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Do Small Satellites Make For More Space Junk?
Science

Do Small Satellites Make For More Space Junk?

It depends on how they're deployed.

Audi Traffic Light Recognition Could Save Time And Fuel
Technology

Audi Traffic Light Recognition Could Save Time And Fuel

The new system tells drivers when a light is about to change.

Not Just New York: Gas Leaks Are A Problem All Over The U.S.
Global Warming

Not Just New York: Gas Leaks Are A Problem All Over The U.S.

Some evidence suggests a natural gas explosion triggered this morning's building collapses in New York City. Here's why we should all be worried.

Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?
Robots

Why Is Google Building A Robot Army?

In short: robotics world domination

Three Projects That Wage War On Spring
Technology

Three Projects That Wage War On Spring

Rally the garden troops

No, U.S. Drones Weren’t Shot Down Over Crimea
Drones

No, U.S. Drones Weren’t Shot Down Over Crimea

Maybe don't believe hearsay from Russian media when they're currently invading a country.

Squids And Other Invertebrates Can Probably Feel Pain
Animals

Squids And Other Invertebrates Can Probably Feel Pain

The ghost of calamari past...

Virtual Reality French Experimental Theater Is The Trippiest Thing
Technology

Virtual Reality French Experimental Theater Is The Trippiest Thing

Ever, possibly. It's also fascinating. We caught up with Benoit Marini, director of Mr. and Mrs. Dream, to talk about the play/show/dance/simulation.

The Secret To Better Teeth Found In Beer Breweries
Diseases

The Secret To Better Teeth Found In Beer Breweries

What Happens To Your Prosthetics After You Die?
Science

What Happens To Your Prosthetics After You Die?

Multiple groups are trying to recycle used artificial limbs and devices like pacemakers.

Edward Snowden On How To End Mass Surveillance
Security

Edward Snowden On How To End Mass Surveillance

Here's what you need to know about Snowden's SXSW interview.

Ukraine Unveils Half-Finished New Radar System
Military

Ukraine Unveils Half-Finished New Radar System

To be completed in 2015, if funding comes through.

Max Valier: Modern Rocketry’s First Casualty
Space

Max Valier: Modern Rocketry’s First Casualty

How Will Drones Change Sports?
Drones

How Will Drones Change Sports?

Popular Science sat down with drone company Arch Aerial to chat about how drones are changing the way some sports are filmed.

Do Plants Sleep?
Diseases

Do Plants Sleep?

Stephen Wolfram Wants To Make Computer Language More Human
Technology

Stephen Wolfram Wants To Make Computer Language More Human

At South By Southwest, programmer and scientist Stephen Wolfram showed off more of his Wolfram Language software.

IBM’s Watson Made Me A Kebab
Science

IBM’s Watson Made Me A Kebab

Designed it, anyway. And pro chefs cooked it. Recommended!

The Week In Drones: North Korea Builds A Target, Rare Dolphin Video, And More
Drones

The Week In Drones: North Korea Builds A Target, Rare Dolphin Video, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

Oh Whacking Day: Yes, It’s Real, and It’s A Bad Idea
Animals

Oh Whacking Day: Yes, It’s Real, and It’s A Bad Idea

8 Steps To Sustainable Meat And Milk
Climate Change

8 Steps To Sustainable Meat And Milk

Put down the bologna: "Quality, not quantity" is just one strategy that could make meat available to all while protecting the environment.