visual Memory Works In Mysterious Ways

Video: A First-Person View Of Falcons Taking Down Crows
Birds

Video: A First-Person View Of Falcons Taking Down Crows

Getting minor panic attacks for these crows

How Did Insects Evolve To Feast On Your Blood?
Diseases

How Did Insects Evolve To Feast On Your Blood?

Birth of the DIY Malaria Detector
Health

Birth of the DIY Malaria Detector

2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.
Climate Change

2013 Was Another Year Of Extreme Weather Across the U.S.

Rain, drought, and temperatures broke records in locales nationwide

The End Of Anonymity
Security

The End Of Anonymity

Technology that matches faces to names can already single out criminals. What happens when it can identify anyone?

The Editor’s Letter From The February 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine
Science

The Editor’s Letter From The February 2014 Issue Of Popular Science Magazine

Change is (usually, sometimes) the only constant.

Video:  A Marine With A Prosthetic Hand Controlled By His Own Muscles
Military

Video: A Marine With A Prosthetic Hand Controlled By His Own Muscles

Staff Sergeant James Sides lost his right arm in an IED explosion in Afghanistan. Now he's the first patient in an FDA trial testing an implantable, muscle-connected controller for prosthetics.

How To Calculate Your Exact Commute Times In Rain And Snow
Vehicles

How To Calculate Your Exact Commute Times In Rain And Snow

License plate-reading cameras in London allowed civil engineers to make some amazing calculations for commuters.

The Danger of Nigeria’s New Miracle River
Science

The Danger of Nigeria’s New Miracle River

An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors
Science

An Indigenous Malaysian Language Describes Smells As Precisely As English Describes Colors

Researchers had assumed all humans were just bad at describing odors, but it turns out that's a cultural problem, not a biological one.

Building A Social Network Of Crime
Social Media

Building A Social Network Of Crime

Can software distill mayhem into a database?

Supercomputer Takes 40 Minutes To Create Super-Detailed Model Of 1 Second Of Brain Activity
AI

Supercomputer Takes 40 Minutes To Create Super-Detailed Model Of 1 Second Of Brain Activity

The human brain won't be surpassed by computers any time soon.

An Infection Turns Swarming Locusts Into Solitary Grasshoppers, Study Finds
Animals

An Infection Turns Swarming Locusts Into Solitary Grasshoppers, Study Finds

It's as if eating an undercooked hamburger could transform a human hardcore partier into a hermit.

Throw Your Jams In The Air: Morphing Robotic Hands Have Arrived
Robots

Throw Your Jams In The Air: Morphing Robotic Hands Have Arrived

The Volkswagen XL1 Is The Most Efficient Car Ever
Vehicles

The Volkswagen XL1 Is The Most Efficient Car Ever

Drive more than 500 miles on two gallons of fuel

With India On Board, Southeast Asia Could Soon Be Declared Polio-Free
Health

With India On Board, Southeast Asia Could Soon Be Declared Polio-Free

India celebrates three years since its last recorded polio case today, marking an anniversary that could mean the disease is no longer endemic to Southeast Asia.

Apollo 11's recovery.
Space

When Astronauts Set Sail Aboard Apollo Command Module 007