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Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras
Evolution

Venomous Slow Loris May Have Evolved To Mimic Cobras

Don't be fooled by those big brown eyes.

The Brilliant Ten: Manu Prakash Brings Science To The Masses
Announcements

The Brilliant Ten: Manu Prakash Brings Science To The Masses

He creates low-cost alternatives to high-tech research equipment.

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
Diseases

Popular Science’s Strange Reporting Of The 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

The flu was clearly on our editors' minds, but they seemed to have left the more straightforward reporting to other outlets.

Throwback Thursday: Digital Dogs, The B-2 Stealth Bomber, And Innovations Against Climate Change
Climate Change

Throwback Thursday: Digital Dogs, The B-2 Stealth Bomber, And Innovations Against Climate Change

Soviets, robbers, and chloroflourocarbons. Oh my!

New Chinese Catamaran Spy Ship Learns All About Japanese Water
Military

New Chinese Catamaran Spy Ship Learns All About Japanese Water

Sense Of Touch Recreated For Amputees In Their Prosthetics
Engineering

Sense Of Touch Recreated For Amputees In Their Prosthetics

How gentle electric buzzes can give a man sensations in a hand he's lost

The Brilliant Ten: Michael Habib Uncovers The Secrets Of Pterosaurs
Announcements

The Brilliant Ten: Michael Habib Uncovers The Secrets Of Pterosaurs

His techniques reveal how these schoolbus-sized reptiles were able to fly, and could help engineers design better parachutes and hang gliders.

Using Lasers To Save Earth’s Cultural Monuments
Technology

Using Lasers To Save Earth’s Cultural Monuments

We have the technology; we can preserve it.

Inventors Of Ultra-High-Res Microscopes Snag Nobel Prize In Chemistry
Technology

Inventors Of Ultra-High-Res Microscopes Snag Nobel Prize In Chemistry

The rules of microscope optics were made to be broken

Video: Despite World Ice Loss, Antarctic Ice Cover Reaches Record Size
Climate Change

Video: Despite World Ice Loss, Antarctic Ice Cover Reaches Record Size

But the ice is thin.

The Greatest Space Hack Ever
Space

The Greatest Space Hack Ever

How duct tape and tube socks saved three astronauts

Giant Clams Are Greenhouses For Algae
Energy

Giant Clams Are Greenhouses For Algae

Iridescent cells that filter light like prisms allow clams to farm underwater.

Sierra Nevada Protest Halts Production Of SpaceX And Boeing Space Taxis
Space X

Sierra Nevada Protest Halts Production Of SpaceX And Boeing Space Taxis

If Sierra Nevada can’t build its vehicle, no one else can.

Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize
Physics

Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize

Plus, a little history of making semiconductors glow

Character in how can i help you position
AI

Rethinking The Turing Test

Oversimplified competitions encourage computer programs that are snarky rather than intelligent--but it doesn't have to be that way.

ZSD-63 Autonomous UGV
Military

Chinese Autonomous Tanks: Driving Themselves to a Battlefield Near You?

The Brilliant Ten: Jonathan Viventi Builds Devices That Decode Thoughts
Technology

The Brilliant Ten: Jonathan Viventi Builds Devices That Decode Thoughts

His brain implants could one day halt epileptic episodes and allow amputees to control prostheses with their minds.

Scientists Want To Test Lab-Grown Penises In Humans
Engineering

Scientists Want To Test Lab-Grown Penises In Humans

Manmade man parts, in case you've lost part of yours to injury, illness, or a congenital condition

Can You Get PTSD From A Virtual Experience?
Ask Us Anything

Can You Get PTSD From A Virtual Experience?

Short answer: No, but online worlds can really stress you out.

Autonomous Boat Swarm
Navy

Navy Demonstrates Swarm Of Armed Robot Boats

No on-board crew members required