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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.

From Untold Billions To None: How Passenger Pigeons Went Extinct
Birds

From Untold Billions To None: How Passenger Pigeons Went Extinct

Their population plummeted with the advent of the railroad and logging in the late 1800s.

Your Guide To Eco-Friendly Birth Control
Health

Your Guide To Eco-Friendly Birth Control

Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Worms
Science

Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Worms

How many protein-coding genes does a human have? Far fewer than previously thought.

The Rise and Fall of the Battleship (And Why They Won’t Be Coming Back)
Military

The Rise and Fall of the Battleship (And Why They Won’t Be Coming Back)

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Use A Belt Sander To…
Life Skills

Good Idea/Bad Idea: Use A Belt Sander To…

Any piece of technology can be used for good or for evil.

Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept: Using The Sun To Charge An Electric Car
Electric Vehicles

Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept: Using The Sun To Charge An Electric Car

A new concept uses solar power to directly charge a plug-in hybrid's battery pack.

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.