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2 Percent Of People Can Multitask Well. Are You A Supertasker?
Now that I have your undivided attention...
Watch: Isabella Rossellini Has A New Series Of Animal Seduction Videos
We are very excited to learn about how snakes get to know each other, and also to be kind of weirded out.
How We’re Finding Asteroids Before They Find Us
Massive space rocks hurtle past Earth with frightening regularity. Some scientists want to deflect them. Others want to drag one closer.
The Conspiracy Theorist Who Duped The World’s Biggest Physicists
Popular Science spoke with Rick DeLano, whose movie The Principle shows the world's most famous cosmologists promoting the idea that the Earth is the center of the universe.
Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Trump Drugs For Severe Depression
For people with treatment-resistant depression, that is.
Climate Change Already Having Wide-Ranging Effects On U.S., Report Finds
People are already grappling with drought, heat, flooding, and sea level rise.
How Mountains In Our Solar System Compare [Infographic]
Good luck scaling Olympus Mons on Mars
IBM’s Watson Can Now Argue For You
The supercomputer has been programmed to lay out the pros and cons of an argument. Thanksgiving is saved!
Middle Initials Make You Seem Smarter
There’s still a chance to make up for your not-so-intelligent first name.