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Inside One Of The FAA’s New Drone Test Sites
Technology

Inside One Of The FAA’s New Drone Test Sites

The FAA has chosen six states as test beds for integrating flying robots into U.S. airspace. Popular Science visited one site in North Dakota to get a look at the future of domestic drones.

A Silent Isolation Room For Satellites
Technology

A Silent Isolation Room For Satellites

Outer space, indoors

2014: The Year In Science
Science

2014: The Year In Science

The 20 ideas, trends, and breakthroughs that will shape our world in 2014

Of Her and Humanoids: The Year in Robotics
Robots

Of Her and Humanoids: The Year in Robotics

Mars One Narrows List Of Wannabe Martians For 2025 Colony
Mars

Mars One Narrows List Of Wannabe Martians For 2025 Colony

A private company hoping to populate Mars has narrowed its applicant pool by 99.5 percent. Here's a by-the-numbers look at the remaining 1,058 applicants.

New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History
Science

New York Botanical Garden Digitizes Biodiversity History

More than 2 million plants are now online.

A Scientific Miracle: Theories of Mary’s Virgin Birth
Health

A Scientific Miracle: Theories of Mary’s Virgin Birth

Not Eggsactly
Science

Not Eggsactly

A Guide To Spotting And Hiding From Drones
Drones

A Guide To Spotting And Hiding From Drones

Like birdwatching, but for military robots.

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine
Vaccines

Whooping Cough Has Evolved In Response To Its Vaccine

The mutant bacteria are not more dangerous than the originals, but changes found by the CDC could explain the resurgence of whooping cough in the U.S.

Earth sean from the moon
Space

Shaking the 8-Ball: Apollo 8’s Alternative Mission Profiles

Reviewed: DJI Phantom 2 Vision Personal Drone
Drones

Reviewed: DJI Phantom 2 Vision Personal Drone

DJI's quadrotor flyer gets an onboard camera and smartphone integration.

Her Is the Smartest Movie About Artificial Intelligence In Years
Robots

Her Is the Smartest Movie About Artificial Intelligence In Years

Making Someone Love You: Science vs. the Supernatural
Science

Making Someone Love You: Science vs. the Supernatural

Of Squirrels and Men: How We Moved Squirrels Into Our Cities
Health

Of Squirrels and Men: How We Moved Squirrels Into Our Cities

This Dog Thought-To-Speech Translator Is Bogus
Dogs

This Dog Thought-To-Speech Translator Is Bogus

A new product making the rounds promises to make your dog's brain patterns into human speech. Uh, no.

European Garden Spider
Animals

Would You Like Flies With That?

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments
Science

5 Scientific Discoveries Based On Weird Baby Experiments

Animals

Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? To Create Optical Illusions

They look awesome. But mostly, they mean less being eaten by flies and lions.

Hack Your E-ZPass So It Alerts You Whenever It’s Scanned
Projects

Hack Your E-ZPass So It Alerts You Whenever It’s Scanned

Car tags like E-ZPass aren’t only read at tollbooths. Follow these instructions to sound the alarm whenever (and wherever) yours is scanned.