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Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear
Robots

Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear

Life With Tesla Model S: Even After Update, Vampire Draw Remains
Vehicles

Life With Tesla Model S: Even After Update, Vampire Draw Remains

Close Up On Gun Turrets
Navy

How A Battleship Works [Vintage Infographic]

From 1943, a very detailed look at an obsolete war machine

A Family Built This Museum-Quality Curiosity Rover
Projects

A Family Built This Museum-Quality Curiosity Rover

You can barely tell the difference between it and the real thing.

Grapes on the Vine
Animals

Spiders In Your Fruit: A Good Thing

Trae Menard leans out of a helicopter with a paintball gun over a patch of healthy Australian tree ferns
Diseases

Zapping Invasive Plants from a Helicopter

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work
Medicine

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work

Leeches, lobotomies, and more

Defining a New ‘Business As Usual’ in Sci Comm
Health

Defining a New ‘Business As Usual’ in Sci Comm

FYI: Why Doesn’t Plan B Work For Heavier Women?
Ask Us Anything

FYI: Why Doesn’t Plan B Work For Heavier Women?

Even a double dose of the morning-after contraception isn't likely to work.

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy
Diseases

The Microbiome and the Future of Artisanal Gastronomy

Can Red Wine Really Heal Cancer And Prolong Your Life?
Health

Can Red Wine Really Heal Cancer And Prolong Your Life?

Well, how much can you drink? (It better be a lot.)

Fecal Containment Systems
Space

The Trouble With Fecal Containment Systems

This Adorable Turtle Bot Will Help Underwater Archeologists
Technology

This Adorable Turtle Bot Will Help Underwater Archeologists

Look at his little fins!

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought
Engineering

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought

How Far Can You Damage A QR Code Before It’s Unreadable?
Energy

How Far Can You Damage A QR Code Before It’s Unreadable?

One engineer tried 31 types of distortions.

How Scientists Are Learning To Shape Our Memory
Science

How Scientists Are Learning To Shape Our Memory

The next treatment for trauma could be spotless minds.

Enter Popular Science’s 8th Annual Invention Awards
Technology

Enter Popular Science’s 8th Annual Invention Awards

Have you created a world-changing contraption? Tell us about it for a chance to be featured in our May 2014 inventions issue.

The Week in Plagues: A World Without Antibiotics, Why You’re Not Drowning in Poop, and More
Diseases

The Week in Plagues: A World Without Antibiotics, Why You’re Not Drowning in Poop, and More

Spit-up Night at the Improv
Science

Spit-up Night at the Improv

Sympathy For The Metal: Almost Human Is The Pro-Robot Propaganda We Need
Robots

Sympathy For The Metal: Almost Human Is The Pro-Robot Propaganda We Need