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This African Fish Can Catch and Eat Flying Birds
Birds

This African Fish Can Catch and Eat Flying Birds

There were rumors that the African tigerfish could catch and eat flying birds, but it hadn't been proven until now.

How Dangerous Is The Chemical Spilled Into West Virginia Waters?
Science

How Dangerous Is The Chemical Spilled Into West Virginia Waters?

Prolonged exposure to high concentrations of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol can cause headaches, eye and skin irritation, and difficulty breathing.

Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found In South Florida
Archaeology

Well-Preserved, 2,000-Year-Old Skeleton Found In South Florida

The skeleton represents "perhaps the best-preserved remains of an ancient human uncovered in the past 40 years."

100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science
Cancer

100 Years Of Smoking Studies In Popular Science

Fifty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general first declared that smoking tobacco causes lung cancer. Popular Science readers could have known that was coming.

Infographic: Scientists Who Doubt Human-Caused Climate Change
Global Warming

Infographic: Scientists Who Doubt Human-Caused Climate Change

A survey of the past year's papers demonstrates that the science is in on global warming.

Gear

CES 2014: Scanadu’s Real-Life Tricorder [Video]

Star Trek is real! It's real!

As Lower Levels Melt, Penguins Climb Ice Cliffs To Breed
Animals

As Lower Levels Melt, Penguins Climb Ice Cliffs To Breed

Antarctic emperor penguins may be adapting to diminishing sea ice by scaling towering coastal glaciers to lay their eggs.

Planning For A Future Of Robot Ships
Drones

Planning For A Future Of Robot Ships

The technology is getting there, but the law is the real obstacle.

A Glue That Seals Heart Defects
Medicine

A Glue That Seals Heart Defects

The glue—which researchers showed is able to hold fast on live beating hearts—could be a gentler alternative to stitches.

Washing Dollar Bills With Carbon Dioxide Could Save Billions
Science

Washing Dollar Bills With Carbon Dioxide Could Save Billions

Now that's what you call "real" money laundering.

Scooped
Science

Scooped

How To Use Trees To Prospect For Gold
Science

How To Use Trees To Prospect For Gold

There's gold in them leaves!

Suburbia’s Carbon Footprint Is Four Times The Size Of Urban Residents’, Study Finds
Global Warming

Suburbia’s Carbon Footprint Is Four Times The Size Of Urban Residents’, Study Finds

How you contribute to global warming depends a lot on where you live.

The Nightmare of Flu-Induced Narcolepsy
Diseases

The Nightmare of Flu-Induced Narcolepsy

Another Reason To Get A Flu Shot
Diseases

Another Reason To Get A Flu Shot

How Honey Bees Point Their Way To Food
Bees

How Honey Bees Point Their Way To Food

With help from light that humans can't see

Bat
Animals

40 Below? Bring In Your Polar Bear, But Don’t Worry About the Bats

Canada’s Ex-Defense Minister Says Aliens Would Give Earth Tech If We Were Less Warlike
Space

Canada’s Ex-Defense Minister Says Aliens Would Give Earth Tech If We Were Less Warlike

Aliens, man. If we would only listen to them, the world would be a better place.

rocket
Space

The (Brief) Story of the Saturn IB Rocket

Breeding For High Milk Production Created Less-Fertile Cows
Agriculture

Breeding For High Milk Production Created Less-Fertile Cows

A new study seeks to explain why domestic cows around the world are less fertile now than they were a generation ago.