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Rosetta Mission Lands On Rubber Ducky Comet [Update]
Science

Rosetta Mission Lands On Rubber Ducky Comet [Update]

The lander's harpoon anchors didn't deploy, but it looks like Philae will bounce back ... literally

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions
Security

Square’s New Credit Card Reader Ensures Safer Transactions

The transition to the chip-and-PIN based EMV system promises more secure credit card transactions -- because they couldn't really get less secure.

The Editor’s Letter From The December 2014 Issue Of Popular Science
Best of What's New

The Editor’s Letter From The December 2014 Issue Of Popular Science

Read the full issue online now.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo
Science

Former ISS Commander: Private Spaceflight Must Move Forward

Astronaut Leroy Chiao explains what it will take for commercial passengers to fly into space

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits
Engineering

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits

Unlike other GMO crops, the potatoes' new qualities come from added doses of potato genes, instead of genes taken from other species.

Operation Plumbbob and the Psychology of a Nuclear Blast
Space

Operation Plumbbob and the Psychology of a Nuclear Blast

Kitty DNA Shows Cats Have Evolved To Learn From Treats
Evolution

Kitty DNA Shows Cats Have Evolved To Learn From Treats

So toilet-training really should work, right?

Virgin Galactic Crash May Lead To New Regulations For Private Spaceflight
Technology

Virgin Galactic Crash May Lead To New Regulations For Private Spaceflight

The FAA considers putting rules in place for a growing industry.

Peanut Butter
Physics

Geophysicists Are Turning Peanut Butter Into Diamond Gemstones

The world's simplest sandwich is actually a diamond in the rough.

White House Pushes To End Internet Throttling Threat
Technology

White House Pushes To End Internet Throttling Threat

The president's plan would keep ISPs from deciding which websites you can go to, and how fast that content will be delivered.

Here’s How We’ll Touch Down On A Comet This Week (We Hope)
Science

Here’s How We’ll Touch Down On A Comet This Week (We Hope)

The Rosetta mission is about to land where no spacecraft has ever landed before.

Carl Sagan On What Life On Mars Would Be Like
Mars

Carl Sagan On What Life On Mars Would Be Like

Happy Carl Sagan day! Celebrate with this blast from the past in the pages of Popular Science

The Week In Drones: Flying Cars, Robotic Starlings, And Braaaains
DARPA

The Week In Drones: Flying Cars, Robotic Starlings, And Braaaains

Keeping up with the droneses

Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars
Exoplanets

Hubble Snaps Detailed Photos Of Dust And Debris Surrounding Stars

And you thought your home was dusty

Navy Wants A Minesweeping Robot Boat To Protect Their Fragile Ship
Technology

Navy Wants A Minesweeping Robot Boat To Protect Their Fragile Ship

Robots might be better than armor

The Beautiful Innards Of 19 Everyday Objects
Science

The Beautiful Innards Of 19 Everyday Objects

Radiologists put random stuff in an x-ray machine to celebrate the anniversary of the discovery of x-rays

This Robot Can Make You Feel Like There’s A Ghost Behind You
Robots

This Robot Can Make You Feel Like There’s A Ghost Behind You

Ever feel another human “presence” nearby? It may just mean your brain is confused.

You Can Gas Up Your Car With Garbage, If It’s The 2015 Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel
Vehicles

You Can Gas Up Your Car With Garbage, If It’s The 2015 Chevrolet Impala Bi-Fuel

How Some West African Countries Have Kept Ebola Out
Diseases

How Some West African Countries Have Kept Ebola Out

You know, the ones that don't have Ebola epidemics even though they're bordering on the countries that do

How To Repurpose Your Old Radio To Listen To Meteor Showers
Projects

How To Repurpose Your Old Radio To Listen To Meteor Showers

Hear (and see) the Leonid meteor shower Nov. 17 through Nov. 18.